Recent Posts in Visitation Category
38 results found. Viewing page 1 of 2.
Go to page
Posted on Nov 10, 2011 By April Jones Law
Our family law firm has just completed its yearly round of resolving holiday visitation disputes. Preplanning will often prevent disputes over visitation among divorced parents or parents who are ...
Continue reading "Scheduling Holiday Child Visitation" »
Posted on Nov 7, 2011 By April Jones Law
Many divorced fathers are faced with the reality of visitation- an often negotiated, mediated and all too brief time they are able to spend with their children. In many cases, visitation is very ...
Continue reading "Making the Most of Visitation" »
Posted on Nov 2, 2011 By April Jones Law
Children's books are beginning to address issues of divorce where once they spoke only about happy, intact families. One new book, Taxi! Taxi! by Cari Best addresses one of the most common and ...
Continue reading "Missed Parent Visits Are Hurtful" »
Posted on Aug 12, 2011 By April Jones Law
Some of the health benefits of swimming By Mat Luebbers from About.com Swimming is good exercise (that's obvious). Swimming is a lifetime sport that benefits the body and the whole person! But ...
Continue reading "What's Good About Swimming" »
Posted on Aug 10, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: Heather Cocks Her twin boys have fun...in really strange ways. But finally, Heather Cocks found the magic in their madness. There's a harrowing scene in Toy Story 3 where our intrepid heroes ...
Continue reading "Why I Let My Kids Break All the Rules" »
Posted on Aug 7, 2011 By April Jones Law
By Charlotte Hilton Andersen from Redbook Harry Potter is as real in our house as Grandma who lives 4 states away. I came to the series late; I waited until the 7th book came out before starting the ...
Continue reading "Top 10 Things I Hope My Kids DON'T Learn From 'Harry Potter'" »
Posted on Aug 4, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW Communication between separated or divorced parents can be problematic. Depending on the age, health and circumstances of the child, these parents may find it necessary to ...
Continue reading "Helping separated parents communicate..." »
Posted on Aug 3, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW Perhaps the most contentious of all custody disputes are those involving allegations of one parent undermining the relationship of the children with the other parent. When ...
Continue reading "A Tale of Two Cities and Parent Alienation Syndrome" »
Posted on Aug 2, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW Some separated parents face a difficult decision when one or other parent establishes a new and committed relationship: What to call the stepparent? What a child calls a ...
Continue reading "What do I call you?" »
Posted on Aug 1, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: New Life After Divorce You need to be tuned into your kid's life to guide them through the problems they will face and recognize when they are in over their head. Good communication needs to ...
Continue reading "Talking to Kids" »
Posted on Jul 6, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: Liz Mandarano The top 10 things she complains about his behavior as a father in custody cases, in random order: 1. He only wants to see the children because his family is forcing him and/or to ...
Continue reading "Top 10 Child Custody Complaints" »
Posted on Jun 23, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: Linda Criddle Cyberbullying involves hurting others using online tools. While physical bullying usually reaches its peak in elementary school, according to one study, more than 30 percent of ...
Continue reading "Protect Your Child from Cyberbullying" »
Posted on Jun 22, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: New Life After Divorce Self-harm or self-injury, often cutting, is believed to occur in some 7%-14% of adolescents who do so at some time in their life. As a divorced parent, is your child at ...
Continue reading "Parenting Chalenges-Cutting" »
Posted on Jun 18, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: New Life After Divorce Why are activities for kids important? While school provides an outlet for your child to learn and explore, participating in activities outside school can really make a ...
Continue reading "Activities for Kids" »
Posted on Jun 10, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW Post separation , even if you achieve 50/50 residential time-sharing, will you have a 100% meaningful relationship with your child? Some parents believe joint custody is ...
Continue reading "Divorced? Have a 100% Relationship with Your Kids" »
Posted on Jun 8, 2011 By April Jones Law
Facilitating child development post-separation… By: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW Meaningful parental involvement provides for a lifelong relationship with children . For separated or divorced ...
Continue reading "The "Child-Up Parenting Plan"" »
Posted on Jun 7, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: Nick Walden Summer weather is upon us (well mostly) and school is on its last breath for the year. With a long break in store, many kids look forward to lazy days of sleeping in with no homework ...
Continue reading "Parenting Talk- Get those Kids Out of the House!" »
Posted on Jun 6, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW Children develop their sense of self and place in the world through their relationship to their parents. A child's self esteem is built on the notion that, "I am ...
Continue reading "Coping with Inconsistent Parental Access" »
Posted on Jun 3, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: The Daily Freeman Journal AMES - What makes effective parenting ? It's more than good intentions. Iowa State University Extension examines how parenting style makes a difference in rearing ...
Continue reading "Science of Parenting: Good Parenting" »
Posted on Jun 1, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: Linda Castor Going through a divorce can be an extremely stressful event by itself. Having an unruly, vindictive and completely unreasonable soon-to-be ex-spouse with whom you now have to ...
Continue reading "Surviving a Divorce" »
Posted on May 31, 2011 By April Jones Law
Effective communication and a detailed plan can make co-parenting with your former spouse go smoothly. By: US Polotics Today Divorce separates spouses, but should not end the parent-child ...
Continue reading "Making Co-Parenting Work" »
Posted on May 26, 2011 By April Jones Law
A word of new aid for families planning to travel with their portable Apple gear. By: David Murphy I love my GPS. It comes in especially handy when I'm out on a highway in unfamiliar territory and my ...
Continue reading "Parenting: Travel Aid" »
Posted on Apr 6, 2011 By April Jones Law
The Dancing Parent: Dealing with Divorce By Leslie King and Darryl Sollerh Whether it begins with a trial separation, or moves directly to divorce , the break-up of a marriage is a difficult and ...
Continue reading "The Dancing Parent: Dealing with Divorce" »
Posted on Apr 4, 2011 By April Jones Law
Single Parenting Simplified: It's Quality not Quantity that Counts! Your Presence is the Best Present you can Give your Child The simplest way to effective parenting is putting your physical, ...
Continue reading "Single Parenting Simplified: It's Quality not Quantity that Counts!" »
Posted on Mar 17, 2011 By April Jones Law
By Marcy Crawford I thought I had dodged this particular bullet. The first husband and I have been split up for ten years and have co-parented smoothly almost since the beginning. I'm cringing now at ...
Continue reading "Re-starting My Divorce Again" »
38 results found. Viewing page 1 of 2.
Go to page