This from Israel, is someone listening?

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http://www.israelnewsagency.com/israelfatherscustodyrightschildren84442129.html

Israel Reviews Fathers Custody Rights

By Joel Leyden
Israel News Agency

Jerusalem----December 9....The Israel Ministry of Health and the Israel
Ministry of Justice are now taking a hard, serious look at the benefits of
joint custody in the Jewish state. Joint custody might very well be the
best option for children of separation and divorce, an American family
psychology study found.

Trekking from Mom's home during the week to Dad's on the weekend may seem
like a hassle for some children of divorced parents, but it just might be
best for them in the long run, concludes a meta-analysis, published in the
March Journal of Family Psychology (Vol. 16, No. 1).

The study finds that children from divorced families are better adjusted
when they live with both parents at different homes or spend significant
time with both parents compared with children who interact with only one
parent.

Robert Bauserman, PhD, of the Baltimore Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene, reviewed 33 studies that examined 1,846 sole-custody and 814
joint-custody children. Both groups of children were compared with a
sample of 251 kids in intact families. Bauserman found that children in
joint-custody arrangements had fewer behavioral and emotional problems,
higher self-esteem and better family relationships and school performance
compared with those in sole-custody situations.

And he found no significant difference in adjustment among children in
shared custody and those living in intact family situations. Joint-custody
children probably fare better, according to Bauserman, because they have
ongoing contact with both parents. The contact with both parents, he
argues, is the key ingredient in kids' adjustment, he said.

The findings indicate that children don't necessarily need to be in joint
physical custody to show better adjustment, they just need to spend
substantial time with both parents. Also, according to the research,
couples with joint-custody agreements tend to experience less conflict --
which speaks to the concern that joint custody is harmful to kids because
it exposes them to ongoing parental strife.

In fact, Bauserman notes, "it was the sole-custody parents who reported
higher levels of current conflict." He found that some research shows that
joint custody may actually reduce parental conflict over time. Obviously,
joint custody isn't always preferable to sole custody. When one parent is
abusive or neglectful sole custody could be the best option for the
children, Bauserman says.

The Israel Association for Father's Rights supports the above study as
well as other human rights groups based in Israel. The Israel Association
for Father's Rights (IAFR) has over 80,000 members, a large and
professional staff of social workers and family attorneys. The IAFR, which
is based in Tel Aviv, works closely with the Israel Ministry of Health,
the Israel Ministry of Justice and the Association for Civil Rights in
Israel.

The Israel Association for Father's Rights has been at the legal and
ethical forefront fighting against parental abuse by mothers, the legal
and callous use of children as pawns in divorce cases, abusive child
support (mezonote) decisons, false claims of sexual harassment and the
basic human right of full and joint custody for fathers.

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"Children learn what they live"

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who need to read and take notice of what's being said in that article.

Kids need BOTH parents and there's no replacing the real bio-parent.....