A call for government action on shared parenting!!!
Parents organizations, family professionals and scientists from 14 countries in Europe and North America called upon governments, judges, lawyers, mediators and social workers to promote peace between parents and to develop new ways of helping families to operate better after separation. “We must extinguish the flames of conflict between separated parents so that children can […]
Recognizing the Role of Fathers
The third Sunday in June is set aside every year to honor fathers. It’s a day to not only recognize biological fathers, but also the men in our lives who have provided “fatherly” love, influence, support and guidance. For those who have their fathers and the dads out there who will enjoy special time with […]
Survey: Perceptions of Role of Fathers in Families Has Changed!!
“The New American Father,” the survey, based on a sample of 1,004 adults, finds that 58% of participants said it is “extremely important” for a father to bestow values and morals upon his children. Of those surveyed, 52% believe it is “extremely important” for a father to give emotional support, 47% say discipline is “extremely […]
Fatherhood Decreases Testosterone
It turns out that testosterone levels dipped by one-third when a man became an actively involved father (spending three or more hours a day interacting with their child) and that dip was even more remarkable – about 50% – during the first month after his child was born, according to the journal entitled “Proceedings of the […]
Daddy Day Care: Why Does The Government Consider Dads a “Babysitter”?
In 1977, the U.S. Department of Labor asked people to react to the following statement: it’s better for all involved if the man earns the money and the woman takes care of the home and children. Then, 74% of men and 52% of women agreed; in 2008, when FWI repeated the survey, just 40% of […]
Violence Against Women Act…Bad Legislation!
VAWA has created a vast bureaucracy with an annual price tag of $455 million. Instead of addressing the root problems of violence and ending battering, the broad definitions of violence in VAWA mean that husbands are thrown in jail based on flimsy allegations of causing “emotional distress” or “unpleasant speech.” Meanwhile, drug-addicted boyfriends and alcoholic […]
Arizona, New Custody Law
The new custody law encourages joint parenting, including requiring the court to adopt a plan that “maximizes” both parents’ time with the child and forbids the court from giving one parent preference based on the parent’s or child’s gender.Physical custody will now be called parenting time and legal custody will now be called legal decision-making […]
Shared Parenting: Ten Myths!
Dr. Linda Nielsen Article(Shared Parenting) What is the best parenting plan for most children of divorce? Should infants and toddlers spend overnight time with their nonresidential parent? If not, why not? If so, how much time? Is shared residential custody better for children than living with one parent and varying amounts of time living with […]
Sixteen Arguments in Support of Co-Parenting
Our current system of resolving child custody disputes rarely considers either children’s needs from children’s own perspective, or current research on child custody outcomes. What is needed is a new standard, a “best interests of the child from the perspective of the child” standard, and an approach to child custody determination that is built […]
Kramer.com vs. Kramer.com
MOST divorced couples would probably prefer not to see each other. Ever again. But when you share custody of your children, you have to assume a certain amount of face-to-face time amid the endless back-and-forth.Think of the clashing summer vacation plans, the who-goes-to-Lucy’s-birthday-party, the “Max forgot his homework again” at Dad’s. And those devilish contretemps […]
