By Author, 10/21 “…Children conceived in cohabiting homes often become victims of fatherlessness, as 40% lack a father by age 3, and 70% won’t have a father in their lives by age 12. This is the personification of social injustice. A child cannot choose his or her home life. Yet, despite all of this, we […]
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By Stephen Peterson, 11/3/21 “…Students who have parents living at two addresses in town should now be able to get a smoother bus ride to and from school. School committee members approved a revised transportation policy by a unanimous vote Tuesday night. The key change allows students with two legal residences because of shared custody
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By Michelle Icard, 09/21/21 “…Meeting kids where their interests lie — rather than asking, forcing or, most ineffectively, begging them to come around to yours — is critical. Any parent of a young person will tell you that the more you seem needy of your teen’s attention, the less they’re willing to give. This is
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By Anne Manning, 09/09/21 “…Parental alienating behaviors are those in which a parent tries to baselessly turn a child against the other parent, usually during a divorce or separation, through actions like bad-mouthing, lying, guilting or rewarding….” Read the entire article: https://natsci.source.colostate.edu/parental-alienation-partner-abuse-two-sides-of-same-coin-says-csu-social-psychologist
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By Carol A. Lambert, MSW, 09/08/21 “…Parental alienation is the psychological manipulation of a child by one parent against the other parent. The purpose of Baker’s current study was to determine the reliability and validity of a four-factor model of parental alienation–unlike past models that looked at one factor–to help practitioners working with parents and
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By Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC “…Some people fall into this easily, but for others it’s a struggle, especially if the divorce was contentious. The truth is that your ex might never be your favorite person to talk to. But you absolutely can have a positive co-parenting relationship and the following techniques can help:…”
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By Amy Fontinelle, 09/01/21 “…Modern divorces bring with them interesting (and potentially painful) problems to resolve—like who gets to decide the fate of any frozen embryos or who gets custody of shared pets. It also involves traditional issues, such as child custody and visitation rights….” Read the entire article: https://www.investopedia.com/who-gets-the-frozen-embryos-in-a-divorce-and-other-issues-5197047
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by Alan D. Blotcky, PhD, 08/25/21 “…There are 5 common beliefs that motivate a parent to lodge a false allegation of abuse against the other parent (table). If any of these beliefs are discovered, the allegation of abuse is likely false. Detecting these beliefs in a parent requires careful interviews over several sessions.…” Read the
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by Amy Fontinelle, 09/01/21 “…Deciding how to share or divvy up rights to living and potential living beings can be one of the most emotionally charged issues in a divorce. Here’s an overview of how the legal system tends to handle these choices when spouses can’t agree….” Read the entire article: https://www.investopedia.com/who-gets-the-frozen-embryos-in-a-divorce-and-other-issues-5197047
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by Susy Lee, 09/05/21 “…As busy-ness and device time increases, families are spending less time building strong cultures of communication before the complexity of teen years….” Read the entire article: https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/7414202/how-to-get-teenagers-talking-about-stuff-that-matters
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