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Parental alienation misunderstood? When it comes to disputes over arrangements for children it is simultaneously one of the most commonly raised complaints, and one of the most misunderstood. Hardly a day seems to pass when I do not come across the term ‘parental alienation’, yet I suspect that many who use it do not fully […] More
Child Development Research, Insights and Science Briefs to Your Inbox Researchers have found that fathers who stimulate their 9-month-olds during play are more likely to enjoy secure attachment 3 to 9 months later. Secure attachment between fathers and their toddlers is predicted by […] More
A parenting plan is a written plan completed by parents after a divorce or separation. The plan covers the practical issues of co-parenting, providing a framework for discussion and space to detail arrangements. Louise Chipchase, Managing Partner at Stowe Family Law in Cheltenham joins us on the blog to explain what a parenting plan is […] More
The case M & F (Children): A High Court judge has ruled that two teenaged children of Spanish parents who have lived in England with their mother since 2013, and who have repeatedly stated that they want to stay here, may remain in this country. Competing jurisdictions The ruling, in M & F (Children), also […] More
Child Development Research, Insights and Science Briefs to Your Inbox Sharing care of children within a community buffers children against differences in parenting between families. In a culture that emphasises social equality and sharing, variations in the quality of parenting in a family – including fathers’ parenting – made less difference to the wellbeing of the children than they did […] More
Child Development Research, Insights and Science Briefs to Your Inbox The coparenting study contributes to our growing understanding of how complex family systems operate, with different relationships influencing each other. When parents work well together as a team – known as “coparenting” – fathers tend to be more involved […] More
Child Development Research, Insights and Science Briefs to Your Inbox Stress in children at ‘the best’ schools can triple risks of anxiety, depression, substance abuse and delinquency. Children in America’s “good schools” – those with high test scores and graduates heading to selective […] More
Hadkinson order I have written here previously on more than one occasion about cases involving ‘Hadkinson’ orders. As I explained before, Hadkinson orders, which are named after a 1952 case by that name, are orders that prohibit a party from taking any further court action until they comply with an earlier order of the court. […] More
