Managing disobedience
According to the Director of the Parenting and Family Support Centre at UQ, Professor Matt Sanders, if you've got kids, you can expect them to be disobedient at some stage - there's no such thing as a child who doesn't …
Author: Jane Tate
Boomers Face Challenges Relating to Other Generations
There was a time when we, as Baby Boomers, were perceived as the generation in charge. We led the way in influencing fashion, language, the arts, politics, and especially in how people should relate to each other. And even today, …
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Non-biological mother is a legal parent, N.Y. high court rules
All seven judges on the New York State Court of Appeals ruled today (May 4) that a non-biological mother, represented by Lambda Legal, is a legal parent and entitled to seek custody and visitation based on a Vermont civil union …
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How-we-met story may predict divorce
When you recall the details of the beginning of your relationship, is it told with love or tinged with negativity? In her new book “For Better: The Science of a Good Marriage,” Tara Parker-Pope points to a study that shows …
Why One Dad Embraced A Reversal Of Gender Roles
Three years ago, my wife and I fled what we had hoped would be the idealistic suburban life. The idyll, however, was far from what we had hoped for. How did we fall into the trap? Four months after getting …
There's No Right Way To Be A Mom
There was a time, not so many years ago, when women mulling their hopes for a career and a family faced a stark choice. The rule was select one or the other but don't try to have both and certainly …
The pre prenup
As states move slowly to adopt same-sex marriage, couples are turning to other legal mechanisms to govern their relationships. One such tool is the cohabitation agreement or “living together” contract — or more commonly known in the LGBT community as …
Texas: Can Gay Couples Divorce Where They Can't Marry?
D-I-V-O-R-C-E can be pure "H-E-double L," as Tammy Wynette sang, but what if the government decides to get in the act and puts you in a legal and relationship limbo that promises to last for months, perhaps years. That is …
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Failure to Protect: The Crisis in America’s Family Courts
When a mother’s bitter custody battle ends with the death of her child, something has gone terribly wrong with the system. Wyatt Garcia was born in April 2009. Nine months later, he was shot and killed by his father, who …
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If spouse has dementia, your risk rises too
Being married to someone with dementia may sharply increase your own risk of developing the condition, a new study shows. Utah researchers found that seniors had six times the risk of developing dementia if they lived with a spouse who …