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Schools must report to both parents (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
Under the headline 'Absentee fathers must be sent their children's school reports', the Independent has reported that Ministers will be revising school record regulations to underline the importance of keeping "everybody with parental responsibility" aware of pupils' progress at school, saying it can lift youngsters to know that both parents are supporting them in their schooling. Sadly, the article's headline ignores mothers who are not the main day-to-day carer and continues to refer to fathers who are not the main day-to-day carer as being 'absentee'...
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Coping at Christmas and other special occasions... (Mon, 15 Dec 2008)
Christmas is a festival that is celebrated by many people, both christians and people of no faith. People often talk about Christmas as a time for family. But, for families that are separated, it can be a time of increased pressure and unhappiness. We've put together a list of some of the things you might need to think about in order to make things a little easier for everyone.
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Parents who block estranged spouses from seeing children face community punishment - Telegraph (Sun, 07 Dec 2008)
Under new laws that come into effect next week, divorced or separated mothers and fathers will be hit with tough punishments for breaking contact orders handed down by family courts
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30 Portraits of Mothers Apart (Thu, 27 Nov 2008)
"WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR MOTHER?" brings 30 images of MATCH Members apart from their children. Through this online exhibition, MATCH pays tribute to three decades of courageous, warm-hearted extraordinary women whose financial and personal contributions of time, talent, experience, warmth, humour and wisdom to lessen the grief of mothers apart are legendary.
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Putting Children First discussion form launched (Sat, 22 Nov 2008)
Today sees the launch of a new discussion forum for Putting Children First: best practice in support to separated families hosted by the Centre for Separated Families. The forum is a space for policy makers, practitioners, academics and others to discuss and comment on the key themes that emerged from the Putting Children First conference. There is a page for each of the key recommendations together with a page for general discussion topics around best practice. Please join in the debate and bring your experience and expertise to the discussion.
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Putting Children First: best practice discussions (Fri, 21 Nov 2008)
The Putting Children First round-table discussion meeting with policy makers, practitioners and academics was held yesterday in east London. The meeting discussed the recommendations put forward in the Best Practice conference paper and looked at them in the context of existing services. Following further discussion, the paper will be put forward to government for consideration and implementation.
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Tories to make it harder to divorce (Wed, 19 Nov 2008)
Married couples will find it more difficult to get divorced under Conservative plans to strengthen families. Under the proposals Britain's family laws will be reformed to prevent children whose parents do split up from losing contact with their fathers and grandparents. [Telegraph.co.uk]
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Shared care: quality matters most (Wed, 19 Nov 2008)
With soaring numbers of separated and divorced parents sharing the care of their children more or less equally, the first major Australian study into the revolution shows it is not causing the big problems its detractors had feared. [From the Sydney Morning Herald]
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