In Illinois, grandparent visitation is a privilege rather than a right. If you find that you are being denied access to your grandchildren following a divorce, separation or death of a parent, you will have to go to court and ask for visitation. All Illinois matters regarding visitation with minor children seek to serve the…Read More
Kids and Chores: A Recipe for Success
Today, parents are focused on their kids participating in activities that lead to success. However, according to the developmental psychologist and author, Richard Rende, parents have stopped doing the the one thing that is ‘actually a proven predictor of success.’ Apparently, the secret ingredient is requiring kids to perform household chores, an idea which is…Read More
Children Face Poverty in Single Parent Households
Marriage may be dead according to 77-year-old Isabel V. Sawhill, a long-time defender of marriage, author on marital topics and past democratic official of President Clinton’s administration. In a change of direction, Ms. Sawhill argues it is “high-time we stop trying to revive marriage and start figuring out what will replace it” to stem the…Read More
