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Really? Kids of Divorced Parents More Likely To Have a Strok...

If you are an adult child of divorced parents (or you are a divorced parent yourself), prepare to grit your teeth in frustration! The Los Angeles Times recently featured a study that says adult children of parents who divorced before the [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

ADR deputy: Parents not legally required to act in interest ...

For children, divorce can be life-changing. While some parents manage the situation in unison, others can end up fighting repeatedly about raising methods and education, which can affect the precious emotional balance of their offspring. [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Grandparents to get legal powers over access in divorce batt...

For the first time, separating parents will be expected by the courts to ensure grandparents continue to have a role in the lives of their children after they split up. New Parenting Agreements will be drawn up that explicitly set out co [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Parents' Divorce May Contribute to Suicidal Thoughts Years L...

Adults who were children when their parents divorced are more likely to seriously consider suicide than adults who grew up in intact families, according to a new study. University of Toronto researchers looked at 6,647 adults, including [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Adult British children help their parents despite their Mari...

It has been observed that, despite the fact that the parents are divorced, adult children take care of their parents’ matters related to health and chances of them being caring are more when the parents are ageing unlike other coun [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Parents of twins 'more likely to divorce'

Research revealed that 28 per cent of parents of twins or triplets separated or divorced, compared with 24 per cent of other families. The study, entitled "The Effects of Twins and Multiple Births Families and Their Living Standards [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

What to do when parents divorce

In many cases when a married couple decides to get divorced, the children can often be forgotten. It is not that the parents have purposely forgotten about their children, they have just become so caught up in the tension between each ot [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

To help children, start first with the parents

In the final stages of the Divorce Law Reform Bill in 1969, Quintin Hogg (later the Lord Chancellor, Lord Hailsham) reflected on the rise in divorce since he had entered Parliament. “Are we sure how much human happiness has increased [...]

Posted On : Oct, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

How parents can help children after divorce

I am a faithful reader of all things Gottlieb, so I am hoping you can advise me. How can I go about helping my daughter find a therapist for my grandchildren, ages 8 and 5? Their parents recently divorced, and the older child is havin [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

Divorce class may help battling parents

Mark Sims and Nicole Collier watched their son become nervous during eight years of custody battles. Isaac, now 10, seemed fearful and took to biting his nails. Then the two separated parents took a six-week class geared toward separated o [...]

Posted On : Sep, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Teen is burdened by parents divorce

. My parents are going through a divorce. I have a lot of anger toward my dad because he packed up and left us while Mom and I were out of town. Also, it’s pretty obvious he has a girlfriend. He won’t answer any of my calls or t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Children are better off with both parents there

I read your article about our federal justice minister making comments to the Canadian Bar Association meeting in Dublin, Ireland. Rob Nicholson is either being misquoted or appears to have little understanding of the legal effects of the d [...]

Posted On : Aug, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Kids with Divorced Parents: What are the Children Thinking?

In today's world marriage and divorce happen so fast we could almost merge the two word words together and just call it MARRIORCE. Take Britney Spears for example.Didn't she marry a longtime friend for Now this is the untelling tale.& [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Parents' bond impacts children

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, it is not unusual for a parent to bring a disturbed child to see me because "she needs help." The parent reports that the child is uncooperative at home and is getting into trouble at s [...]