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POPA is Positive Parenting and Co-Parenting

Positive Parenting is based on open, engaging and effective communication.

There is no manual to be a parent but with the right tools and approach, parents can benefit and ease their journey.

Because we believe in the power of education.

Parent education is information, helpful information when/if delivered timely can help the way to approach, and manage different set of conflicts, issues, and difficulties.

Parent education is helpful information and helpful information is powerful.

Parent education is an instructional long-term tool benefiting the parents and the children = The Family.

Because it will benefit the parent(s) involved along with their child(ren) = The Household / The Family

Parent education is Information + Information is Education = Education is POWER.

Whether you have been court-ordered to take our seminar or just want to be informed, POPA is a tool that will benefit you and your family. Once you complete the seminar, the information given will benefit you and the people around you, today, tomorrow, and for the times to come in the future.

There is a before and after (as most participants said) once the seminar is attended.

POPA’s ultimate goal is to inform the parental community, to better navigate the road through parenting, with simple educational tools.

There are a few reasons why POPA is unique.

POPA is based on many years of legal, factual, and lifestyle research plus people’s experiences.

POPA syllabus was written by our director (Mercedes Carolina Nieves) based on years of personal interactions and conflict-related situations, that provides a combined uniqueness, you would not find anywhere else.

POPA is bilingual, you can take the seminars in English and/or Spanish with syllabus approved by The Superior Court of Virginia in both languages. 

Most importantly: We are TOTALLY driven by human brains & AI (artificial intelligence) free.

Bringing The Path Together (between two parents & two houses) How to become that bridge (4 hours)

Oriented to families or single parents navigating an incoming separation or dealing with life changing circumstances, whether is stress, struggles or hardship. It can be done in one session, two sessions of two hours each or four sessions of one hour each.

* Approved by the Supreme Court of Virginia for Parent and Co-parenting Education for Family Circuit and Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court levels.  

The power of communicating during difficult times (2 hours)

Oriented to families or single parents with a deep emphasis on different ways to communicate.

How to negotiate with a difficult person (2 hours)

Uncovering negotiation tactics in front of a difficult individual (s)

The power of waiting, listening, and balancing the conciliation.

Bargaining with/under a positive tone (1.5 hours)

How to resolve a conflict, what do you need to do to reach an agreement that can become beneficial for everyone.

Co-parenting in a positive way to increase everyone's benefits (3 hours)

Oriented to families or single parents whether they are co-parenting under a cooperative or parallel scenario. How to discover ways to decrease the negativity during the co-parenting journey, allowing them to learn ways to practice a positive and healthy approach to co-parenting, as they continue to raise their child(ren).