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Fathers & Families Gabriel Aubry Defeats Halle Berry’s Bid for Restraining Order
Canadian model Gabriel Aubry has pushed back an effort by Halle Berry to keep him out of their daughter’s life. Read the latest here (Radar Online, 2/1/12). As the whole world and several outlying planets know by now, … Read the rest LA Judge Opens Juvenile Dependency Cases to the Press
An LA judge has ordered that proceedings in child dependency cases be opened to the press. F & F applauds this move, and is supporting current California legislative efforts to increase transparency in dependency court proceedings. Dazzling Green Sun: A Father’s Christmas Story of Parental Alienation
The following was written by Fathers and Families supporter, Bradley Howe. I wrote about Brad’s case back last August. Here’s a link to that post. Brad’s ex leveled two claims of domestic violence at him in an effort to keep … Read the rest Christina Hoff Sommers Calls on CDC to Withdraw Misleading New DV Survey
Christina Hoff Sommers calls for the Centers for Disease Control to withdraw misleading new National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey. Simon Boswell Acquitted of False Abuse Charge
Yet another father has come forward to detail his abuse at the hands of the mother of his child and the police. Here’s the article (Daily Mail, 1/22/12). This time it’s renowned British musician and composer Simon Boswell … Read the rest Adoption Agencies Sue Mom Who Returned Adopted Boy to Russia for Child Support
Two U.S. adoption agencies have sued Tennesseean Torry Hansen for child support for a Russian boy she adopted but then sent back to Russia when she determined he had psychological problems. Read about it here (The Republic, 1/24/12). It’s … Read the rest Boy Taken by Norwegian Child Welfare to be Sent to Uncle in India
The Indian couple whose child was taken by Norwegian child welfare authorities may finally get him back. But they’ll have to go back to India to do it. Read the latest here (Hindustan Times, 1/25/12). The case has … Read the rest Media Search in Vain for Wealthy Child Support Debtors
The article cites some figures about how much is owed all together, and how much that is per debtor. But there's not a word to suggest that any of those owing support are actually able to pay. Family Courts’ ‘Cottage Industry’ Skirts Law to Separate Children from Fathers
Aptly entitled "Ripped Apart," Nina Shapiro's article describes not only the plain anti-father bias of King County, Washington's family courts, but as well the main excuse for it - spurious domestic violence accusations by mothers. |
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Give Our Kids the Freedom We Had Warning! Divorced Dad at Home During Sleepover!!!
Hi Folks! Here’s why I rag on the parenting magazines. Not only do they obsess about every little detail of parenting as if it’s a make-or-break decision, but often they indulge in Worst-First thinking (dreaming up the worst possible scenario and proceeding as if it is likely to happen). Here’s a shining example, cribbed from ... A Child Visitor to America Asks: “Where Are All The Kids?”
Hi Readers — This note was originally a comment on the post below this one. Its poignancy hit me particularly hard because today’s New York Times has a piece by Jane Brody – “Communities Learn Good Life Can be a Killer” – about the effect of sprawl on health, autonomy and, of course, childhood. I’m not sure how ... There’s Hope for Mayberry Yet!
Hi Folks! Talk about a beacon of hope. A Hollywood ending! Success! Get this: As you may recall, a few years back, a mom from small-town Mississippi wrote to this blog in a quandry. After teaching her 10-year-old son the route to soccer, she’d let him walk there — less than a mile — by ... Why Are Parents So Scared? Ask Barry “Culture of Fear” Glassner
Hi Folks! Just read a wonderful, cogent Q&A with Barry Glassner, the author of The Culture of Fear and now the prez of Lewis & Clark University. He’s been tracking our escalating worries for over a decade and come to the same conclusions as me (he came to them first!!) about where the fear is ... Outrage of the Week: Mom HANDCUFFED for Tardy Kids
Hi Folks — This blog, as you know, is always trying to distinguish between real threats to children and the over-hyped ones. In this case, the fear of children being neglected or falling behind has gone overboard. The mom is due in court this morning – Wednesday. I wish her a lot of luck, and ... College Student in Burning House Calls Parents — Not 911
Hi Readers: Please don’t think I’m posting this as a “blame the victim” story, as I myself don’t know if I’d keep my wits about me in a fire. The story, nonetheless, is this: A house shared by seven members of Boston University’s Sigma Alpha Mu went up in flames on Sunday morning: BU Police Chief ... Worried About Internet Bullying & Predators? Props to Danah Boyd!
Hi Folks! Here’s a great profile of Danah Boyd, an Internet researcher who hops over hysteria to look at how young folk really use social media. I heard her speak at a Family Online Safety Institute conference, and, as the NY Times profile points out: "She was the first to say that the teenagers at ... And We Worry About Our Kids Walking a Couple Blocks to School
Hi Folks: I don’t think I need to comment here, except to say I would be just as terrified at that one girl looks. — L. Where Have All The Jungle Gyms Gone? Long Time Passing…
Hi Folks! Here’s a great article from the L.A. Times about one of our recurring themes: The dumbing down of playgrounds to the point where they are, well, pointless. The writer, Gale Holland, reports: Last fall as state inspector strode into Great Beginnings preschool and declared the tree house and climbing structure too high. They ... |
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