The statistics are clear; when fathers are involved in their children’s lives, the children are healthier, do better in school, and learn more. Take a look at some of these statistics: Preschoolers with actively involved fathers have stronger verbal skills. Radin, N., 1982, “Primary Caregiving and Role-Sharing Fathers,” in Non- Traditional Families: Parenting and Child [...]
How to Cope With and Prevent Parental Alienation Syndrome
A dispute over child custody is very common in a divorce case. Frequently, however, the negative comments of one parent in a child custody dispute will cause children to suddenly become emotionally distant with or exclude the other parent. This is called Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) and occurs in nearly 60 percent of all divorce [...]
5 Tips on How to be a Better Stepparent
Blended families are more common than ever these days. Blended families are most often comprised of parents who have remarried, and each has children. According to the National Stepfamily Resource Center, 75% of divorced people will remarry — and about 65% of remarriages will involve kids from the previous marriage. Blended families can bring joy [...]
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