Families are Forever

 No matter what instigates it, who is involved, and what follows, divorce is never a positive addition to life. Unfortunately, divorce is all too prevalent in our society today. Over a quarter of all first marriages end in divorce. Even more frightening is that over 60% of people that get remarried then get divorced. Let's take a look at three things you should know about divorce: 1. What increases your chance for divorce? 2. What are the negative effects of divorce? 3. If you do get divorced, how do you balance the aftermath? I want to delve into each of these questions and discern how we can better be informed about divorce. It has a lot of damaging qualities, but sometimes it is necessary. Let's see how we can make sense of it. 1. What increases your chance for divorce? There are many ways that people can set themselves up for divorce without even realizing it. Some of those include the attitude and perspective that you could  get divorced. Having this as your thought proce...

A parent's responsibility is to attend to the needs of their child. In doing this, they must be willing to sacrifice their own desires in order to best help them in where they are at. How can we better understand and recognize the needs of children though? Needs manifest through behaviors. When a child is lashing out, there is always a reason behind it caused by some unmet need that needs to be addressed. This is why simply trying to stomp out or bribe a behavior out of a child won't actually fix the problem. Below I will name the main needs that most children have that can result in undesirable behaviors. Then, I will include what approach parents can take to address the need. 1. Contact with others/belonging This need asserts that children need to feel connected to others. This can mean receiving physical touch, conversation, inclusion, and so on. This is basically the feeling of belonging that comes when others give you attention, When this need is not met, it can result in ...

 The role of a father has been idealized for years upon years until more recently as society has pushed for women's rights. Though women should undoubtedly have equal opportunities and be treated with equal respect, it has begun to crush the role of a father. It has become more and more common for fathers to be less involved with their children and families. Is this really so bad though? Let look at some data. In "Fathers’ Roles in the Care and Development of Their Children: The Role of Pediatricians", Michael Yogman discusses the different roles fathers play in their family unit especially regarding children. One of the first points that Yogman brings up is how a father influences the language learning of a baby. The research suggests that mothers have a tendency to use the same words when speaking to their child whereas the father tends to use more new words. This increases the vocabulary of the child as they are beginning to learn to speak. A father's influence doe...