Dec 7, 2014 | Co-Parenting, Custody, Divorce, Father's Rights, Joint Custody, Legal Decision-Making, Mother's Rights, Parenting Time, Shared Parenting
What’s wrong with this picture?.. The First International Conference on Shared Parenting” has published a “Research Consensus Statement” following a July 2014 conference organized by the International Council on Shared Parenting (ICSP). In their report,...
Aug 18, 2014 | Co-Parenting, Custody, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Legal Decision-Making, Parallel Parenting, Parenting Time
I’m going to tell you three things that every divorced parent should know: When a mom and dad are able to effectively co-parent following a divorce, their children have an excellent chance of growing up to be healthy and well-adjusted adults; On the other hand,...
Jan 6, 2013 | Children, Co-Parenting, Parenting
I grew up at the tail end of an era when killers of children lurked around every corner. We knew who they were, but we couldn’t stop them. We lived in dread, and when we left the house and went out into the world there was nothing we could do but pray. These...
Apr 28, 2012 | Co-Parenting, Custody, Divorce, Single Fathers, Single Parenting
I have good news and bad news. Here’s the bad news, and it is truly troubling: According to a new Pew Research Center analysis of the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), children in the U.S. living apart from their fathers have grown from 11% in 1960 to 27%...
Nov 23, 2011 | Co-Parenting, Custody, Divorce, Mediation
Co-parenting is often the most difficult challenge that parents face following a divorce. Poor co-parenting can not only be a source of extreme and ongoing stress for the parents but, worse yet, it can be emotionally devastating to the children. It can lead to...
Jan 31, 2011 | Co-Parenting, Counseling, Custody, Divorce, Separation
Mister Rogers (talking to a young boy whose parents are going through a divorce): “I think one of the toughest things for children is for their parents not to be getting along, and so divorce feels like it’s just ripping a piece of cloth apart, and for children to try...
