Family Reunion

Parents who have been kept apart from their children are pressing Japan on child custody laws

Child Custody /

By Simon Denyer – Stars and Stripes 08/22/2019 “… Jeffery Morehouse was living in Washington state, where he had won permanent custody of his son, Mochi. In June 2010, he dropped the 6-year-old off with his Japanese mother for a visit; she promptly took him to Tokyo. …” Read the entire article: https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/parents-who-have-been-kept-apart-from-their-children-are-pressing-japan-on-child-custody-laws-1.595287

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Here’s what young people say helped them get through their parents’ divorce

Divorce / Separation /

By The Conversation 09/04/2019 “… When parents separate or get divorced, it inevitably disrupts the lives of children, and can take a toll on their mental wellbeing. Over time, children learn to accommodate the changes – some more successfully than others. …” Read the entire article: http://theconversation.com/heres-what-young-people-say-helped-them-get-through-their-parents-divorce-121907

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Parental Alienation Is Child Abuse Say Researchers Of Child Development

Parental Alienation /

By The Good Men Project 08/26/2019 “… Based on new understandings of how family relationships fundamentally affect child development and wellbeing, three researchers, Jennifer Jill Harman, Edward Kruk and Denise A Hines are arguing that parental alienation—a deliberate attempt to break a child-parent relationship—should be classified as child abuse. …” Read the entire article: https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/parental-alienation-is-child-abuse-say-researchers-of-child-development/

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How to Co-Parent Successfully When You Are Separated or Divorced

Parenting /

By Lambeth Hochwald – NYMetroParents 09/03/19 “… If you’re separated or divorced, you know how important it is to make a plan for sharing time with your child. However, this isn’t always easy, and can lead to frustration or even anger when schedules don’t match, kids feel like a go-between, or parents play good-cop, bad-cop.

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Kentucky’s joint-custody law leads to decline in family court cases

Family Law Issues /

By Matt Hale – Courier Journal 08/30/19 “… Last year, Kentucky passed the nation’s first complete “shared parenting law,” which was called the state’s most popular law of the year. The law created a starting point that both parents have equal child custody time if the parents are fit caregivers. …” Read the entire article: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2019/08/30/kentuckys-joint-custody-law-leads-decline-family-court-cases/2158216001/

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Kentucky Conference to Explore Issues of Family Alienation and Shared Child Custody

Parental Alienation /

By Yahoo Finance 08/22/2019 “…  Making matters worse are the lack of laws and court systems that result in family cases being handled more like a financial lawsuit than one with the best interest of the child and overall family. Children are, sadly, in many cases, treated as win-or-lose objects. …” Read the entire article: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kentucky-conference-explore-issues-family-210500683.html

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A Thought About Single Parenting

Parenting /

By Henry Racette – Ricochet 08/25/2019 “… I believe that people come in precisely two sexes, male and female, that men and women are different, and that children benefit from the presence of both a mother and a father in their lives. …” Read the entire article: https://ricochet.com/666576/a-thought-about-single-parenting/

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Fathers have important role to play in parenting

Fatherhood /

By The Straits Times 08/26/2019  “… A father taking an active role in parenting does impact a child’s self-esteem and ability to build trusting relationships with others, which in turn influences the child’s perceptions of life. …” Read the entire article: https://www.straitstimes.com/forum/letters-in-print/fathers-have-important-role-to-play-in-parenting

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