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Stepparents: Shared Parenting
Growing in popularity, Shared Parenting offers equal opportunity for divorced parents and their new families to raise the children from the first marriages. Children benefit a great deal, as there is no perceived need to choose between their biological parents, and this, in turn, makes things easier for the stepparents.
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Tips to Make Shared Parenting Work
More and more fathers are wanting an involvement with their child or children after separation. And they no longer want every second weekend, they want shared care.
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Mother's Excess Control Hinders Dad's Role
Findings show that mothers can affect fathers' involvement by how much they take over chores and childcare. Equally shared parenting may help.
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More Equitable Divorce Solutions
Marriages break up, your family doesn't have to. There is an alternative to traditional divorce solutions that will work better for everyone, especially the kids.
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Parenting During and After a Divorce
Positive parenting during a divorce involves dealing with your own emotions, parenting cooperatively with your ex-spouse and taking time to support your children.
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Starting a Playgroup
Your child can learn socialization, life skills and more from a regularly scheduled playgroup.
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STEPPARENTS & DIVORCE: PART ONE
There are many ways stepparents are touched by divorce: their own situation, their partner's past experience, or difficulties facing the couple in this new marriage.
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STEPPARENTS AND CUSTODY: PART TWO
A continuation of the look at different types of custody arrangements and how families cope with them, including consideration of the legal situation for stepparents.
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Recommended Reading
Recommended reading list for the divorced parent
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Co-parenting and Sharing Childcare Duties
Couples can practice co-parenting and share their childcare duties by discussing what each parent should do before the babies arrive and knowing each other's needs.
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Conflict Resolution Close To Home
The mediation process can go a long way to help to define the issues, and to ease the stress of separation and divorce for both the children and the parents over time.
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Fathers' Rights, Custody, and Move-Away Issues
Here are some issues concerning fathers' rights, custody, and mothers who want to move away. These are some things to ask an attorney about child custody and relocation.
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How to be a Good Part-Time Dad
The term 'part time dad' is not the most flattering of names to be called, however you may well be feeling that way after you and your partner have separated.
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More Men Convinced to Join Gender Equality Call
It must be the sign of times. More and more men are becoming gender sensitive. Many have become hands-on daddies, balancing their child-rearing and money-making tasks.
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STEPPARENTS AND CUSTODY: PART ONE
One or both stepparents may have sole custody of their biological children, or one or both may share joint custody. There are many possible combinations in a blended family, and numerous challenges associated with each custodial situation.
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Grandparents are people too, but are they entitled to custodial
Grandparent rights are a heavily debated topic. This article sets out some of the issues under debate.
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Making the Most of Divorce Mediation
Couples who prepare in advance for their divorce mediation, carefully assess their priorities, and set reasonable goals have the greatest success in reaching settlements.
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Parent Coaching: A Resource for Parents
Parent coaches can help parents break negative parenting patterns, understand their child's developmental stages, and improve family communications.
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Parenting Blogs Offer Support, Humor and Ideas
There is a wide world of parents out there in the blogosphere, and they are writing to entertain and educate readers, and to express the joys and challenges of parenting.
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Single parenting Discipline
Displine for the single parent can be an issue. Consistancy, boundries and seeking help can be answers to difficult problems.
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Single Parenting to Mixed
What process does one follow to make a single parented household turn successfully into a blended family?
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Voluntary Divorce Mediation
Divorce mediation allows couples to resolve their legal disputes outside of court. Any issue that is considered at a divorce hearing may be resolved in mediation.
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Parent Pray and Plan
A parental pray and plan seeks God's direction. It allows couples to coordinate schedules, assess member's strengths and weaknesses, pray for needs and set goals.
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Preparing for an Adoption Home Study
Adoption home studies usually take between three and six months to complete. Families can expedite the process by knowing what to expect before the first meeting.
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Pros and Cons of Independent Adoptions
While independent adoptions can offer psychological benefits to the adoptive family, birth mother, and child, they are often riskier than agency-facilitated placements.
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Starting a Playgroup
To start a playgroup, decide who the group is for, what the age range for the kids should be, the size of the playgroup and the activities for participants.
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Teenage Fathers' Duties and Rights
Teen pregnancy issues generally focus on the girl; however, the boy may experience confusion and depression. Duties, expectations and rights should be explored.
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Trying to Handle the Impossible Parent.
How to deal with the parent who doesn't share the responsibility
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Divorced Dads Who Spoil Their Kids
Dads need to learn to do the right thing with kids on weekends. Here are tips for making infrequent visitation work for Disneyland Dads and children of divorce.
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Fathers' Rights Study in Florida
Fathers' rights are important, but a research study in Florida says that, more importantly, children need dads. And, some daughters need dads more than boys do.
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Helping Children in Joint Custody Arrangements
Divorced parents raising kids in joint custody arrangements need information. Helping children adapt to two happy homes takes time, but it can work out.
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How to Find a Divorce Lawyer – Family Attorney
Find names of good divorce lawyers or family attorneys by asking friends and family, EAPs, state bar associations, clergy, doctors, or other professionals for referrals.
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How to Help a Child Get Used to New Neighborhood
Helping children of divorce feel safe and secure in a new neighborhood is key to their adjustment. A joint custody child can get used to two homes with the right help.
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Independent Parental Placement Adoptions
Independent adoption - working directly with birth parents rather than an agency - allows families to take an active role in the adoption process.
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Raising a Child Alone
Raising a child alone creates unique challenges for the single parent. These tips for single moms or dads can help you succeed in your parenting efforts.
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Choose the Best Divorce Attorney for Your Case
Here are ways to choose the best divorce attorney for a unique case. To find a divorce lawyer, ask about experience with divorce, custody issues, trials, & mediation.
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Fathers' Rights and Joint Custody of Children
When it comes to fathers' rights, there might be benefits with joint custody of children. Is a child really better off with one parent having sole custody after divorce?
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