Here are tips for parents, and divorce professionals to help keep divorce out of the schools. Children bringing their parents’ divorce drama into the classroom is disrupting. It wastes teaching time and can cause other students to lose focus on their lessons.
Married and unmarried fathers have the same rights and responsibilities for children as mothers – as long as the child was born after 2004 and the father is named as father on the birth certificate. Either parent can be the “main carer”
Did you get divorced this week? Do you know how many other couples did the same? Well in 2016, sorry I don’t have the numbers for 2017, I guess it takes a while to calculate the figures, but if you did divorce
Becoming a parent is the most joyous and rewarding moment of your life, but it can also be the most difficult challenge that you are ever tasked with, and if you separate from the parent of your children, you may well think
A fifth of unstable marriages in the Yorkshire region are held together due to concerns over children, new research suggests. In a survey conducted by Graysons Solicitors, 22.3% of respondents said their children would be the main factor holding them back from instigating
When relationships break down, sharing the care of children can be complex and fraught with emotions. In the first instance both parents should be encouraged to discuss how best arrangements can be reached to enable the children to benefit from the love
“Remember that children are grieving in their own way and they have this completely different perspective, because the parents are both their parents, so unless there’s been real difficulty with one parent, they’re feeling very sad about both of their parents, so
Although it may be a very difficult and testing time for both you and your partner as you are separating and about to go through divorce proceedings, it can also be very difficult for your children. However, one of the most difficult
Going on holiday with my young children was simple. Viewing wildlife was exciting, whether watching squirrels in a city park or orang-utans at the Singapore Zoo. They were not picky about where we travelled. A holiday with twenty-somethings can require more planning.
Has anyone ever told you that they needed a vacation after coming home from their vacation? You may think they’re crazy, but statistically, they’re right. In 2010, the Applied Research in Quality of Life journal surveyed 1,500 participants on their happiness before
Conflict is a normal part of family life, be it in intact families or those that live separately. What matters is how parents handle and resolve conflict. Whether you are living together or not, if your children are witnessing and living with
Children need support when a parent is bitter and vindictive post-divorce. The mum or dad may have a personality disorder and are incapable of parenting in a nurturing way. When a difficult parent takes centre stage and the youngsters treated as bit
