Family Reunion

Kids, not gender, biggest influence on work/care policy attitudes

By Mirage News 10/28/2019 “… Only 15 percent of respondents strongly agreed that they can balance work and family responsibilities, which Associate Professor Hill said shows a clear gap between what young workers expect and the current level of support at home and in the workplace. …” Read the entire article: https://www.miragenews.com/kids-not-gender-biggest-influence-on-work-care-policy-attitudes/

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Restaurant installs baby changing station in men’s restroom after stay-at-home dad’s complaint

By CBS 4 10/25/2019 “… There is no law that requires businesses to offer baby changing stations in both women’s and men’s restrooms, but across the country they are becoming more and more standard. …” Read the entire article: https://cbs4indy.com/2019/10/25/restaurant-installs-baby-changing-station-in-mens-restroom-after-stay-at-home-dads-complaint/

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Deep Bench: Co-parenting challenges and how to work through them

By Holly Chilsen – WSAW 10/16/19 “… “Their whole world is torn apart. The mom and dad they’ve known as a unit, as a couple, the family is now disbanded. They’ve had no control over that and they’ve had no choice over that,” she said. …” Read the entire article: https://www.wsaw.com/content/news/Deep-Bench-Co-parenting-challenges-and-how-to-work-through-them-563244012.html

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The warning signs of parental alienation

By Sara-Jayne King – Cape Talk 10/15/2019 “… Parental alienation occurs when one parent deliberately damages or even severs the relationship between a child and the other parent. This is a violation of children’s rights and is now officially recognised by the World Health Organisation as a “caregiver- child relationship problem”. …” Read the entire

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Divorce filings way down in Michigan. So are marriages.

By Kristan Obeng – Lansing State Journal 10/22/2019 “… Michigan residents aren’t heading to divorce court as often as they used to. Divorce petitions declined statewide by 17.9% from 2003 to 2017, according to Michigan Supreme Court data. …” Read the entire article: https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2019/10/21/divorce-filings-down-michigan-what-does-mean-you/3942361002/

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Book aims to give children traumatised by messy custody disputes “a glimmer of hope”

By Freya Lucas – The Sector 10/20/2019 “… Years spent working in Family Law Courts, observing children caught in the middle of complicated custody battles led QC Darren Mort to want to reach out to the children themselves, to reassure them that they are more than pawns in a very adult battle. …” Read the

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Florida Man Must Pay Child Support For A Child Proven To Not Be His

By Elizabeth Sarah Larkin – Baby Gaga 10/20/19 “… To prove his paternity, the presiding judge ordered a DNA test, which was carried out. It was eventually revealed that the child wasn’t his after all, devastating Sinawa. …” Read the entire article: https://www.babygaga.com/florida-man-must-pay-child-support-proven-not-his/

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Co-parenting is not new, but it takes work to create a stable, nurturing relationship for a child

By Christine Bryant – NWI Times 10/12/19 “… “The foundation of the relationship is the knowledge that everyone wants what is best for the child,” she said. “A solid co-parenting partnership can be built from that.” …” Read the entire article: https://www.nwitimes.com/niche/get-healthy/healthy-living/co-parenting-is-not-new-but-it-takes-work-to/article_d68ddc16-34c3-565e-b427-a933c4d10b0e.html

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Helicopter parenting and bulldozer parenting are bad for everyone — including parents

By Meagan Francis – NBC News 10/13/2019 “… Yet for all the ill effects we read about “helicopter parenting, ”anxious hovering to prevent a child from being hurt or feeling bad, and now even “bulldozer parenting” — a more active style in which parents badger teachers, professors and even employers, or simply do the work

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