Parenting

Dads, father figures help Wicomico Co. students start school year with best foot forward

By WMDT, 09/10/2024 “ To get them feeling confident, fathers and other male role models from Fathers Forward were out in force at Beaver Run Elementary School. The guys had plenty of fist bumps, smiles, and encouragement to offer.” Read the entire article: https://www.wmdt.com/2024/09/dads-father-figures-help-wicomico-co-students-start-school-year-with-best-foot-forward/

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AGAR: Fatherlessness and weak justice spurring rampant crime

By Toronto Sun, 09/09/2024 “ …. The Canadian Children’s Rights Council says “father deprivation is a more reliable predictor of criminal activity than race, environment or poverty. Father-deprived children are 72% of all teenage murderers, 60% of rapists, 70% of kids incarcerated, twice as likely to quit school, 11 times more likely to be violent, 3

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The Unspoken Heartache of Parental Alienation

By Audacy, 09/07/24 “…Mz. Whitsdom explores the implications and heartbreak associated with such situations. She offers hope and guidance to Black fathers finding themselves in a similar position, with strategies such as seeking legal help, documenting evidence, proving commitment, considering family mediation, and never stopping the fight for their children. …” Read the entire article: https://www.audacy.com/podcast/the-whitsdom-press-stories-and-insight-580d5/episodes/the-unspoken-heartache-of-parental-alienation-in-the-black-community-when-fathers-are-shut-out-b25c4

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Major Update on Mom Who Abducted Three Sons, Vanished into Canadian Woods

By Newsweek, 08/28/24 “…The children’s father told Newsweek he was only minutes away from seeing his sons for the first time in months when Schiller abducted them from school. On November 17, 2023, he was on his way to pick up his children after spending much of the year without access due to an abuse claim.

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In a film about a father-daughter dance in prison, the girls take the lead

By The Washington Post, 08/13/2024 “…At the time, it didn’t strike Patton as especially significant that she would be telling this story of incarcerated fathers and their impacted daughters in the nation’s capital. But years later, on the cusp of the film’s release, she seemed to better understand its capacity as “a tool for change.”…”

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We spoke to co-parents about their biggest challenges – and you won’t believe some of the difficulties they face

By Good To Know, 08/07/2024 “…After making the decision to split up, parents will need to consider the best way to talk to kids about divorce or ending a partnership. Once the process is in motion, shared parenting after separation, or co-parenting, will top the list of priorities – except it’s not always that easy

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Fatherhood at 50: Older men starting families create health concerns for their kids

By Study Finds, 08/17/24 “…Since men don’t have the same biological clocks that women have, a new study finds that many are waiting longer and longer to start a family — some waiting until their 50s before fathering children. Despite being able to have children, researchers at Stanford University say this growing trend is raising

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Parents of 14 Kids Divorce, Splitting Custody of Their 13 Children Who Are Minors

By Cafe Mom, 08/09/2024 “…According to the court documents, the former couple will split custody of their 13 children who are minors. Deon will have to pay Karen $1,166 in child support monthly, but Karen won’t have to pay child support because she will bear the responsibility of paying for health insurance for all of

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Sperm donor wins custody of child over lesbian birth mother following years-long court battle

By The Pink News, 7/31/24 “…The judge said: “The evidence unequivocally supports that [the sperm donor] has provided support and care to [the boy] since the time of his birth and will continue doing so. [The mothers] do not enjoy any superiority over any other person keenly interested in [the boy’s] welfare, namely [the sperm

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