Family Court is Broken. But there’s a wrong way to fix it. Shared parenting.
Everyone agrees that our family courts are broken. But one of the popular proposed remedies will endanger children.
How family courts treat abuse and accusations of alienation
When custody courts deal with allegations of abuse and parental alienation they make dangerous decisions most of the time.
Causes of stress and natural remedies
Life is stressful. Here are some situations to avoid and some remedies to keep you stress-free. They then live happy and healthy
The psychology of humiliation
Humiliation affects us as individuals, as members of our society and of our world. Learn more from psychology of humiliation episode of 3women3ways.
Learn about fixing the family court crisis
DV expert Barry Goldstein and Stop Abuse Campaign’s Andrew Willis discuss how fixing the family court means protecting children not abusers.
What you need to know about child sex trafficking
How many children are involved in child sex trafficking in the United States? What can you do to ensure your child doesn’t end up being trafficked?
What Doesn’t Kill Me: A Film Expose on Domestic Violence and Court Revictimization
An interview with the director of the upcoming documentary What Doesn’t Kill Me, about family court-ordered abuse
Custody court crisis: Courts decisions proved dangerous by Meier Study
New DOJ research shows family courts across the US are more worried about upsetting abusive fathers than they are about protecting vulnerable children.
Grace’s story. Losing Grace
Losing Grace taught me how it feels when your child or grandchild is taken from you and handed to her abuser. I will never forget her face.
Do Not Suffer In Silence #MaybeHeDoesntHitYou
Amber, a student at Indiana University South Bend, writes about her research into emotional abuse and the #maybehedoesnthityou hashtag
Stop Bullying
Is your child being bullied; or worse, a bully? The best way to stop bullying is to lead by example. Stop acting like a bully yourself.
Bill Cosby and the “look how well I turned out” defense
Bill Cosby joked about being abused as a child, and the punchline was “look how well I turned out”. That argument deserves re-examination.
“General Practitioners” for Domestic Violence Cases
Custody courts are to Domestic Violence what General Practitioners are to cancer. Informed but not experts. They miss true reports of abuse.
Body Shaming
Six year old’s body shame. Even when they’ve been taught not to. That’s a problem, and there are things you as parents can do about that.
Custody Court Crisis: Another child. Another Mother. Another Tragedy
Experts know that batterers use children to further abuse their partners and that abusers sometimes murder their children.
Running away from home and then returned to their abuser
A child runs away from home as a cry for help or a desperate act to protect themselves from abuse. Why do we punish kids for it?
Thirteen reasons why 13 Reasons Why isn’t a bad thing
Despite all the hand wringing, web TV series “13 Reasons Why” isn’t as scary or bad as some are saying. At least we’re talking about teen suicide.
What Judge Gorcyca taught us about the “success” of forced reunification
Judge Gorcyca sent a 9, 10 and 13 year old to juvenile detention after they refused to meet their father. A lesson in the ‘success’ of forced reunification.
Why I Choose to be Fat
I will not be measured and weighed and found wanting. I’m going to be OK as I am, even if I am obese. Find out why I choose to be fat.
When a Parent Does More Harm than Good
The research proves that estrangement from an abusive parent is better for children than being abused. Family courts tend to get that wrong, which is why kids tend to get hurt.
The Stop Abuse Campaign issues statement on recent report ranking CPS failures
New York must invest in primary prevention of child abuse in response to the recent report documenting widespread CPS failure in the state
Gorcyca Guilty, but What About the Children?
While many people are following the Gorcyca case, there is no consequence that she can experience that will fix the harm she caused to the Tsimhoni children
A tale of survival from a victim on the front line
Safe parenting takes a back seat when you are forced into dangerous shared parenting by courts who minimize abuse of women and kids.
The painful cost of disbelieving women part 2
Women and children are often disbelieved in rape cases. Courts hear their truth from abusers. Women and children rarely make false reports.
