Children and Divorce
Friday's Progress Notes - April 4, 2003
Mental Health Information - Vol. 7 Issue 6
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CONTENTS
1. Helping children in substance abusing families
2. Effective parenting
3. The law related to custody and visitation
4. Child adjustment in joint-custody vs. sole-custody arrangements
5. Divorce guide for battered women
6. High-conflict divorce
7. Parent alienation syndrome
8. Parent guides to help children cope
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Dear Colleagues,
According to statistics provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics, more than one million U.S. children experience their parent's divorce each year. Divorce is often a complex and difficult process for children. Today's newsletter provides resources for practitioners working with families going through divorce.
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John L. Miller, MD
1. MODERN MEDICINE
Helping Children in Families Hurt by Substance Abuse
Asking the right questions, showing empathy, and guiding patients and families to available resources are the keys to motivating change.
http://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/contpeds/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=131404
2. US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Being an Effective Parent - Helping Your Child Through Early Adolescence
Parents often become less involved in the lives of their children as they enter the middle grades. But your young adolescent needs as much attention and love from you as he needed when he was younger—and maybe more.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/effectiveparent.html
3. ABA GUIDE TO FAMILY LAW
Custody and Visitation
This chapter gives a general overview of the law related to custody and visitation in divorce proceedings.
http://www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/books/family/chapter_12.pdf
4. JOURNAL OF FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY
Child Adjustment in Joint-Custody Versus Sole-Custody Arrangements
According to recent research, in most cases children are likely to be better adjusted in joint versus sole custody arrangements.
5. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JUVENILE AND FAMILY COURT JUDGES
Managing Your Divorce: A Guide for Battered Women
This booklet provides information on multiple legal issues, including child custody.
6. FUTURE OF CHILDREN
High-Conflict Divorce
This paper examines factors that contribute to high-conflict divorce and reviews the impact of conflict on children.
http://www.princeton.edu/futureofchildren/publications/docs/04_01_09.pdf
7. COLORADO LAWYER
Identifying Cases of Parent Alienation Syndrome--Part I
http://fact.on.ca/Info/pas/kopet98a.htm
Identifying Cases of Parent Alienation Syndrome--Part II
http://fact.on.ca/Info/pas/kopet98b.htm
Parental alienation cases pose a difficult challenge to those
helping families negotiate divorce.
8. PARENT NEWS
Divorce and Children: An Interview with Robert Hughes, Jr, PhD
Dr. Hughes discusses the impact of divorce on children's behavior and academic achievement.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/childrendivorce.html
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