News Articles - Parenting
Japan to start joint parental custody after divorce in April
By The Japan Times, 12/25/2025 “… The government has adopted an ordinance to enforce a revised Civil Code that will introduce joint parental custody of children after divorce, starting on April 1, 2026…” Read the entire article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/25/japan/society/japan-joint-custody-april-start/
Parents urge task force to adopt equal shared parenting; some testify false allegations are used as leverage
By Citizen Portal, 12/10/2025 “…Two members of the public used their allotted presentations to push the task force toward legislation establishing a stronger presumption of equal shared parenting and to highlight concerns about false allegations and post‑separation harms…” Read the entire article: https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7300940/parents-urge-task-force-to-adopt-equal-shared-parenting-some-testify-false-allegations-are-used-as-leverage
‘What I wish I had known about Fathers’ impact on their children’
By Sophie Baker, 09/12/2025 “…A social worker with over 20 years’ experience reflects on how she came to recognise fathers’ influence on their children and develop effective ways to engage them in her practice…” Read the entire article: https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/09/12/what-i-wish-i-had-known-engage-fathers/
The Surprising Way Men’s Brains Change After They Become Parents
By Marie Holmes, 09/28/2025 “…Dads who reported stronger bonding with the baby (either before or after birth), planned to take more time off from work, reported less parenting stress or spent more time with their babies experienced a larger loss in brain volume…” Read the entire article: https://nz.news.yahoo.com/surprising-way-mens-brains-change-110017266.htmlguce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAL47xMV8vxbbA2FUIlig2LCRBU2nsWBQNhfhdNdFEATnELeH1ONSZs9Z-r9A9aX6I4uCoGEQ6ijpBZBBW8BKa1E6KMKhdH_0UP8mJI7U7KpxpoNwvL1vvtoYbtqNSPnvBIRh2QlZv2-E3U3GZAE4hqg5wcm5N_xZPN3as6uT1t2A&guccounter=2
Parenting after divorce: Radio star Robert Rakete’s secret to blended family success
By The House of Wellness radio show, 07/04/2025 “…For Rakete, successful co-parenting isn’t about complicated strategies or perfect planning, it’s about a fundamental perspective. “At the heart of it is always what’s the best thing for the kids,” he explains…” Read the entire article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/wellbeing/360740223/broadcaster-robert-rakete-talks-blended-families