Why Choose Us?

  • Developed as the original Co-Parenting class in America.
  • Over 250,000 satisfied parents have taken this course.
  • Kids First has 15 years experience with facilitating and managing divorce education and co-parenting programs.
  • Kids First has proven through research and tracking to be highly effective and received positively by the participants.
  • Kids First is continuously updating program material in response to participant feedback and to meet all state requirements.
  • 90% of parents who complete the Kids First program report improvement in their relationship with the other parent.


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    Approved in all 50 states.

     

    Put Your Kids First, Inc.
    3275 Live Oak Road
    Cuero, TX 77954


    Phone: 
    (361) 275-8057
    Fax: 
    (361) 277-8298
    Toll Free:
    (888) 474-5437
    Email:
    kidsfirsttexas@yahoo.com

    Office Hours:  Monday-Friday 8:30-5:30
    Messages and faxes will be returned on the weekends.

    Strengthening Families
    Through Education and Advocacy

     
    Judges

    Put Your Kids First is a not for profit children's rights organization. Founded fourteen years ago, we work to strengthen families through education and advocacy.  For the child's benefit, we favor parenting education before and during marriage, as well as for parents who are unwed, separated, or divorced. 

    We at Kids First favor family formation and preservation; however, there are times when families break up or are never formed.  In these instances, we work with the parents to help them improve the quality of the parental relationship by reducing conflict and impressing upon them the importance  of providing a nurturing, non-threatening environment for their children. In this environment, children are better able to cope with the changes in their family structure and establish the paternal bonds with parents and family members.  In this effort, Kids First has developed the Co-parenting Course to enable parents, step-parents, grandparents, and others to Put Their Kids First. 

    Benefits to Children:

    • Reducing their symptoms of stress as parental conflict decreases
    • Increasing the likelihood of keeping 2 actively involved parents
    • Diminishing their sense of needing to choose between parents
    • Creating a more relaxed home atmosphere
    • Reducing the likelihood of adolescent drug and alcohol problems, teen pregnancy, dropping out of school, & crime

    Benefits to Parents:

    • Teaching effective communication & conflict resolution skills
    • Helping to recognize the importance of parental bonds with both parents
    • Enabling parents to accept personal responsibility for their own actions
    • Establishing the long-term benefits of parenting
    • Acknowledging the financial responsibilities of both parents

    Benefits to Society and the Legal System:

    • Decreasing future litigation, court costs, and time
    • Increasing the likelihood that non-custodial parents will remain active in the child's life by keeping parents working as a cooperative team
    • Diminishing the likelihood of relationship difficulties and divorce in the child's future
    • Expanding the definition of "family," thereby preserving and strengthening the family structure
    • Decreasing avoidance of financial responsibilities

    For more information, or to request our Judges Packet, please contact us at 888-474-5437 or email address kidsfirsttexas@yahoo.com..