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Child Development Research, Insights and Science Briefs to Your Inbox > This research on gay fathers contradicts beliefs that fathers have less innate caring ability than mothers and challenges the historical emphasis on mothers. Researchers at Cambridge University in the UK have found […] More
Child Development Research, Insights and Science Briefs to Your Inbox This experiment, conducted in Canada, confirmed the importance of singing to babies and the positive effects that familiar songs have on them. Singing familiar songs to a distressed baby brings comfort—more so than […] More
The case M v F: For reasons that will soon become apparent I shall start this post with a very brief outline of the procedure on an application for a child arrangements order. FHDRA Once the application has been made the court will fix a first hearing, known as a ‘First Hearing Dispute Resolution Appointment’, […] More
We are currently navigating unprecedented times as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues in the UK. This public health crisis has raised worries and concerns by many separated parents as to the impact the current lockdown will have on child arrangements. COVID-19 lockdown The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation on Monday (23 March […] More
Children construct knowledge about death. They actively ask questions, they observe events and behaviors around them, they read books and watch films. By the age of six, most children seem to have a fairly sophisticated understanding of death, according to a recent review of the research. This is earlier than once thought: the famous early researcher Jean Piaget (1896-1980) proposed […] More
The case Re T (Parental Alienation) raises the fraught issue of parental alienation again. The case Re T (Parental Alienation) is a topical case. Only this week I have written here about discussions regarding the fraught issue of ‘parental alienation’, including how the court should deal with it, and even whether it exists at all. […] More
Co-parenting during the Coronavirus outbreak: As more and more people are encouraged to observe social distancing, self-isolation and the imminent school closures in the UK, our family lawyers are being asked how to best manage co-parenting during the coronavirus outbreak. Solicitor, Ben Castle from the Stowe Family Law office in Reading said commonly asked questions […] More
The case FF v BM: Sometimes a case simply goes wrong. The court just doesn’t get it right. And sometimes the court seems to get nothing right. Sometimes other things go wrong as well. Such a case was FF v BM, an appeal by a father against an order allowing him only indirect contact with […] More
