Providing Professional Supervised visitation services in the southern nh community
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Family Matters, LLC
founded 2023
About Us
Our team provides community based professional supervised visitation. Our team is lead by staff that have decades of experience working in the field of child protection. In response to area needs in NH, we created our services to help connect and support safe and healthy visitation between children and their non-custodial parents.
We believe that children should maintain healthy, safe, consistent connections with their family. Family matters was derived from the simple importance of keeping children connected and helping parents nurture and grow a safe bond with their children that benefits the entire family.
Our Objectives
01. Provide safe, structured, community based supervised visitation.
02. Enhance parenting capacity through modeling and coaching healthy behaviors by using our experience as social workers and clinicians.
03. Provide neutral and clear written documentation to the court regarding our observations.
04. Assist in assessing the appropriateness of progressive visitation and make such recommendations via our documentation.
Our Team
Lindsay Clapp,M.Ed, CAGS, LSWA
Founder/Social Worker/Visitation Specialist
Jennifer Capone, LSW
Co-Founder/Social Worker/Visitation Specialist
Mary Ellen D'Intino, M.Ed., LSW
SocialWorker/Visitation Specialist
Kimberly Mercurio, MSW., LSWA
SocialWorker/Visitation Specialist
Erin Walker, BA, LSWA
SocialWorker/Visitation Specialist
Ericka Cornichuck, BS, LSWA
Social Worker/Visitation Specialist
Testimonials
"I have no doubt in my mind that (Family Matters) helped me (and children) get here. Thank you from the bottom of my heart"
Family Matters,
Client
"Thank you all for your services through this difficult transition. I appreciate all you have done to keep things on track. "
Family Matters,
Client
"I feel totally confident that you and your team can manage the situation safely and with (my childs) best interest in mind."
Family Matters,
Client
"I’m looking forward to some more precious time with my boys-thank you for making it possible."
Family Matters,
Client
Forms
If you are interested in our services, please complete the required intake form. This must be filled out by both parties. Download, Fill Out, Save, & Email to us at Familymattersllc@onmail.com
Printable Infographic
How to have a successful visit:
What does effective and collaborative co-parenting look like?
Being prepared is half the battle when it comes to parenting!
In preparing for your visit please consider the following:
- the weather,
- the age(s) of your child(ren),
- the time of day,
- what they like to do,
- things you can show or do with them such as games, art, exploring, reading
- have water handy, sunblock, extra clothes, diapers, wipes, snacks depending on the needs of your children.
- Is your visit during meal time, perhaps pack a picnic lunch/dinner, or be prepared to get a meal.
The other half is focusing on building your relationship with your child(ren):
- Set positive expectations for your visit
- keep your focus on your visit,
- set age appropriate limits, structure, and activities during your visits
- plan and share your ideas about what you are going to do with your child(ren)
- spend quality time with your child(ren) ensuring each child’s interests and needs are equally attended to
- remain nurturing, alert, and supportive
- validate their feelings and experiences without judgement and with a focus on moving forward in a positive manner
Things to do:
Things not to do:
Remember it's about the kids not you!
Find a middle ground!
Stop and ask yourself if it's a need or a want?
Stick to the bigger picture, and keep it about the kids!
Communicate
respectfully and
clearly.
Be a role model! Show your children
how to manage
conflict with calmness.
Balance each others
strengths and weaknesses!
Speak to eachother with calm and kindness.
Pick your battles wisely! If something is important to you say it but if it's not know when to let things go that aren't important!
Act vindictive
Use the children
to communicate.
Sweat the small stuff!
Set them up to fail.
Expect them to parent the same as you do!
Be inflexible or passive aggressive!
Speak negatively about eachother to the kids.
Put your needs above the kids.
Use the children
to communicate.
Co-parenting Resources & Info
Need a safe, neutral, focused, way to communicate try these helpful apps:
Our Family Wizard provides:
- Parents never have to share their personal contact information with one another, and they can choose when they are or aren’t reachable for Calls.
- Communicate and share information relative to your child(rens) medical, educational, and extra-curricular activities in a safe manner, when you want and without
- Maintains a record of all call activity—when calls were made, how long they were, etc.—is documented and downloadable in a matter of seconds.
- Documented Audio & Video Calls - secure place where co-parents and their children can communicate in real time for virtual parenting time or other conversations.
- Build a co-parenting calendar as a means to confirm visits, calls, and co-parenting schedules.
- Software that measures tone and appropriateness of messages and offers suggestions for neutral communication between parents.
- Website that offers, newsletters, articles, and resources for successful co-parenting.
Website Links:
AppClose provides:
- Simplifies your parenting schedule, allows you to maintain a secure and documented text communication between parents.
- Make audio and video calls, safely and securely.
- Share expenses and make payments between parents.
- Communicate and share information relative to your child(rens) medical, educational, and extra-curricular activities in a safe manner.
- multi-functional calendars are designed to keep co-parents, step-parents, family members, childcare providers, and third parties – regardless of whether or not they use the app – all on the same page, all the time!
- With audio & video calling, you can hear, see, and talk to other users in real time, no matter where you are, when both parties enable audio/video calling!
- Offers an integrated expense tracker
- In addition to co-parents and children, stepparents, grandparents, other caregivers, and even third-party professionals are often part of an AppClose circle!
- Free to download and use.
Website Links:
Additional Resources:
Contact Us
Tel. (978) 808-2316
Email: familymattersllc@onmail.com
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Visitation available Southern NH.
Visits outside the immediate area are considered but would incur additional costs. Mileage rates apply outside of 10-15 miles of Southern NH.
