FOK classes
- To find a class in your area, see FOK Events (listed by county).
- If you have permission from your county court to take the online course, you must first register with Focus on Kids and then you can log in to access the course.
Focus on Kids is a research-based educational program for divorcing and separating parents. It is based on the latest evidence about successful co-parenting and helping children adjust to separation and divorce, and was developed in 1995 by faculty members from the Department of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) at the University of Missouri. Focus on Kids is conducted statewide in cooperation with local Judicial Circuit Courts, and is facilitated by regional Human Development Extension Specialists.
Focus on Kids was originally developed as a single 2½ hour session conducted in a face-to-face group format. The program continues to be predominantly delivered in Missouri through the group format. Focus on Kids Online was developed in 2008; however, court permission is required to ensure that it is recognized as fulfilling any mandated requirement. If approved, you must first register with Focus on Kids online and then to return to the online program you can log in with your email and password.
The overall goal of the program is to help parents facilitate their children’s adjustment to divorce/separation. More specifically, five research-based objectives underlie the Focus on Kids program curriculum: