by gbaskerville | Mar 10, 2022 | Book Reviews, Christians and Divorce, Divorce and Children
Them Before Us: The GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY Side of this Book by Katy Faust and Stacy Manning I really wanted to like this book by this Baptist pastor’s wife, Katy Faust and her friend, writer Stacy Manning. The title is fantastic. “Them Before Us” is a...
by gbaskerville | Mar 6, 2022 | Divorce and Children, High-Conflict Divorces, Parental alienation
Question of the Day from a Divorced Mother of Young Children with Shared Custody: “Is there a preferred phone, app, or texting application that you have given your young child so that they can reach out via call or text to the “off duty” parent when away? My daughter...
by gbaskerville | Feb 17, 2022 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce and Children, Focus on the Family, High-Conflict Divorces, Hope Restored Marriage Intensive
Hope Restored Marriage Intensives Want to Scare You About Divorce and Children START HERE—Note about this series: This is Part 2 of the "Best-Kept Secrets about Hope Restored Marriage Intensives" series. Links to: Part 1 I'm doing a multi-part series HOPE RESTORED...
by gbaskerville | Feb 10, 2022 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce and Children, High-Conflict Divorces, Will I Find Love Again?
12 POSITIVE OUTCOMES OF LIFE-SAVING DIVORCES...THAT NOBODY TOLD US Believe it or not, most Americans place a high value on marriage. We long for a marriage that is loving, faithful, and lifelong. But we also believe divorce may be necessary in some cases. You...
by gbaskerville | Jan 28, 2022 | Book Reviews, Divorce and Children, High-Conflict Divorces, Kids and Parental Alienation
Why Mothers are Losing Custody of their Kids to Abusers, and What You Can Do About It Interview with Lundy Bancroft, the bestselling author of Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men about his new novel, IN CUSTODY (Amazon affiliate...
by gbaskerville | Dec 28, 2021 | Divorce and Children, Myths
If I Divorce, Will My Kid’s Marriage End in Divorce, Too? Most adults whose parents divorced do not divorce. They are likely to have lifelong marriages. The majority of people whose parents divorced have lifelong marriages. However, children from divorced homes...
by gbaskerville | Oct 30, 2021 | Divorce and Children, Why Do We Divorce?
Bad Fathers are Bad for Children: A Summary of the Jaffee Study This is a summary of the highlights of the Jaffee Study—for marital abuse victims who are weighing options: To stay or to divorce. Bad fathers are bad for kids. Good fathers are good for kids....
by gbaskerville | Sep 2, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce and Children, First-person stories, High-Conflict Divorces, Kids and Parental Alienation, Parental alienation
HOW DO WE TELL THE KIDS ABOUT OUR DIVORCE? Note: This article is for difficult divorces, not for amicable divorces. Many books and articles recommend that you and the other parent should tell the children together. . But that works only if the reason for...
by gbaskerville | Jun 24, 2021 | Divorce and Children, Divorce Laws Legal Matters
HOLLEY FACTORS: The Best Interest of the Child — Texas Supreme Court The best interest of the child is the Court’s paramount consideration when deciding issues of conservatorship, possession, and access in divorce cases, SAPCR cases, and modification cases....
by gbaskerville | Jun 22, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce and Children, Focus on the Family, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
Fact check of the article “How Could Divorce Affect My Kids?” by Amy Desai, J.D., on the Focus on the Family website. WARNING: This article has 12 half-truths in it. It was written to mislead people to believe that divorce is universally destructive to...
