Lisa Parkinson, author of Family Mediation (4th ed, 2020), is an experienced family mediator and an internationally recognised trainer in child-inclusive mediation.Philippa Johnson, editor, is a mediator, trainer, family law reporter and a former Chair of the Family Mediators Association Board of Trustees.

• 1. Hearing the Voice of the Child2. Hearing the Voice of the Child in Family Mediation 3. Requirements for Child-inclusive Mediators and Trainers4. Diversity and Inclusivity 5. Building a Professional Approach: Developing a 6 Stage Process 6. Engaging and Talking with Children and Young People 7. Children's Messages for their Parents8. Shaping the Process to Fit the Child 9. Mediation with Different Kinds of Families 10. Mediation between Parents and Adolescent Children11. Children's Experience of Parental Separation and Divorce 12. Children's Resilience and the Benefits of Talking with a Mediator APPENDICESA. Including Children and Young People in Mediation – A Handout for Parents and CarersB. Draft Code of Practice for Child-inclusive MediationC. Parental Consent for a Meeting with a Child or Young Person – Example of Mediator's Letter to Parents D. Sample Invitation Letter to Child or Young Person Inviting Them to Meet the MediatorE. Example of a Letter to a Son/Daughter-in-Law Regarding Grandparents’ ConsentF. Books for Children and Young PeopleG. Suggested Reading for Mediators Bibliography

Lisa Parkinson's expertise of more than four decades as a mediator and her enormous experience and deep insights into child inclusive mediation make 'Conversations with Young People in Family Mediation' an invaluable and essential read for those interested in this topic.