For some men, their 20-second contribution to fatherhood is enough. Once sated, these men disappear from women's lives and, nine months later, leave behind children wondering who Dad is. The consequences of absent fathers ripple across Virginia's landscape. Statistics on Fatherlessness The statistics on absent fathers are stunning, and not in a good way, according to the National Fatherhood Initiative: 19.7 million ...
It's raining, it's pouring, and you might like to be snoring. You have your children for parenting time, though, so what to do? To begin, turn off the television. Now what? Here's what, from low-key to rough-housing! Read with Your Children From toddlers to teens, read with, to, and in front of your children. Avoid censoring, too — let them ...
Childhood taunts seem to be in the air these days. "I know you are but what am I?" "I'm rubber and you're glue; your words bounce off me and stick to you." If you find your ex-wife stooping to the level of a schoolyard bully in dealing with parenting time, try these four solutions. It’s Not “Just a Threat” In a ...
You have been ordered by a Virginia court to undergo drug testing related to your child custody case. Terrified, you comply. And then you have to hope. You have to hope that an owner of the testing laboratory dealing with your test does not alter or forge your results. Hey, it happens! Well, It’s Not Alabama You live in Virginia, a ...
Raising teenagers has been likened to rebuilding a boat halfway across a river or traveling in a foreign land where you don't speak the language. As advocates for dads (and as dads ourselves), we’re uniquely qualified to tell you it’s probably going to get worse before it gets better. Here are five tips for navigating the terrain. Honor the Hormones ...
On the University of Colorado's campus sits Temporary Building No. 1, built in 1898. It is still in use. Most temporary things, like temporary agreements in divorce or other family law matters, are not meant to last 121 years. Beware, though; even a temporary agreement can have long-lasting consequences. Temporary Agreements in Divorce Temporary agreements can work in many areas ...
Why is the sky blue? Do bees hum because they don't know the words? Why do three-year-olds ask 10,000 questions a day? We know, we know — kids can drive you crazy with all their questions. The reason three-year-olds ask questions is simple: they only have about 1,000 words in their arsenal. They figured out that, by asking questions, they will ...
The hard place in the phrase, "between a rock and a hard place" was a whirlpool. In Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey, Odysseus must navigate his ship, the Argo, between a rocky cliff inhabited by the monster Scylla and a whirlpool inhabited by the monster Charybdis. Day care centers often feel themselves in that unfortunate spot because of Virginia custody orders. Your ...
Two heads are better than one. This old saying epitomizes only one of eight benefits of living as a blended family. A blended family is a single Mom with children partnering with a single Virginia Dad with children. Where one parent carried each household, now a Mom and a Dad shoulder the parenting burden together, with their kids under two wings ...