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Florida Co-Parenting Foundations

DCF-approved Florida parenting course. $13.99, 4 hours online, in English or Spanish. Find a lower price? We match it.

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April 28, 2026
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Curriculum

A Florida parent-education course built around the required DCF topic map

The course sequence follows the approved 8-module guidebook and keeps the required family-stabilization topics visible instead of burying them in generic parenting copy.

Module 1 - Course orientation and divorce as loss

Introduces the course, explains the disclaimer and support boundaries, and frames divorce as a family-structure loss that affects both adults and children while preserving the continuing parental role.

40 minutes
Orientation checkpoint and course expectations
Reflection exercise on family transition and loss responses
Short scenario identifying healthy versus unhealthy adjustment patterns

Module 2 - Permanency of parental role and shared parenting

Explains how children benefit from continuing relationships with both parents and how parents can support stability, consistency, and child-focused decision-making after separation.

30 minutes
Shared-parenting expectations worksheet
Child-needs planning exercise

Module 3 - Developmental stages of childhood

Shows how children at different developmental stages process conflict and separation differently, what parents can do to reduce harm, and when outside help may be needed.

30 minutes
Age-based developmental needs comparison
Warning-sign review for when a child needs added support

Module 4 - Communicating with children

Covers how to discuss divorce and parenting changes with children in an age-appropriate way while reducing guilt, confusion, and loyalty conflicts.

25 minutes
Conversation planning prompt for explaining family changes
Child-centered language exercise

Module 5 - Communicating with the other parent

Focuses on reducing children's exposure to adult conflict, keeping children out of the middle, and building lower-conflict communication habits with the other parent.

30 minutes
Conflict-escalation versus conflict-reduction examples
Message-rewrite exercise for co-parent communication

Module 6 - Abuse, safety, and reporting responsibilities

Explains domestic-violence power and control dynamics, child abuse and neglect reporting responsibilities, the Florida Abuse Hotline, and the statewide domestic-violence hotline.

25 minutes
Safety-planning review
Resource identification exercise

Module 7 - Legal concepts, parenting time, and financial responsibilities

Provides general Florida family-law concepts, child-focused parenting-time planning, and an overview of parents' financial responsibilities without giving individual legal advice.

30 minutes
Parenting-plan discussion prompts
Financial responsibility review checklist

Module 8 - Course review and final assessment

Reviews the course, checks understanding of the major family-stabilization concepts, and administers the end-of-course assessment.

30 minutes
Knowledge review checkpoint
Final assessment with remediation links for missed questions
Teaching methods
Narrated educational lessons with plain-language written support.
Guided reading and reflection prompts for parent self-assessment.
Scenario-based examples focused on child-centered communication.
Message-rewrite exercises that reduce conflict and keep children out of the middle.
Final knowledge assessment with remediation routing before retake.
Required legal disclaimer

This is the official required compliance text in English.

The legal component of the parenting course shall provide general Florida family law principles. The presentation of this material is not intended to constitute legal advice and the course material must direct the participant to consult with a licensed attorney for answers to specific legal questions.

Required mental-health disclaimer

This is the official required compliance text in English.

The components of the parenting course are intended for educational purposes only. The presentation of this material is not intended to constitute mental health therapy, give information on specific mental health disorders nor medications to treat mental health disorders. Participants are encouraged to discuss specific mental health questions with a licensed mental health therapist of their choice.

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Important notices

This course is educational in nature and is not intended to provide individual legal advice, mental-health therapy, diagnosis, or treatment. Participation does not create an attorney-client, therapist-patient, or counseling relationship.
The legal portion of the course presents general Florida family-law principles only. Participants with case-specific legal questions should consult a licensed attorney.
Florida Rule 65C-32.002(3) requires online providers to offer participants a way to communicate with the instructor for course-content questions and to answer those questions within 1 business day. This course uses admin@nationaldriverimprovement.com as that communication channel.
Participants with safety, mental-health, or crisis concerns should contact a licensed mental-health provider, advocate, hotline, emergency services, or another appropriate resource of their choice.
The end-of-course test requires at least 70%. If a participant scores below that level, the missed material is reviewed before a retake and no additional fee is charged for the required review or retesting.
A certificate is issued only after the participant completes the 240-minute minimum course, satisfies identity-verification controls, and passes the end-of-course test. Participants remain responsible for filing proof of completion with the court, counsel, or another recipient if their case requires it.
Completion records and copies of issued certificates are retained for at least 5 years, and each certificate includes a unique verification ID so authenticity can be confirmed later.
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Course basics

Is this approved by Florida DCF?

Yes. Approved by the Florida Department of Children and Families to offer the Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course in the State of Florida. Approval granted April 28, 2026. Current approval term through April 28, 2029.

How long is the course?

The approved course outline totals 4 hours, or 240 minutes, across 8 modules.

What score is required to pass?

The final assessment requires at least 70%, and missed material is reviewed before a retake.

How fast is support?

Initial response target: within 1 business day for course, identity, pricing, and certificate questions.

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