Yes, children need a male influence in their lives to grow up as complete human beings but that male doesn’t necessarily have to be the biological father. Plenty of adopted families raise well adjusted children and neither biological parent helped….
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The first thing people should to do is think about the victims of divorce. The parents are hurting, however the children are the real suffers. Parents should first and foremost look into their children’s eyes and feel their pain. Parents…
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The question of whether or not you should stay in an unhappy marriage for the sake of the children can be a difficult one to answer. It depends solely on what one’s definition of “the sake of the children” is….
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Tips for parenting when you live a long distance from your children Parenting can be very rewarding, and at the same time challenging. Rewarding because you are acutely aware of how lucky you are to have the opportunity to be…
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Just as every marriage and every divorce is different, so can be the reaction of your child. It has been found that how a child deals with divorce is directly related to how well their parents are adjusting and how…
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You find yourself in a relationship with your children’s other parent and you are not happy. The love and joy you once shared together has become strained and stressful. It seems you no longer get along and the only communication…
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Children need their father’s as well as their mother’s, no question about it. During a divorce it can get pretty ugly and messy that severs the thin cloth of marriage and family in two, and the one who suffers with…
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Letting your child be a child after a divorce is an important parental responsibility. Divorce turns a child’s world upside down and introduces a whole new set of parameters and guidelines that they have to navigate. Dismantling a child’s home…
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Even when a marriage is full of discord and screaming matches, many kids still hold out hope that the parents will somehow work things out and stay together. Unfortunately, too many marriages end in contentious and painful divorces. When that…
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Parents often say: “We are divorcing, but nothing has changed in our relationship.” They make it sound as if the only change will be the physical residence of one parent. That is one of many deceptions that they are tempted…
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When you put the words “divorce” and “children” together, there are no easy answers. Divorce is hard enough for the parents, and often times, the children’s emotions are forgotten about. There is always someone who places blame in the divorce,…
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When asked if men should be given equal custody rights in the event of a divorce, my immediate thought is no. However, that is out of pure selfishness on my part. Truth be told, I absolutely think that fathers should…
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Parenting from far away has become more and more commonly seen among families. Although we all know that it would have been best for every child to never have a need to face this issue, but it has happened. For…
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There’s an indescribable joy in parenting. Watching your children grow, seeing them teach all of the great things this world has to offer and sharing dreams and values with them, is one of life’s original pleasures. One that attorneys and…
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Divorce is a scenario where the man and woman involved have agreed with or without the help of others around them that they do not wish to continue together and it will be much better if they separate. In case…
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With more and more families separating today, it is important to have some unspoken ground rules for divorce. Many couples find themselves unprepared, emotionally, physically and financially for the pandemonium that divorce can bring. There is no manual. You may…
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