Flower Notebook Large Size 8.5 x 11 Ruled 150 Pages Softcover
by Wild Pages Press
The Wainwrights Pocket Log is a very small and classy note book which has been customised for Lakeland Fell-Walkers. The texture of the cover and the gold trimmings give it a stylish retro feel. The contents are in black & white, with the fells arranged alphabetically within the seven sections of the 214 Wainwrights. Its size is its charm but also its advantage. Full size log books expect a lot more to be written than is helpful to most people, take up space and can't be easily carried. Wall cha...
A couple with children divorce. A court orders the father to pay child support, but the father fails to pay. This pattern repeats itself thousands of times every year in nearly every American state. Making Fathers Pay is David L. Chambers's study of the child-support collection process in Michigan, the state most successful in inducing fathers to pay. He begins by reporting the perilous financial problems of divorced mothers with children, problems faced even by mothers who work full time and...
Implement prevention interventions and policies to curb the cycle of violence in our schools!Kids and Violence: The Invisible School Experience examines overt and covert violence occurring in the school setting involving students, school personnel, and school policy, and highlights a level of violence that is often hidden, ignored, or subtly tolerated. This book provides the latest research findings on various issues of violence in our schools. It also shows what happens when the adults responsi...
A practical and candid look at in-laws that takes stock of how new family members negotiate challenges, and offers guidance on achieving peace. Why do some families find joy in welcoming new members to their clan, while others find it so disagreeable? In her newest book, Don't Bite Your Tongue author and Brandeis scholar Ruth Nemzoff focuses on the complex and difficult in-law relationship, including * the complexity of the connections between in-law siblings * how in-law relationships become u...
"Children's rights": the phrase has been a legal battle cry for twenty-five years. But as this provocative book by a nationally renowned expert on children's legal standing argues, it is neither possible nor desirable to isolate children from the interests of their parents, or those of society as a whole. From foster care to adoption to visitation rights and beyond, Martin Guggenheim offers a trenchant analysis of the most significant debates in the children's rights movement, particularly thos...
This work constitutes the official Hague Conference Guide to Good Practice in dealing with intercountry adoption matters under the 1993 Hague Convention.
Child Custody and the Politics of Gender
by Carol Smart and Selma Sevenhuijsen
This collection of papers challenges the trends for joint custody and argues that misleading notions of new fathers and enforced equality can lead to custody decisions which are not always in the best interests of the children. This book should be of interest to teachers and students of family law, women's studies, social policy, family law practitioners.
Advanced Introduction to Children's Rights
by Wouter Vandenhole and Gamze Erdem Turkelli
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction offers a succinct yet comprehensive introduction to the multidisciplinary field of children's rights. Inspired by the dilemma of differenc...
Conducting Scientifically Crafted Child Custody Evaluations
by Jonathan W. Gould
This comprehensive guide presents the literature on child custody evaluations in a coherent, logically integrated format that can be applied directly to practice. Jonathan Gould proposes new assessment models that are based on studies of the 10 percent of divorced couples who pursue resolution of custody disputes. The book comprises: a conceptual framework - history, systems, standards and rules, and business/office management issues; the evaluation process - practical hands-on guidance; and su...
Internet Child Abuse: Current Research and Policy
Internet Child Abuse: Current Research and Policy provides a timely overview of international policy, legislation and offender management and treatment practice in the area of Internet child abuse. Internet use has grown considerably over the last five years, and information technology now forms a core part of the formal education system in many countries. There is however, increasing evidence that the Internet is used by some adults to access children and young people in order to 'groom' them f...
Are you unsure of the biological relationship between you and someone in your family, yet unsure how to proceed in establishing the truth? Then look no further than this complete guide to the most accurate and safe method of attaining complete peace of mind. The need to establish who is the biological father of a child arises in many situations, some pleasant, some less so. But whatever our reasons for undergoing such a test, we need to feel sure of what we are getting into and be certain that w...