News Articles - 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/
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
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
The 3 BIGGEST Lessons I’ve Learned as a Single Dad
The Good Men Project, 08/22/24 “…Men have the raw end of the deal when it comes to separating – I got unjustly dragged through the mud with lies and accusations I will never forgive or forget. Thankfully my kids weren’t completely exposed to them. Once I got my head above water as I restarted my
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.