Family and Parenting
Conscious co-parenting – from the eyes of a 19 year old (Child of divorce)
July 10, 2016
Co-parenting, much like essentially everything in our world, has been thoroughly over analyzed and picked apart. There are even cute alliterations to describe your specific type of dysfunction, so take a moment and do some introspection. Are you and your ex cooperative colleagues, angry associate…
City of Seattle hopes to set precedent on paid family leave
July 7, 2016
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has proposed an extension to Seattle’s parental leave permitted to city employees. He plans to replace the current four-week policy with a new eight week paid leave for employees with infants or ill family members. This eight-week period would effectively be a minimum; the…
Deeply Broken System
July 6, 2016
The Huffington Post recently interviewed Rafael López, President Obama’s appointed Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. López sees the child welfare system as “deeply broken” with the chief problem being tha…
Read The Co-Parents’ Handbook if you are parents getting a divorce…..
June 7, 2016
Given the inherent nature of divorce and separation it should be no surprise that family law can often be high-conflict, stressful and litigious. While successful co-parenting during and after can be difficult and at times seemingly impossible, it is most often doable with hard work and a willing…
Kids and Electronics by Randall Enlow
May 22, 2016
Smartphones and tablets are simply ubiquitous. As a consequence, children are using them more often and at increasingly young ages, whether the actual versions or toys designed to imitate adult devices. Many if not most of us have likely witnessed a young child in our life seemingly addicted to u…
High Society: Washington State’s Recreational Cannabis Law and Its Effects on Child Custody and Visitation Rights by Dana Petersen
May 22, 2016
Cannabis use and its effects on Child Custody and Visitation Rights
Each State Terminates Parental Rights Differently
May 3, 2016
The Associated Press recently highlighted the varied standards and outcomes nationwide for termination of parental rights.[1] According to the data provided there from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington State in 2014 had 10,630 children in out-of-home care, with 1,733 of…
Dependency and Incarcerated Parents by Randall Enlow
April 27, 2016
Incarcerated parents have an especially difficult time maintaining a meaningful role in their dependency cases for many reasons, including:
· DSHS often has little to no information on the parent, including their name and basic whereabouts. They often rely on the other parent for t…
Paternity leave – diapers, bonding and being a good husband…..
April 4, 2016
If you don’t already know anecdotally, cursory Googling will show how working parents in the U.S. face a bleak picture for parental leave. While new mothers generally don’t get enough time off, new fathers get even less so, if any. When my son was born last year most of my family and friends had …