The Role of the Parent
- Your child will testify more effectively and with less trauma if you control your own anxiety, perhaps by talking to relatives, friends, or a therapist.
- Ask others how you can most effectively help your child in court and make sure that the appropriate legal personnel are handling the case properly. Make use of advocates.
- Do not try to investigate or handle the case yourself. This is not your role and can cause harm.
- Remember that you already know what the truth is and that the legal decision - however it may turn out - does not change that.
- Your most important role is to provide comfort, support, and love to your child during this difficult and trying time.