Best Parenting Plan Workbook for High-Conflict Divorce There are many good parenting plan resources, but they do not all serve the same kind of parent. Some parenting plan books...
Divorce and Children
Divorce Is Not the Mass-Shooter Warning Sign People Think It Is
Divorce Is Not the Mass-Shooter Warning Sign People Think It Is In The Violence Project data, childhood trauma / abuse appears more often than parental divorce — 33–68% compared...
“Kids Are Resilient” Does Not Mean “Divorce Doesn’t Matter”
“Kids Are Resilient” Does Not Mean “Divorce Doesn’t Matter” Anti-divorce groups love a sneering line: “They say kids are resilient. Ha ha.” Notice the trick. “They” is left vague...
Will I Be Charged With Kidnapping If I Leave With the Kids? What Parents Need to Know
Will I Be Charged With Kidnapping If I Leave With the Kids? What Parents Need to Know One of the least discussed fears facing protective parents is the fear of being accused of...
If Divorce Ruins Children, How Did Jim Daly Become Focus on the Family’s President?
Jim Daly’s Life Exposes the Problem with Focus on the Family’s Divorce Narrative By Gretchen Baskerville Focus on the Family often warns that divorce devastates children for...
Do Children Resent the Parent Who Leaves a Destructive Marriage? Not Necessarily.
Do Children Resent the Parent Who Leaves a Destructive Marriage? What Two Community Polls Can—and Cannot—Tell Us We've always been told they do. But these two polls suggest the...
Judith Wallerstein, Wayne Grudem, and What the Divorce Study Really Said
What Wayne Grudem Overstates in Judith Wallerstein Thirty years ago, in 1996, Wayne Grudem did an analysis of Judith Wallerstein’s second book, Second Chances, one of three books...
What Many Christians Were Never Told: The ACE Study, Abuse, and Divorce
What Many Christians Were Never Told About the Large 1998 ACE Study Many Christians have never even heard of the Adverse Childhood Experiences study published in 1998, much less...
The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce: What Counselors, Students, and Divorcing Parents Need to Know
Judith Wallerstein on Divorce and Children: What Pastors, Counselors, and Divorcing Parents Need to Know A critical review of Judith Wallerstein’s five major books on divorce,...
12 Half-Truths in Focus on the Family’s “How Could Divorce Affect My Kids?”
12 Half-Truths in Focus on the Family’s “How Could Divorce Affect My Kids?” Focus on the Family should be ashamed of this article. Why? Because it tells frightened parents that...
New Stepparent? Build Relationship First, Discipline Second
New Stepparent? Build Relationship First, Discipline Second If you are a new stepparent, it is very easy to feel pressure to “step up” and act like a full parent right away. But...
Gray Rock Method Explained for Christian Divorce and Co-Parenting
What Is Gray Rock? A Strategy for Handling a Destructive Person When cutting off contact is not possible, Gray Rock can be a practical way to protect your peace while keeping...
Why the #GreaterThan Campaign Isn’t Actually Pro-Child
🧒 The #GreaterThan Campaign Video Who’s Speaking, What’s Missing, and Why Abuse Can’t Be Ignored 🎧 Audio summary (multiple languages) The #GreaterThan campaign presents itself as...
Why Presumed 50/50 Custody Fails Children: The Truth Behind Kentucky’s Law
Why the NPO’s Claims About Kentucky’s 50/50 Custody Law Don’t Hold Up The National Parents Organization (NPO) claims that Kentucky’s presumed 50/50 custody law proves equal...
The Hidden Danger of Requiring Equal 50/50 Child Custody: What People Don’t See
The Hidden Danger of Presumed 50/50 Child Custody: What People Don’t See Why Presumed 50/50 Custody Can Endanger Children: 7 Questions and Answers Presumed 50/50...
What Experts in the PBS Documentary Kids & Divorce Say About Custody After Abuse
What Experts in the PBS Documentary "Kids & Divorce" Say About Custody After Abuse The PBS documentary Kids & Divorce: For Better or Worse, hosted by journalist Dave...
I Wish I’d Left Sooner: What Parents Learned About Divorce and Kids
“I Wish I’d Left Sooner”: What Parents Say About Timing Their Divorce When Kids Are Involved One of the hardest questions parents in destructive marriages ask is: “Should I wait...
How to Prepare for a Mandatory Divorce Parenting Class
💔 Getting Through the Mandatory Divorce Parenting Class If you’re looking for Christian divorce support, you’re not alone. Many believers facing an abusive or high-conflict...
Are They Telling the Truth About Divorce? What the New Study Really Says
Are They Telling the Truth About Divorce? What the New Study Really Says You might have read headlines or seen posts from groups like the Institute for Family Studies and Focus...
Christians: Life After Divorce — Real Stories of Challenge, Healing, and Hope
I asked people in my private Facebook group for divorced Christians: "How has life changed?" Background: For nearly 30 years, I have been leading Christian divorce recovery...
New Study Shows Kids of Divorce Rarely Face Teen Pregnancy, Jail, or Early Death
New Study Shows Kids of Divorce are Unlikely to Have Teen Pregnancy, Incarceration or Early Mortality EDITED 8-14-2025 If you have the older yellow graph, please use this blue...