The Real Reason Couples Divorce
Here's the real reason good marriages can go bad: If a scientist places two rats on a metal grid and then passes an electric current through the grid, every time the rats feel an electric shock they will attack each …
Author: Jane Tate
The 7 Rules of Being an Older Dad
When we had Connor, I learned the meaning of hard work. Having a baby means showing your love through sleepless nights, changing diapers, and altering your life. I remember changing his diaper and in the middle of cooing at him, …
Mediators Help Families With Tough Choices Of Aging
They are disputes that can split apart families: Mom's left a pot on the stove again, so her daughters want her to give up her house. Dad's got more scrapes on his car, so his kids want to take away …
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1 in 4 married couples sleep in separate beds
My grandparents had a secret. When I was growing up in Savannah, Ga., in the 1970s, my paternal grandparents lived in the house immediately behind us. (My uncle lived next door in a set-up my father likened to Faulkner.) But …
Co-Parenting Provides Stability for Children After Divorce
Co-parenting is not a new term, but has become more mainstream after such high-profile divorces such as Sandra Bullock and Jesse James that involve children. Co-parenting, also called cooperative parenting, may not be easy, but it is very important to …
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The Battle for Vanessa: A Mom's Custody Crusade
Gina Kaysen Fernandes: A two-year-old girl at the center of a contentious custody battle involving the states of California and Ohio will stay with the only mother she has ever known, at least for now. A California Appeals Court has …
Adult children face tough decisions in care for aging parents
“Americans hate aging,” said Joanne Corbett, executive director of Elderly Services Inc. in Middlebury. Her listeners, attendees at an “Introductory Eldercare” class last month, were all caring for — or thinking ahead to a time when they would be caring …
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Help for Alzheimer's caregivers
If you're caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's, you're in plenty of company. Nearly 11 million people take care of the 5.3 million Americans with the disease, a number that's expected to grow to almost 16 million by 2050, …
Divorce Fear Factors
Fear Factors….. Anxiety of knowing if you are getting a fair deal. People don't go through divorces everyday so consequently they are fearful of what to expect. A Good mediator can educate the clients as to laws and statutes while …
Lessons From Divorce
Is it possible to have an amicable — truly amicable — divorce? Is there something about the process — the physical and emotional ripping of entwined lives — that magnifies anger? Do you have to come to hate someone to …