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A Divorced Child's Bill Of Rights

It's easy to get so caught up in the battles of divorce and the hassles of custody that you forget that your child has certain inalienable rights. A child of divorce, especially, needs to have his or her rights honored and respected.

Click here to read this and more blogs by Julie Ross about successfully negotiating the ins and outs of joint custody.

The Only Parenting Books You’ll Ever Need to Read

How to Hug A Porcupine made the list of The Only 20 Parenting Books Worth Your Time!

The very best parenting books are better than the intentions we bring to them. The good ones are both consoling and challenging, reminding us that to be a parent who is present, and forgiving, and kind, you must first be all of these things to yourself. (Harder than you’d think.) The parenting books listed here are some of the best of the best.

Review: Joint Custody With A Jerk: Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex

"Great counsel for happily-ever-after a divorce."
In a revised edition of their 1995 bestseller, parenting expert Ross gives practical, psychology-based communication strategies for successful co-parenting after divorce, including a new chapter on technology applications. Read full review

Got a parenting problem? Maybe Moses can help.

An innovative group in Boston is using Julie Ross’s “How To Hug A Porcupine” as part of a spiritually infused parenting training program.

Read more in this article from the Boston Globe.

QUIZ: Where Do You Stand on These Back-to-School Parenting Questions?

Every new grade level comes a brand new set of questions surrounding what is or isn't appropriate for your kids. To help guide you, we sat down with parenting expert Julie Ross, M.A., executive director of Parenting Horizons and author of How to Hug a Porcupine: Negotiating the Prickly Points of the Tween Years.