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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Fathers play an incredibly important role in their children’s lives, but did you know almost 24 million children in America — one out of three — live in biological father-absent homes (according to the U.S. Census Bureau). And of children living with their mothers, 35 percent never see their father and 24 percent see their [...]
Marriage can be a great source of joy in people’s lives, but it can also be lead to anger, disappointment, and depression. We don’t need research to understand that the type of marriage people have is a huge factor in determining quality of life. Susan Heitler, PhD and author of many books, including From Conflict [...]
The dreaded in-laws…the people who strike fear in the hearts and minds of engaged and newlywed couples everywhere! A subject so frightful that it has even spawned movies such as “Monster-In-Law”, “The In-Laws”, and “Meet the Parents”. We are, of course, jesting a bit. Many people have great relationships with their in-laws! But, not everyone [...]
Who better to give marriage advice than a woman who has been married for 73 years? 94 year old Barbara Cooper knows exactly how her marriage lasted so long, and wrote a book about it. Entitled “Fall in Love for Life”, Barbara shares her hard-earned wisdom on how to make a marriage work and last. [...]
Studies have shown that the honeymoon bliss for many couples barely wears off before the reality of marriage sets in. Your spouse’s cute habits can become annoying, and the starkness of adjusting to considering someone else’s needs besides your own can be quite overwhelming for many! Don’t lose heart, however. Studies also show that couples [...]
What do you think of when you hear the term midlife crisis? Most people associate a midlife crisis with men buying little red sports cars and dating younger women, which is largely because that is how we see it portrayed in the media. However, women are actually as likely as men to experience a midlife [...]
Marriage is hard for most couples – it’s just a fact of life. Pain and frustration in a marriage is extremely common, but that doesn’t always mean that you should get divorced. It most certainly could be the answer for some serious situations, such as abuse, but that’s not what we’re talking about in this [...]
