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Stop, Think, Change

This guide is designed around our three-step healthy relationships model:

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Step 1 – Stop

Take a moment to stop and think about how your relationship health.

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Think

Step 2 – Think

Use the results to think about your strengths and what needs to change.

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Change

Step 3 – Change

Find the support that will help you make the changes you need.

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Step 1

Stop

This step is designed to help you to take a moment to stop and think about how healthy your relationship is.

We have a set of three short quizzes:

Action 1 – Complete the child’s quiz

The child’s viewpoint

We would recommend that all parents should start with this quiz to help you understand how the child feels.

Action 2 – Complete the relevant parental viewpoint quiz

Parents (together)

Choose this quiz if you are are still in a relationship, including if you are considering separating.

Parents (separated)

This quiz should be completed by parents who have separated and can be completed by one or both parents.

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Step 2

Think

Use the results from the quiz to think about your strengths and what needs to change.

Use the results from Step 1 (Stop) to identify which ones are the most relevant to you:

Action 3 – Use our Relationship Thought Prompts (RTP)

We have developed a set of 10 Relationship Thought Prompts (RTP) to help you think about the simple actions that you can take to continue to make your relationship healthy.

#1

Keeping the child at the heart

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#2

The relationship journey

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#3

Relational journey: parental relationship impact mapping

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#4

The importance of talking

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#5

The importance of listening

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#6

Keeping the positivity

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#7

Building the emotional intimacy

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#8

Keeping arguments healthy

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#9

Is it parental conflict or an unhealthy relationship?

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#10

Taking the conflict out of the argument

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Action 4 – Activities that can help

We have a library of tools and advice that can help you think through any issues that you have identified and then identify the solutions.

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The impact on your child

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#2

Your family values

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#3

Positive and negative acts: constructive or destructive behaviours

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The break down: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

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Weighing the baggage

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Inside of you: Your thoughts, feelings and behaviours

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The behavioural iceberg

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The five types of communication

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Moving forward

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Step 3

Change

As you have journeyed through this guide, you will have learnt lots about yourself, your partner or ex-partner, your family and, most importantly, your child’s thoughts.

These build on your learning from Step 1 (Stop) and Step 2 (Think):

Action 5 – Find the right support for you

Choose the right ideas for you, what you need and your lifestyle:

Who to talk to

Parenting courses & workshops

Directory of services