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Sexting your life away: viral epidemic?

Posted on July 21, 2010
USA Today highlights the rise in people–especially teens but also adults–who send text messages with sexual content or nude pictures of themselves. Stephanie Steinberg writes (excerpt): To combat the problem, Sophy says, schools should incorporate lessons about appropriate texting in sex education classes...

Putting a tracking device on a car: Beware

Posted on July 08, 2010
Any surveillance issue requires special caution and consideration before action is taken. There are a variety of federal and state laws that may be implicated by wiretapping, eavesdropping, and electronic monitoring, and each law has its own set of remedies, damages and sanctions in the event of violation...

The more depressed/anxious, the less likely to seek marriage counseling

Posted on July 01, 2010
The New York Times show how most couples need relationship counseling but are in denial. Tara Parker-Pope writes (excerpt): ?You don?t wait to see the dentist until something hurts ? you go for checkups on a regular basis,? said James V. Córdova, an associate professor of psychology at Clark University in Worcester, Mass...

“Being there is 80 percent of the job”–Chris Rock on Fathers

Posted on June 16, 2010
USA Today shows how “non-resident” dads who don’t live with their children are staying involved with them. Half of all children will spend part of their lives living apart from their fathers. Sharon Jayson writes (excerpt): “The point isn’t what fathers do; it’s whether the kid thinks or believes the father cares about them,” says Philip Cowan, [...

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Discipline for stepparents

Posted on June 11, 2010
The Love and Logic Institute issued its weekly email newsletter with help for stepparents feeling the need to discipline stepchildren. The four tips flow from the Love and Logic consultant style of parenting (fully documented in the many resources available at and through the website)...

Happy Marriage: Got to admit it’s getting better

Posted on June 10, 2010
CNNasked if your marriage was making you sick and then provided tips for getting better. Elizabeth Cohen writes (excerpt): 1. Argue well ["What really matters is the quality of your arguments."] 2. Your spouse is annoying — accept it! ["[W]hen people get along, they just accept something annoying about their partner...

Change How We Think About Playing So We Can Live Differently

Posted on March 12, 2010
?Kill em? Kyle?, ?Smash em? Steven?, ?Crush em? Chuck?. Why were these commands plastered all over my neighborhood as I went for my morning run? Are Chuck, Kyle and Steve going to war? No, because another banner read ?Put it in the Net Jeff?. These are merely young men playing another game in the Hockey [...

The mediation solution for divorcing couples

Posted on March 05, 2010
YS Mediationhighlights the benefits of divorce mediation (excerpt): Couples have the opportunity to let go of the old way of handling marital separation and divorce by embracing mediation, which is a simple and cost effective way to handle the division of your assets while maintaining good will with everyone involved...

No marriage left behind? Exposing the marriage myths

Posted on March 03, 2010
Common Ground sheds light on four myths about marriage. Claire Maisonneuve writes (excerpt): Myth #1: Resolving your conflicts is the key to a happy marriage. [The key is that partners need to feel like they are accepted for who they are and have a fundamental sense of fondness and admiration for each other...

Resource for workshops & classes: Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services

Posted on February 28, 2010
Pine Rest is presenting workshops and classes of interests to parents: Starting March 4–Parenting With Love & Logic (March 4 - April 29): Pine Rest’s Holland Clinic presents an 8-week class for parents of children ages 6-12. Call 616/820-3780 for more information or to register...

Magic words for a happy marriage: We–a natural outgrowth of partnership

Posted on January 31, 2010
The New York Daily News reveals research showing that couples who use ‘we’ are happier than those who use ‘I’, ‘me’ or ‘you.’ Sherryl Connelly writes (excerpt): ?We-ness? is a language that spouses who are better able to resolve conflicts speak, according to new study from the University of California, Berkeley...

Tiger Woods’ treatment for Sex Addiction Awakes a Sleeping Giant

Posted on January 20, 2010
Tiger Woods? treatment for Sex Addiction may do for Sex Addiction awareness what OJ Simpson did for awareness of Domestic Violence. Many men are secretively lost in the cyclone of Sex Addiction. Sex addiction is insidious and progressive. It is a toxin to the soul and fabric of individuals, relationships, and our communities...

Bringing “Love and Respect” to the troops

Posted on December 24, 2009
WOOD-TV reports that Grand Rapids marriage expert/author Emerson Eggerichs is off to Iraq to visit the troops. Here’s why (excerpt): In November, the military released statistics noting in the 2009 fiscal year alone there were more than 27,000 divorces among service members...

Apple screenshots: Losing privacy with iPhone

Posted on December 23, 2009
ABA Journal.com tells us why one law firm switched to BlackBerrys: security issues and iPhone screenshots of your data. Debra Cassens Weiss writes (excerpt): Apple says its iPhone 3GS has hardware encryption, but it is still possible to gain access, they write, citing the work of data forensics expert Jonathan Zdziarski...

How confidential are e-mails sent while at work?

Posted on December 22, 2009
ABAJournal.comreports on the privilege afforded to a federal prosecutor whose private e-mail to his own lawyer was sent from a government computer at work. Martha Neil writes (excerpt): Because he is allowed to use his work e-mail account for personal communications, assistant U...

Apologizing to your wife: How an apology might save your marriage

Posted on December 12, 2009
Psychology Todaytutors men on how to apologize to a woman and maybe save a marriage along the way. [NOTE: This was written before the Tiger Woods scandal!] Sam Margulies gives men these six elements of a proper apology to a woman(excerpt): 1. Acknowledge the Wrongful Act [”I was wrong and I am sorry...

Rewriting history: Explaining your wedding state of mind after you’ve decided to divorce

Posted on December 01, 2009
USA Today shows us how couples with plenty of relationship doubts get married anyway, especially those who have been living together. The articles differentiates between having cold feet and feeling more serious reservations. One of the difficulties for researchers is our ability to time-travel and forecast the divorce before the wedding...

The kids are alright: How children of same-sex couples are doing

Posted on November 08, 2009
The New York Times shows how children of same-sex couples are doing just fine, highlighting research by Abbie E. Goldberg, an assistant professor in the department of psychology at Clark University and author of ?Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children...

Appreciating strengths: Accepting different ways of parenting

Posted on November 04, 2009
The New York Timesdiscusses a study about involving fathers, as well as the benefits of co-parenting or parallel parenting. Laurie Tarkan writes (excerpt): . . . [T]he critical difference was not greater involvement by the fathers in child-rearing but greater emotional support between couples...

A bit foreign, scary even: Collaborative divorce

Posted on November 03, 2009
Single Parent Gossip shares the method for using collaborative law to resolve your divorce out of court. Talibah Mbonisi writes (excerpt): . . . In this cooperative framework, both parties also agree to: - Act in their children?s best interests to minimize any negative impact that the situation could have on them...

What’s my chances of getting a divorce? Statistical factors associated with divorce

Posted on October 30, 2009
The New York Times focuses on a different topic (Money Talks to Have Before Marriage), but includes an interesting discussion of statistical analysis and the risk of divorce. Ron Lieber writes (excerpt): The risk that any marriage will end in divorce is about 45 percent, according to David Popenoe, a professor of sociology emeritus at Rutgers University...

The inventor of the Collaborative Divorce Process

Posted on October 23, 2009
Stu Webb is being honored for finding a better way to divorce at the 10th International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Educational Forum.

Most expansive: What motherhood means to Uma Thurman

Posted on October 22, 2009
USAToday shares some of Uma Thurman’s reflection on motherhood and “Motherhood,” including struggling to balance home and work lives, and being caught outside in her nightgown. Olivia Barker writes (excerpt): So, then, what does motherhood mean to her? “It’s an invitation to love...

The Reader: Why No Outrage About an Adult Female Sexually Molesting an Adolescent Boy?

Posted on October 09, 2009
I am alarmed that we?ve heard very little outrage at the normalization of an adult woman having sex with an adolescent boy as seen in the academy award winning movie The Reader. This lack of anger speaks to the gender constructed sexuality in our culture...

Maximum impact: How to organize your trial evidence

Posted on October 09, 2009
The ABA’s McElhaney on Litigation suggests replacing chronology with groups of vivid word pictures. Jim McElhaney writes (excerpt): http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/give_chronology_a_timeout McElhaney on Litigation ?. . . Tell them the story...

Mediators can help collaborative divorces smooth out rough edges

Posted on October 07, 2009
ABA Book Briefs Blog features a divorce mediation excerpt from the book “Collaborative Law: Achieving Effective Resolution in Divorce without Litigation,” Second Edition by Pauline H. Tesler (excerpt): If a collaborative case runs into problems, a “meta-mediator” can help everyone get through the challenging phase...

How to increase your custodial-parenting time

Posted on September 29, 2009
Richard Forrest Gould-Saltman posted a summary of how a non-custodial parent can maximize parenting time. The summary was written with California in mind, but many of the principles are equally applicable across the country. Mr. Gould-Saltman writes: The things you need to do to maximize your success as a parent with custodial time, and the chances [...

Why won’t he talk to me? How to argue with a man about money, housework, friendships and sex

Posted on September 26, 2009
CNN and O, The Oprah Magazine explain that research confirms men and women experience the same relationship very differently and that patience and humor can work better than more of the same. Gretchen Reynolds writes (excerpt): “It’s quite possible that he can’t respond in any other way...

5 secrets to a great marriage plus “sexual healing”

Posted on September 25, 2009
Brides magazine summarizes five rules for getting and keeping a great marriage. Then it adds a few words about having plenty of sex. Lexi Dwyer writes (excerpt): 1. Do things together. . . . 2. But also do things separately. . . . 3. Don?t diss. . . ...

Persuading the stubborn: How to get through to someone who won’t listen to you

Posted on September 24, 2009
PowerHomeBiz.com reveals 5 powerful and persuasive moves for getting through a person’s mental defenses based on the work of Mark Goulston, the author of JUST LISTEN. The 5 tips include: ?Do you really believe that?? The Power of Hmmm . . . The Stipulation Game The Impossible Question...

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