Parenting Plan Evaluations
Parenting Plan Evaluations

Author: Kathryn Kuehnle

Publisher: OUP USA

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 630

ISBN-13: 0199754020

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When conducting parenting plan evaluations, mental health professionals need to be aware of a myriad of different factors. More so than in any other form of forensic evaluation, they must have an understanding of the most current findings in developmental research, behavioral psychology, attachment theory, and legal issues to substantiate their opinions. With a number of publications on child custody available, there is an essential need for a text focused on translating the research associated with the most important topics within the family court. This book addresses this gap in the literature by presenting an organized and in-depth analysis of the current research and offering specific recommendations for applying these findings to the evaluation process. Written by experts in the child custody arena, chapters cover issues associated with the most important and complex issues that arise in family court, such as attachment and overnight timesharing with very young children, dynamics between divorced parents and children's potential for resiliency, co-parenting children with chronic medical conditions and developmental disorders, domestic violence during separation and divorce, gay and lesbian co-parents, and relocation, among others. The scientific information provided in these chapters assists forensic mental health professionals to proffer empirically-based opinions, conclusions and recommendations. Parenting Plan Evaluations is a must-read for legal practitioners, family law judges and attorneys, and other professionals seeking to understand more about the science behind child custody evaluations.

Creating Effective Parenting Plans
Creating Effective Parenting Plans

Author: John Hartson

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9781590316108

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According to these pediatric psychologists, the best interest of the child calls for a developmentally appropriate parenting plan-that is, custody that accurately reflects the child's physical and psychological development. Even now this concept often faces courtroom challenges as it can conflict with the traditional lawyer-client relationship. This book explores developing alternate parenting schedules (or custody) with the child's best interest and developmental needs considered first.

Mom's House, Dad's House
Mom's House, Dad's House

Author: Isolina Ricci

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-04-16

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 1476747229

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Internationally renowned therapist, family expert and mediator Isolina Ricci, Ph.D. presents this definitive and newly updated guide to divorce and making shared custody work for parents and children. The ground-breaking classic, Mom’s House, Dad’s House, has become the standard for two generations of divorcing parents, and includes examples, self-tests, checklists, tools, and guidelines to help separated moms and dads with the legal, emotional, and financial issues they will encounter as they work to create happy and stable homes. This comprehensive guide looks anew at the needs of all family members with creative options and common-sense advice, including: * The map to a “decent divorce” and two happy homes * Helping children of divorce with age-specific advice * Negotiating Parental Agreements and custody arrangements * Breaking away from “negative intimacy” with a difficult ex-husband or ex-wife * Sidestepping destructive myths about divorce (and marriage) * Handling long-distance parenting and parenting alone With Mom’s House, Dad’s House, parents will learn how to help their children heal and find a sense of continuity, security, and stability throughout the divorce process and in any custody situation.

The Roadmap to the Parenting Plan Worksheet
The Roadmap to the Parenting Plan Worksheet

Author: Benjamin D. Garber

Publisher: Unhooked Books

Published: 2018-05-15

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781936268344

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The parenting plan worksheet is the conscientious caregiver's only developmentally-informed means of creating a child-centered parenting plan. Sixteen discreet but interlocking modules allow parents singly or together to better understand the intricate decisions that will guide the future allocation of parenting rights and responsibilities. This book, for both parents and professionals, is the guide to using the parenting plan worksheet found at the back. The roadmap dissects the sixteen component modules of the parenting plan worksheet, presenting case law, theory and empirical discussion.

Two Homes, One Childhood
Two Homes, One Childhood

Author: Robert E. Emery Ph.D.

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2016-08-09

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0698404246

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A paradigm-shifting model of parenting children in two homes from an internationally recognized expert. A researcher, therapist, and mediator, Robert Emery, Ph.D., details a new approach to sharing custody with children in two homes. Huge numbers of children are affected by separation, divorce, cohabitation breakups, and childbearing outside of marriage. These children have two homes. But their parents have only one chance to protect their childhood. Building on his 2004 book The Truth About Children and Divorce and a strong evidence base, including his own research, Emery explains that a parenting plan that lasts a lifetime is one that grows and changes along with children’s—and families’—developing needs. Parents can and should work together to renegotiate schedules to best meet the changing needs of children from infancy through young adult life. Divided into chapters that address the specific needs of children as they grow up, Emery: • Introduces his Hierarchy of Children’s Needs in Divorce • Provides specific advice for successful parenting, starting with infancy and reaching into emerging adulthood • Advocates for joint custody but notes that children do not count minutes and neither should parents • Highlights that there is only one “side” for parents to take in divorce: the children’s side Himself the father of five children, one from his first marriage, Emery brings a rare combination of personal and professional insight and guidance for every parent raising a child in two homes.

Here's the Plan.
Here's the Plan.

Author: Allyson Downey

Publisher: Seal Press

Published: 2016-04-05

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1580056199

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For many women in their 20's and 30's, the greatest professional hurdle they'll need to overcome has little to do with their work life. The most focused, confident, and ambitious women can find themselves derailed by a tiny little thing: a new baby. While more workplaces are espousing family-friendly cultures, women are still subject to a "parenting penalty" and high-profile conflicts between parenting and the workplace are all over the news: from the controversy over companies covering the costs of egg-freezing to the debate over parental leave and childcare inspired by Marissa Mayer's policies at Yahoo. Here's the Plan offers an inventive and inspiring roadmap for working mothers steering their careers through the parenting years. Author Allyson Downey, founder of weeSpring, the "Yelp for baby products,” and mother of two young children advises readers on all practical aspects of ladder-climbing while parenting, such as negotiating leave, flex time, and promotions. In the style of #GIRLBOSS or Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office, Here's the Plan is the definitive guide for ambitious mothers, written by one working mother to another.

Parenting
Parenting

Author: Paul David Tripp

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2016-09-14

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1433551969

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Winner of the ECPA Book of the Year Award for Christian Living What is your calling as a parent? In the midst of folding laundry, coordinating carpool schedules, and breaking up fights, many parents get lost. Feeling pressure to do everything "right" and raise up "good" children, it's easy to lose sight of our ultimate purpose as parents in the quest for practical tips and guaranteed formulas. In this life-giving book, Paul Tripp offers parents much more than a to-do list. Instead, he presents us with a big-picture view of God's plan for us as parents. Outlining fourteen foundational principles centered on the gospel, he shows that we need more than the latest parenting strategy or list of techniques. Rather, we need the rescuing grace of God—grace that has the power to shape how we view everything we do as parents. Freed from the burden of trying to manufacture life-change in our children's hearts, we can embrace a grand perspective of parenting overflowing with vision, purpose, and joy.

The Parent Plan
The Parent Plan

Author: Margaret E. Briem

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2011-01-19

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 1456829912

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The Parent Plan is the manual that every child should have come with. It answers such questions as “Why am I disciplining this way?” “When should I choose to discipline?” “How do I know . . . ?” The Parent Plan is not a situational parenting book dealing with specific ages, religions, and issues, but is “the big book of parenting,” guiding all parents in all situations. Whether you have teenagers or are hoping to conceive, this book helps to build skills and gain knowledge in becoming a confident parent who raises successful adults. The Parent Plan guides parents through actions of creating a plan to parent their children. This plan helps the parent in discipline, choosing activities, working with the community with regard to their child, and knowing when they are on or off course. Working their plan gives the parent confidence knowing they are making the right decisions for their child.