Parenting

Five ways parents can connect with their children

By Irish Times on 10/08/2017 “… . Doing fun activities together, sharing experiences and having good conversations all make for creating deeply satisfying relationships between parents and children. Such connected relationships have enormous benefits for children, in terms of building their self-esteem and confidence and providing them with a secure base in the world as well

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Shift the Focus: Grandparents to the rescue — A generation of abandoned children

By Cecil Daily on 09/22/2017 “… Grandparents often play two roles when their children have a substance use illness. Last week’s column discussed how they can play the role of the “Giving Tree” within the family. This week, I would like to share a more positive role that they play. Grandparents are often the ones that

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Use an “Equality Calculator” to See if You and Your Partner are Sharing the Parenting Load Equally

By Offspring on 09/11/2017 “… Enter Equally Shared Parenting, a website run by Marc and Amy Vachon, the authors of Equally Shared Parenting: Rewriting the Rules for a New Generation of Parents. They are (obviously) proponents of dividing the load equally, and to that end they offer “equality calculators,” or worksheets for child care, housekeeping, breadwinning, and “self time,” as well

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Political correctness gone mad? Push to change Father’s Day to ‘Special Persons’ Day’ so children without dads aren’t offended

By Dail Mail on 08/24/2017 “… ‘Why are we calling this political correctness when in fact it’s about our rights?,’ Dr Scarlet told Today Tonight. …” Read the entire article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4818420/Push-change-Father-s-Day-Special-Persons-Day.html#ixzz4rwYlzVpk 

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Co-Parenting with Shared Custody May Put Less Stress on Kids

By Psych Central “… When parents divorce often the most important issue, and perhaps the most difficult negotiation, involves the children. Parents typically have strong views on legal and physical custody of the children and how the arrangements should be structured. …” Read the entire article: https://psychcentral.com/news/2017/08/31/co-parenting-with-shared-custody-may-put-less-stress-on-kids/125370.html

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Naomi Watts slips into silk white dress for The Glass Castle premiere as she discusses how her split from Liev Schreiber affected co-parenting their two sons in candid interview

By Daily Mail on 08/09/2017 “…Her glamorous appearance at the star-studded red carpet came after she discussed their co-parenting arrangement, revealing that while they are no longer together, they remain united as parents for their two sons. …” Read the entire article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4776884/Naomi-Watts-talks-parenting-ex-Liev-Schreiber.html#ixzz4pPDoFeRs 

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