Shared/Co-Parenting in Kinship Families

Discusses shared/co-parenting strategies that provide well-being, safety and stability for children in kinship families.  Five main points: 1) what are the pre-requisities to address when involving birth parents and relatives together in parenting; 2) what are some approaches used in getting caregiver and birth parent buy-in; 3) guidelines to consider in making co-parenting work in kinship care; 4) how to manage challenges that caregivers, relative caregivers and birth parents might experience due to pre-existing history and 5) what criteria should be used and considered in assessing if the family is ready for co-parenting.