Lost Boys

Why our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them by James Garbarino, Ph.D. — Book Review by Richard Niolon Ph.D. James Garbarino, Ph.D. is Co-Director of the Family Life Development Center, and a Professor of Human Development at Cornell University. He has authored or coauthored over 15 books on children, worked with children […]

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Families and Substance Abuse

This was a presentation to social workers based upon requests to know more about substance abuse and dysfunctional families. So How Does Substance Abuse Cause Changes In the Family? Drugs and alcohol are substances that alter people by producing changes in: Aggression – Research shows that substance abuse is not a risk factor for many […]

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Dysfunctional Families

What do we know about parents from maltreating families? They are often socially isolated, and have little emotional and financial support. Depression is a common factor in the neglect of children; Chaffin and colleagues found in a study of over 7,000 parents in five major cities that depressed parents are 3 times more likely to […]

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Telling Children About Divorce

Tips on how to tell children their parents are getting a divorce

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Step-Families: When Families Mend

Review of how step-families form, different types of step-families and which survive, and how your step-family can succeed

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Why Do People Divorce?

Review of general reasons for divorce, including depression, substance abuse, and poor communication

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Divorced Mothers

Review of the role and coping of mothers after divorce, and some advice from experts

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Divorced Fathers

Review of the role of fathers after divorce, allegations in custody battles, and advice from experts

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When Divorce Is Inevitable

Review of the stages of divorce for adults, and two good self-help books

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Children of Divorce and Adjustment

Review of the effects of divorce on children broken down by age, what makes for good post-divorce adjustment, and resolving parental conflict

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