Alabama law expresses a preference for parents to share as equally as practically possible in the custody of a child in a divorce case because the court believes both parents should be permitted the ability to develop and maintain a meaningful
relationship with their child despite the end of the marriage.
Being a successful divorced dad — that is maintaining a good
relationship with the children despite being divorced from their mother — is an extra burden for dads to bear.
Others persist in their efforts to establish and maintain a meaningful post-divorce
relationship with their children despite daunting obstacles.
Not exact matches
And
despite fathering four
children, three
with wife Laurene Powell Jobs and another from an earlier
relationship (whom he acknowledged only after a court - ordered paternity test), Jobs seemingly never used his influence to change the debate over work - life balance.
What The New York Times calls the «blame Woodstock» explanation for the rise of clerical sex abuse cases in the Seventies,
despite the paper's evident scepticism, can not be entirely discounted, since as the researchers of the John Jay College (hereafter JJC) pointed out in their latest report, «the sexual abuse of minors is a pervasive problem in society and in organisations that involve close
relationships between youth and adults... No exact measure exists for the number of youths who have contact
with priests in the Catholic Church in a year... [but]
despite the media focus on
child sexual abuse by Catholic priests, it is clear that these abuse acts are a small percentage of all
child sexual abuse incidents in the United States.»
In a recent case in 2012, the state of Kansas pursued a known donor (where the
child was conceived through at - home insemination) for
child support when the
child's mother (in a same - sex
relationship) applied for government assistance for the
child —
despite the fact that the known donor had signed a written agreement
with the intended parents stating that he would not be a legal parent of the
child.
It couldn't be that women have to work, struggled to establish a nursing
relationship with preemies, had medication they elected not to expose their
children to, had supply problems that couldn't be solved
despite all the herbs / LCs / LLL message boards in the world.
Babywearing has allowed me to bond closely
with my now adopted
children despite not being able to have the traditionally bonded
relationship that I wanted, due to over 2 years in foster care.
Despite their tendency to hold back, their openness to other
children's overtures and perhaps their positive family
relationships allowed them to develop good enough social skills to get along
with their peers.
However,
despite the importance of having a good rapport
with a
child's doctor, and regardless of how healthy that
relationship may be, there are some things that parents do that drive pediatricians up a wall.
Despite Gordon's disastrous experience as a father (caused in large part by his obsession
with money instead of family), the disgraced stockbroker wants to rebuild his
relationship with his only remaining
child.
We're understanding more and more how these two concepts interact: A stable, supportive
relationship with an adult can be the key to a
child's health and resilience,
despite adversity; conversely, when a caregiver doesn't have the capacity to provide that support, the
child can face severe mental and physical consequences.
Children who thrive
despite hardship usually have both a biological resistance to adversity and strong
relationships with at least one adult in their family or community.
We're understanding more and more how these two concepts interact: A stable, supportive
relationship with an adult can be the key to a
child's health and resilience,
despite adversity; conversely, when a caregiver doesn't have the capacity to provide that support, the
child can face...
Science shows that
children who do well
despite serious hardship have had at least one stable and committed
relationship with a supportive adult.
Despite your new marital status and desire to be
with your spouse, you may not be allowed to move your
child across state lines if it will greatly impair the
relationship between the
child and other biological parent.
Despite the challenges, they are able to provide
children with love, stability and continuity of family
relationships.
Children are more likely to have trusting relationships with caregivers who are consistent and nurturing, which leads to a number of positive developmental outcomes.7 Moreover, the research suggests that positive and consistent caregiving has the potential to compensate for factors that have a deleterious impact on children, such as poverty and its associated risk factors.8 In other words, children have much better outcomes if their family lives are stable, despite the overwhelming influence of poverty and associated risk
Children are more likely to have trusting
relationships with caregivers who are consistent and nurturing, which leads to a number of positive developmental outcomes.7 Moreover, the research suggests that positive and consistent caregiving has the potential to compensate for factors that have a deleterious impact on
children, such as poverty and its associated risk factors.8 In other words, children have much better outcomes if their family lives are stable, despite the overwhelming influence of poverty and associated risk
children, such as poverty and its associated risk factors.8 In other words,
children have much better outcomes if their family lives are stable, despite the overwhelming influence of poverty and associated risk
children have much better outcomes if their family lives are stable,
despite the overwhelming influence of poverty and associated risk factors.
Parents need to recognize the continued importance of their
relationship with their adolescent for adjustment,
despite their
child's increased interest in and time spent
with peers.
The widespread absence of attention to the mother -
child relationship in the treatment of depression in women
with young
children is another striking example of the gap between science and practice that could be reduced by targeted pediatric advocacy.97 Extensive research has demonstrated the extent to which maternal depression compromises the contingent reciprocity between a mother and her young
child that is essential for healthy cognitive, linguistic, social, and emotional development.98
Despite that well - documented observation, the treatment of depression in women
with young
children is typically viewed as an adult mental health service and rarely includes an explicit focus on the mother -
child relationship.
Denigrating / Devaluing: If,
despite numerous court orders or requests and recommendations, the aggressive parent continues to insult, verbally abuse and denigrate the
child's targeted parent in front of the
child, this behavior degrades and devalues someone the
child once respected and loved and in most cases, secretly wants a
relationship with.
These
children rejected the parent who was perceived as deserting the family,
despite a previously close, loving
relationship with that parent.
Facing that, it is understood that,
despite this difference towards the vision of coparenting, the establishment of a good coparenting
relationship, expressed in the mutual support and commitment of the dyads is fundamental for the family functioning and for the
child's global welfare, mainly when it is a context
with specific needs, such as the families of
children with cerebral palsy.
Yet, gender imbalances in father - stepmother guidance and daily care of
children tended to dominate in these interview findings
despite biological fathers» longer term
relationships and biological ties
with their
children that their current wives did not have... fathers» work obligations sometimes created situations in which
children were left for long periods under the sole care of the stepmother.»
In contrast, the father (in summary) did everything right — he bonded
with the
children, took parenting courses, and acknowledged the importance of facilitating the
children's
relationship with the mother
despite all she had done.
Despite these mixed results, the implications of the possibility that friendships might serve as an alternative viable pathway to positive functioning for
children with poor group
relationships are enormous.
Therefore, most
children with ADHD remained impaired in their peer
relationships after treatment,
despite having made gains.
In other words,
children with ADHD from all MTA treatment groups remained significantly impaired in their peer
relationships, 27
despite evidence of improvement in other areas (eg, ADHD symptoms).9
Despite their fierce dedication to growing
with Young Living, Kari and Zach make time for their
relationships first: dating each other, spending time
with their
children, and going on adventures.