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8/5/2019

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And now for my favourite animal in real life and in the Chinese zodiac, the Dog. I have written previously about what dogs can teach us about conflict.  Every day, my dogs teach me more life lessons, many of which involve the importance of access to treats and how to bark at wild boars.
 
In the Chinese zodiac, Dogs are well known for their loyalty.  It is a defining feature.  Loyalty may seem to be an unusual quality to look for in conflict, however, it has a role to play. In family mediation, trust and loyalty are gone. However, they still have a place if there are children. If there are children, then the former partners will continue to be co-parents. 
 
This continuing co-parenting relationship demands connection at a time when many people wish the other person would disappear. As a family mediator in Hong Kong, I have an ethical duty to assist parents to focus on their children’s best interests.  Research would tell us that ongoing conflict has the most negative impact on children. 
 
As parties are dissolving their adult relationship, it is difficult to remember that the other person remains a co-parent and should remain a team-mate. Whilst your former partner may no longer deserve your loyalty as a partner, they may need to receive your loyalty as a co-parent, for the benefit of your children.  I remember listening in a child inclusive mediation as a child consultant brought messages from their children.  The children had specifically requested that their parents could be “a team”. Even though the children understood that their parents were separating, they still wanted to be parented by both of their parents. The children wanted to know that they had a team of adults looking after their needs and caring for them.  Team-mates have loyalty for one another because they have a higher goal that they are seeking to achieve.  Team-mates have loyalty for one another because they are focused on something other than their own feelings. Loyalty can have a place in conflict. 

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