Micro Participatory Budget 2023
Small projects. Big Impact.
All co-parents
Co-parenting, or the ability of the adults in charge of a child to support and cooperate with each other, can be a source of major tension in the family, with negative effects on the child's psychological development. It is therefore necessary to pass on to parents the keys to successful co-parenting.
Target audience
First union families, post-separation families, blended families, homoparental families
Your project in detail
During the transition to parenthood, a great deal of information is passed on to future parents: breastfeeding, screen prevention, the mother-child relationship, the father's place in the family, but no information is given about co-parenting. Co-parenting refers to the ability of the adults responsible for the child to act jointly in the child's best interests, to co-create a protective structure for the child. Studies show the importance of good co-parenting for a child's development (emotional, cognitive, and social). Raising co-parents' awareness is essential, since co-parenting lasts over time and must evolve as the child grows. Co-parenting also endures in the event of marital separation and can be undermined by tensions between ex-spouses. Finally, co-parenting is not limited to first-time families and also exists in blended and same-sex families, with certain specific features of its own. The aim of this project is to create a flyer offering a few keys to successful co-parenting - for the benefit of the child. The project includes general tips for good co-parenting, as well as more specific tips aimed at different family forms (co-parenting in families after separation, in blended families, and in same-sex families). Addressing co-parenting issues before tensions and conflicts arise is necessary to preserve children's well-being and family unity. This project is thus part of a preventive approach, giving families a few keys to positive co-parenting. We plan to distribute the flyer to future parents (whether or not it's their first child) via midwives during childbirth preparation or post-partum follow-up sessions, pediatricians, parent-child care facilities such as Green Houses and other associations whose target audience is families in Lausanne.
When will your project be rolled out?
From January 2024
Amount requested
3500 CHF
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