Co Parenting Class

It's 1979 and Kramer squares off against Kramer for custody of his son, and the culture that no longer resembled the one where father knew best found a new face for fatherhood.In, 1989 Steve Martin brought the stressed and loving Gil Buckman to the screen in Parenthood. Gil and his wife struggled together to raise a family with all the modern challenges of estranged relatives and career pressures. In 2003 Marlin, a widower clown fish, went in search of his son Nemo. Along the way he learned some lessons from a laid-back California style surfer dad Crush about the importance of play and positive reinforcement.Fatherhood comes in many forms, from the traditional to raising children as a single parent, to heading blended families and to parenting from afar. Despite some inspiring father figures on the big screen, the images that many children get of fathers come from television.

Successful Co-Parenting: How to Raise Happy, Healthy Kids with Your Ex

Are you tired of playing joint-custody tug-of-war with your Ex? Would you rather be paying for your kid's needs than paying your custody attorney? Discover the How-Tos of mutual respect with your Ex and co-operation in your shared parenting plans. Find advice that's miles apart from the usual divorced-parent information found in any ordinary shared-custody parenting class. These 5 Steps to Successful Co-parenting give you, your Ex, and your children the support you need most.

Divorced with kids, but still playing the "who's-right, who's-wrong" game? Are your attempts to co-parent plagued by leftover anger and unsettled arguments from the past? If you're angry, confused, or just wondering how in the world you will ever be able to share the responsibility of raising your kids with your Ex, then read on.

Should you be able to call your baby whatever you want?

Naming a child is one of the greatest responsibilities parents face, but when Pat and Sheena Wheaton decided to name their newborn son 4real, they ran into problems at the Births, Deaths and Marriages department.

RosinaIn the 70s, as a Uni Student working holidays, I had a job typing up birth certificates at the Auckland office of Births Deaths and Marriages. In those days, it was located in O'Connell St, at the back of Vulcan Lane. My work desk was in the basement/dungeon with a cruddy old typewriter whose upper carriage would frequently fly off. It was common for Pacific Island people to name their children after events - such as illnesses, tragedies and places, official titles and so on. So there are people walking around today with names like Leukaemia, Croup, Hacking Cough, Anaemia, Bankrupt, Affidavit and so on.