Parenting

By: Partners in Progress “…  Now AFESP is returning to Washington, DC to help lead and unify participants in the nationwide push for legislative reform to ensure children have equal access to fit, willing, and able parents, regardless of marital or relationship status of the parents.  … “ For More Information: https://events.afesp.com

By Christopher E. Baeker 06/16/19 “While mom typically has a softer touch, dad is usually more stern. While mom is imparting manners, dad is acting like a goofball. As mom urges a child to “be careful” climbing a treehouse, dad is saying “go for it!” And it only gets more serious as time progresses. …”

By Robert Franklin – Men’s E-News 05/16/2019 “…They do so in part due to the belief that, when Mom goes to work, daycare is as good as Dad-care. It’s not, as the Italian study plus numerous others amply indicate. …” Read the entire article: http://mensenews.org/parenting-articles/item/120-new-italian-study-daycare-impairs-kids

By Motherly on 04/16/2019 “… According to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, fathers who engage with their children through shared book reading see a boost in their own parenting skills while also raising their preschooler’s school readiness and behavior. …” Read the entire article: https://www.mother.ly/news/dads-who-read-bedtime-stories-scientific-benefits

By Mona Chalabi – The Guardian 03/21/2019 “…In 1984, Ronald Reagan proclaimed that 21 March would become National Single Parent Day. …” Read the entire article: https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2019/mar/21/national-single-parent-day-family-data

By Medical Xpress 02/20/2019 “…These findings are contrary to a similar 2008 study, which suggested that divorced co-parenting individuals should be cooperative to maintain children’s resiliency to divorce. …” Read the entire article: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-02-teens-frequent-parents-youth-resiliency.html

By Laura LaRocca – Orangeville 02/13/2019 “…We know that divorce can be tough on kids. It changes their family dynamics, living arrangements and routines. It can mean the loss of daily contact with one parent. Through it all, kids may worry that they are to blame for the divorce, or that mom and dad might

By Molly K. Olson – Mankato Times 02/05/2019 “…Opponents of equal shared parenting have no credible research to support their position. Over the past 20 years, opponents have spewed every possible objection they can cook up; no matter how farcical, they don’t hold back. …” Read the entire article: http://mankatotimes.com/2019/02/05/equal-shared-parenting-opponents-have-no-credible-research-and-no-sustainable-arguments/

By Lydia Dishman – Fast Company 01/17/2019 “… So Ellsworth combined her legal expertise with the technical expertise of entrepreneurs Jonathan Verk and Eric Weiss to create coParenter, an app aimed at helping families collaborate on custody arrangements, child support payments, holiday scheduling, and other issues without conflict. …” Read the entire article: https://www.fastcompany.com/90290963/this-app-helps-divorced-parents-stop-fighting-over-custody-and-save-money

By Daily Mail on 11/06/2018 “… Parents are supposed to love all their children equally – but subconsciously, they may be biased, a new study suggests.  Women really do prefer daughters, and men (slightly) prefer sons, according to new research from Finnish and American scientists.  …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6359139/Mothers-prefer-daughters-fathers-prefer-sons-female-bias-stronger-study-says.html?fbclid=IwAR3byWSEwfq1E1a_cRr8SH_UBrzDqOBxdLLcdGUBaIqzkDrUueASyg_q4oo