Get healthy with you kids

It is an age-old cliche to resolve to lose some weight, and get fit.  But, with the rising obesity rates in America it is more important than ever to take the first literal step toward wellness.  Don’t hesitate to involve your kids in this process!  From a walk around the block to playing in the park there are plenty of things you can do with your children that will get you both active.  If you need another source of inspiration look to The National Fatherhood Initiative’s Fit2Father pledge.

Plan an at-home dinner night with your family

Fathers have a great influence on the foods their kids eat.  As we previously reported upon one study showed that, “By far the biggest influence on how often children ate out was the number of times fathers did.”  While preparing food and setting the table after a long day at work can seem daunting, your family’s waistlines and mental health will thank you for it.  When we spoke about the positive effects of family dinners studies showed that beyond giving the family a space to talk freely without distraction kids who ate with their parents were less likely do be involved with drugs and other destructive behaviors.

Do something your children will remember forever

It is impossible to replace the role of the father in a child’s life.  Read about what other dads have done for their children in our previous stories: Waving at the Bus, Blind Crippled and Playing in a Marching Band, and Father Quits Job to be at Son’s Game to get inspired.  Remember, when children are grown they do not look back and remember their father through toys and gifts, but the experiences they shared together.  It can cost little to no money to perform a gesture or create an experience that your child will remember forever.

Respect their mother

If you are still in a relationship with the mother of your children, or are co-parenting, children gain more when parents work together toward a common goal rather than struggling against each other.  All Pro Dad shared some benefits children gain when you respect their mother, including: Security, stability, and added perspective.

Talk to your kids

Don’t be afraid to dig deeper than how your child’s day was or what they did in school, make a resolution to really sit down and level with your children about the issues they face.  Even though it may be awkward or difficult occasionally, for you and them, your children need your presence, guidance, and wisdom.  Reaching them may seem impossible at times, especially depending on their age, but you will be glad you did!  The National Fatherhood Initiative previously featured ways on how dads can use text message as one resource to help open up dialogues with their children.

Your resolutions may look very different than these, and you should always custom-tailor any advice to fit your own life and the specific needs of you and your family.  Use these resolutions as possible guidelines to help guide you in self-improvement as a father in the coming year.

The Men’s Divorce Law Firm believes that fathers are an irreplaceable presence in a child’s life, for that reason we stand for Fathers, Families, and Fairness.

“Getting ready for trial in a divorce or child custody case can be a stressful time as litigants and litigators attempt to condense the details and documents of a relationship into the hours or days of a trial. If you’re represented by counsel, it is your attorney’s job to prepare you for trial and to deliver a concise and convincing presentation of your case to the court. That said, since judicial determinations are often based upon the behavior a party exhibited in the courtroom rather than the exhibits they offered into evidence, please consider the following helpful hints for your day in divorce or custody court:

1. Do not roll your eyes, mutter under your breath or otherwise gesticulate when your spouse is testifying. Although justice may be blind, most judges are not. To the contrary, they are usually astute observers of body language who rarely appreciate one party’s use of facial expressions to mock the other spouse’s testimony. If your spouse is misrepresenting facts to the court, pass a few brief written comments to your attorney and patiently await their brilliant cross examination.

2. Do not keep referring to your child as “my” son or “my” daughter. More often than not, a parent who consistently uses the singular possessive pronoun with regard to the children is a parent who is singularly possessive about who should raise them.

3. Make sure that you’ve disclosed relevant and potentially embarrassing personal facts to your attorney early on in the case. Many years ago when I was a public defender, I represented “Jordan” who was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. At the first office appointment, Jordan provided me with a detailed description of his performance on the roadside sobriety test, but he neglected to mention that when he exited the vehicle he was wearing a “teddy” negligee and a pair of high heels. Although Jordan’s was a criminal case which was resolved without a trial, his story bears repeating for divorcing spouses whose personal habits are relevant to their case.

4. Don’t bring your entire extended family and ten of your closest friends to your divorce hearing. During a marriage, most spouses would think twice about sharing their income tax returns or the intimate details of their relationship with third parties. When a marriage is ending, some divorcing spouses abandon this rule of privacy and assume that inquiring minds want to know everything about the divorce. If you need a support system to get you through the trial, pick no more than two people to sit quietly in the bleachers of the courtroom.

5. Don’t wear your torn blue jeans, your muscle shirt or your mini skirt to divorce court. Strange but true, months of trial preparation can be undone in an instant by a client who is dressed to tease rather than to testify. A provocative outfit may be great for the weekend after your divorce but it’s a fashion disaster for your custody case. When you select your courtroom attire, pretend you’re heading for a job interview. In some respects, you are.

6. Do not be rendered speechless if you’re asked to describe the positive aspects of your spouse’s parenting. A child custody case can be won or lost with the single question, “Can you describe some of the positive aspects of your spouse’s parenting skills?” On occasion, this question is followed by a pregnant pause as the witness scrambles to identify one favorable aspect of the other party’s parenting. If you can’t say anything positive about your spouse to the court, you’re probably not saying anything positive about your spouse to the kids.

7. Don’t display open hostility toward your spouse’s attorney. Your spouse’s attorney is probably not on your Christmas list. If you’re openly hostile toward opposing counsel during your cross-examination, you’re probably scoring more points for the other team than for yours. Keeping your cool on the witness stand is a great way of saying that you have nothing to hide.

8. Don’t read or receive text messages during the hearing. If you want the Court to pay full attention to the testimony, make sure that you do the same.

9. In a child custody dispute, don’t keep talking about “your” needs and “your” desires. Custody cases are determined based upon “the best interests of the child”. At trial, it is a safe assumption that the court doesn’t particularly care about you or your spouse, but the court cares deeply about the child(ren) you have created together.

10. Don’t tell long winded stories with irrelevant details of your spousal disputes. In divorce court, most judges have full dockets, sore backs and a desire to make it to lunchtime without an emergency hearing. If you’re asking the court for a protection order, describe the alleged spousal abuse and avoid the temptation to explain the minute details of the domestic dispute which precipitated the abuse.

Hopefully, my top ten tips will improve your odds at trial although there are no guarantees of success in the world of litigation.”

Every attorney’s recommendations and guidance will be different, and nothing can replace the hands-on care one receives when retaining an an attorney for their family law needs.  If you are facing a family law matter seek out the Men’s Divorce Law Firm for the aggressive representation of husbands and fathers.

Alex Kendrick from the new movie Courageous talks about the initiative:

Getting involved is simple, register with your name and e-mail and the National Fatherhood Initiative will send you six weeks of tips and ideas to help keep your family active and healthy  The program focuses on condition, nutrition and connection, helping dads each week with a Warm-up, practice, and a “Get in the Game” activity to do with their families.

If you are in or around the DC area, or would like to help out the initiative, you can register for the walk in Washington DC on October 16th.  If you cannot make the DC walk you can sign up to host a walk in your local community.

Orlando lawyer Jeffrey Feulner and the Men’s Divorce Law Firm realize the importance of being active and see it as an opportunity for parents to spend valuable time with their children.

Are there really just ten? Likely not, your son needs EVERYTHING from you. However, the following ten add up to a solid start, and they are gateway concepts to so much more.

But, there’s a balance at play here. You see, ultimately, your job is to make sure that there’s nothing your son needs from you (other than love). Too many parents create a toxic culture of dependency where, we kid you not, mom or dad even contact prospective employers to cover for their child’s poor interview, sorry work ethic or sub-par resume to pressure the hire.

Our job is to raise young people in love and security, but also make sure they are well equipped to leave home and make it on their own.

1. Be There:

   Your son needs your presence. Your son needs quantity playtime with his dad, not just quality playtime. He needs you at school conferences, soccer games, church events, and mealtimes. Mealtimes are especially crucial to child development, and your son needs his dad. He needs you to wish him good night and he needs to watch you live. He needs to watch you treat his mother right, to watch you make decisions, to watch you value the right things…

2. Respect:

   It’s a cliché that what all men want, ultimately, is respect. Ditto your son.

3. Responsibility:

   One way to earn respect is to demonstrate responsibility. He can’t do this without your help, your expectations, and your coaching.

4. Trust:

   Along with responsibility comes trust. This is a form of believing in your son. Don’t badger, expect. Trust suggests respect. Respect leads to trust. Trust accepted equals responsible behavior.

5. Boundaries:

   Your son needs boundaries he can understand. Fact is, there is more freedom with secure boundaries than without. Obviously, these vary with age and maturity.

6. Accountability:

   We’re not talking about stalking your son, checking up on him every instant, or calling him to task for every detail. However, real world preparation must involve holding to account, following through, and the understanding that every choice he makes is potentially open for review.

7. Love:

   Your son doesn’t need to simply know that you love him, he needs to feel it, see it in action, and understand that it’s as deep and wide as the ocean. Love is the greatest source of strength either of you have. Embrace love; own it, practice it and tell him how you feel.

8. Affection and touch:

   Too many men are confused about affection. They confuse distance with manliness and nothing could be further from the truth. So hug, express your feelings.  And, above all, don’t be afraid to say, “I love you” to your son. Don’t close him out from affection because of your own fear. Your son very much needs physical contact with his dad. A hand on the shoulder, hugs and embraces, holding his hand when he’s younger. Physical touch is key to human development, from infancy on up. Your son needs your physical touch.

9. Advice vis-à-vis “the ‘S’ word”:

   Your son needs your advice. He needs you to teach him about love and respect. He needs his dad to tell, and to show, him how to treat other people. What is appropriate when it comes to girls? What is right and wrong? Your son needs you to talk to him about sex.

10. Example:

    Your son needs your example. If you’ve been a poor example, then he needs to hear you admit that and then he needs to see you find your way. He needs to have a dad around who he can look up to, model, admire and emulate. Your son needs his dad to be his hero.

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Orlando Lawyer Jeffrey Feulner and the Men’s Divorce Law Firm believe both parents play an important and equal role in the upbringing of a child.  That is why we stand for fathers, families, and fairness.

“Make A Family Calendar:
Hang it wherever the children will see it, to show that you care. Make your children see that their lives are important to you and that they are your priority.

On the family calendar, list:
- Birthdates
- School schedules
- Other dates, such as dental appointments, dance recitals, sports games, and so on.

Establish Rules Such As The Following:
- Each parent must order his or her own tickets for children’s events.
- Each parent must make his or her own arrangements at school to get information. It is not up to your former spouse to do those things or provide information for you. It’s up to you to take the initiative.
- Don’t make your son or daughter into the man or woman of the house.
- Don’t turn your son or daughter into your best friend and confidant.
- Don’t fill the void in your bed by allowing your child to sleep there. If you eventually start a relationship and no longer allow your child into your bed because you are sharing it with someone else, the child could feel displaced.

If You Are The Noncustodial Parent, Here Are Some Ideas To Help You Maintain A Positive Relationship With Your Children:
- Some schools allow children to leave the grounds for lunch; you may be able to take them out to lunch without affecting your co-parent’s time.
- As much as you can, duplicate at your home the little things that your kids love at the custodial parent’s home–things like special Barbie dolls, books, and so on. Send out the message that you care. Duplicating items will remove the stress children may feel abouttaking their favorite things to the other parent’s home or about forgetting to bring them (but keep in mind that some items, like the favorite blanket or stuffed animal, can’t be duplicated).

Remember, your children still have two parents. They still have a family. It’s the dynamics that have changed and it’s up to parents to minimize the conflict and make transition as easy as possible.”

If you feel your timeshare arrangement should be revised contact Orlando Lawyer Jeffrey Feulner and the Men’s Divorce Law Firm today.

J. Richard Kulerski recently wrote for the Huffington Post his thoughts on how best to keep your divorce from digging deep into your wallet.  The secret, he claims, is no secret really: Keep your case out of court.  But, how does he suggest going about this?

Traditional methods of speaking to an ex, or soon to be ex-spouse, are often times confrontational at best.  This aggressive onset to communication provides a toxic playing field for any negations.  It’s no wonder why most turn sour.  The advent of collaborative approaches to divorce, such as mediation, have brought to light a new way of getting the job done, and it has to do with salesmanship.

Anyone who has ever transacted business knows you must be nice to a customer if you wish to make a sale.  Being nasty to a customer is bad for business.  When you want an out-of-court settlement, your spouse is the customer–the one you must sell to. It follows, therefore, that you should act nicely toward your spouse.

If you don’t want an expensive court battle, what other means do you have of motivating them to agree to a settlement they don’t want to agree to? This is where salesmanship comes in. It’s all we have left.

The following are some professional negotiation insights into what it takes to get through to your spouse during your divorce settlement conversations.

• Understand that your spouse will always see things differently than you do. It is as impossible to change their mind as it is for them to change yours, so don’t annoy them by trying. Divorces get settled by working around the other side’s thinking, not by challenging it.

• The best way to work around your partner’s thinking is by listening to their concerns and showing respect for what they say. Your partner will not agree to a settlement until they know that they have been heard, and that you have validated their right to see things as they do.

• Do not try to convince your soon-to-be ex of the righteousness of your position. Instead, listen to why they think their position is the correct one.

• Listening shows that you are persuadable and you cannot be persuasive until you first convince them that you can be persuaded.

• Listen more than you speak.

• Repeat their words back to them. This signifies that you are making room in your mind to accommodate their viewpoint.

• Don’t argue with them. No one has ever won an argument by arguing. Arguing only makes them angry and angry people do not want to compromise.

• Recognize that someone has to be the first to act civilly or a sensible settlement is never going to happen. Don’t rely on your partner to be this person.

• Always wait until it is your turn to speak. Never, ever interrupt them.

• Wait until things are calm before you express your disagreement, and then proceed with the utmost diplomacy.

• Be patient. It takes time to settle a divorce case. It is not meant to happen in one sitting.

• Do not react negatively when your spouse rejects your proposal. There are usually a few NO’S before you can reasonably expect a YES.

• Do not say no too quickly. Wait three seconds before responding because this shows that you have given appropriate consideration to their proposal.

Keep in the back of your mind that divorce settlement conversations are not about who is right or wrong, they are about your money and not throwing it away.

Orlando lawyer Jeffrey Feulner and the Men’s Divorce Law Firm believes in communication between the Firm and our clients and encourages our clients to communicate productively with those in their case as possible.

Patrick Henry Hughes plays in the marching band at his school, the University of Louisville.  However, he has never walked a step in his life or even seen a football game.

Patrick was born with a birth defect that both blinded and crippled him.  His parents suffered the daunting realization that their son would never be able to completely stretch out his limbs, or see.  However, that overwhelming cloud was lifted on Patrick’s first birthday when he sat down at the piano and began to show an interest and natural talent.  His father, Patrick John Huges, took this as an opportunity to connect with his son in an difficult situation.

When he went to the University of Louisville he was invited to be a part of the marching band.  Patrick Huges Sr rose to the challenge yet again and did what he could as a father to help his son.  This involved him attending every game to push his son’s wheelchair, as part of the formation, in the marching band.  He took the graveyard shift as a UPS deliverer so he could attend every class and practice with his son in order to make this a reality.

When both a father and a child remain an inspiration for each other it is possible for them to overcome anything.  While the challenges most parents face are not as extreme as Patrick’s situation it’s still important for parents to tech their children to overcome hardship.  All Pro Dad lists some ways that parents can teach their children to overcome obstacles:

1) Be a Role Model: Kids learn most of what they know about problem solving by watching their parents deal with difficulty. So demonstrate the deep satisfaction that comes with negotiating a challenge.

2) Equip them with the right tools: Tools such as motivation, self-confidence, perseverance, faith, strength of character, sound judgment, and experience in solving small problems.

3) Play problem-solving games as a family: Scavenger hunts, board games, word puzzles. This helps kids understand that obstacles are an important element of a rich and fulfilling life experience.

4) Understand the difference between “childhood” and “irrelevancy”: Too many parents offer children neither responsibility nor the respect of expectation.  If you expect nothing from your children then that is what they will give you in return.  Keeping your child from contributing to family life will likely result in them developing other, typically destructive, skills.

5) Provide children with practice: Introduce obstacles that kids can deal with; teach them how to develop strategy; encourage them to persevere; and then make a big deal of it when they succeed. Involve children with planning family outings, working out details on vacation, and handling the logistics for other family events.

While there is no simple answer to the challenges that life can place before you fathers, and mothers, are uniquely equipped as parents to help children persevere through life’s pitfalls.

Jeffrey Feulner and the Men’s Divorce Law Firm aggressively represents husbands and fathers because we stand for fathers’ rights in a family law setting.  If you are a father and you have questions on your family law matters contact us today to see how we can help your case.

His words illuminate struggles all fathers and children have such as managing work and family, being a good father, and growing up without  a father figure in his life:

I grew up without a father around. I have certain memories of him taking me to my first jazz concert and giving me my first basketball as a Christmas present. But he left when I was two years old.

And even though my sister and I were lucky enough to be raised by a wonderful mother and caring grandparents, I always felt his absence and wondered what it would have been like if he had been a greater presence in my life. I still do. It is perhaps for this reason that fatherhood is so important to me, and why I’ve tried so hard to be there for my own children.

That’s not to say I’ve always been a perfect dad. I haven’t. When Malia and Sasha were younger, work kept me away from home more than it should have. At times, the burden of raising our two daughters has fallen too heavily on Michelle. During the campaign, not a day went by that I didn’t wish I could spend more time with the family I love more than anything else in the world.

But through my own experiences, and my continued efforts to be a better father, I have learned something over the years about what children need most from their parents.

They need our time, measured not only in the number of hours we spend with them each day, but what we do with those hours. I’ve learned that children don’t just need us physically present, but emotionally available – willing to listen and pay attention and participate in their daily lives. Children need structure, which includes learning the values of self-discipline and responsibility.

Malia and Sasha may live in the White House, but Michelle and I still make sure they do their chores, make their beds, finish their schoolwork and take care of the dog. And above all I’ve learned that children need our unconditional love-when they succeed and when they make mistakes; when life is easy and life is hard.

Without a doubt, it is easier to raise children in this kind of caring, attentive atmosphere when both parents are present. Of course, there are plenty of single parents who do a heroic job of raising their kids. I know this because I was fortunate enough to have one-a mother who never allowed my father’s absence to be an excuse for slacking off or not doing my best. But more and more kids are growing up today without their dads. And those young folks are more likely to struggle in school, try drugs, get into trouble and even wind up in jail.

Help Kids Reach Their Potential

There are too many young people out there who aren’t reaching their potential because they don’t have a father figure to guide them. And yet, the truth is, it’s harder to be a father today, even for those dads who are present in their children’s lives.

We are still feeling the aftershocks of a recession that took an especially difficult toll on men. And if you’re struggling to pay the bills, a focus on simply getting by can understandably take precedence over everything else.

We can all do right by our kids.

I have worked hard to get dads help in simple but meaningful ways-by supporting community programs that work with troubled fathers; getting businesses to offer things like discounted movie or sports tickets for fathers to spend more time with their kids; and by making sure dads in the military can keep in contact with their children from overseas.

And every father can encourage his child to turn off the video games and pick up a book; to study hard and stay in school. Every father can pack a healthy lunch for his son, or go outside and play ball with his daughter.

No matter how difficult life gets, we can show our kids through our own example the value in treating each other as we wish to be treated. These things we can all do. Our kids understand that life won’t always be perfect, that times get tough and that even great parents don’t get everything right. More than anything, they just want us to be there-to be present, to care about their lives.

Coaching Moments

This year, in addition to being President, I took on a second job. I was an assistant coach for Sasha’s basketball team. Every Sunday we would bring Sasha and her teammates together for clinics and drills. It was a lot of fun.

There were even a couple of times when I’d fill in for the regular coaches at the games. I’ll admit that this was a little nerve-racking, and I’m sure this was true for Sasha as well, who may have winced when her dad would voice his displeasure with a particular call made by the referee. But I was so proud, watching her run up and down the court, seeing her learn and improve and gain confidence. And I was hopeful that in the years to come, she would look back on experiences like these as the ones that helped define her as a person – and as a parent herself.

In the end that’s what being a parent is all about: those precious moments, the times we spend with our children that fill us with pride and excitement for their future; the chances we have to set an example or offer a piece of advice or just be there to show that we love them. And that’s a lesson worth remembering everyday. “

- President Barack Obama

There is a lot of advice out there on how to be a father.  If you learn from your personal role-models, websites, or public figures always remember that ultimately you can only do your best.  So long as you work with the best intentions of your family in mind and love unconditionally the rest will come naturally.

If things in your family life are tense due to Family Law forces beyond your control contact Orlando lawyer Jeffrey Feulner at the Men’s Divorce Law Firm today so that we can help with the legal matters and you can focus on being a father.

Despite women being the ones to express discontent they also, ironically, face difficulty when it comes to passing on the chores to their partners.  Two of three women surveyed said the inequitable balance of parenting powers makes them resent their partners, yet juggling all the domestic duties feels like something they’re obligated to do.

“It’s literally ingrained in most of us to want to be Super Moms, and that feeling is so often compounded in working moms, who feel the added guilt of being away from their children for a number of hours each day to begin with,” Carley Roney, editor-in-chief of TheBump.com, told ForbesWoman. “When they have the chance to be a mommy, to give up any control can be quite painful.”

But, the need to relinquish that control is becoming clearer and clearer.  The survey revealed that 92% of working moms and 89% of their stay-at-home (SAHM) sisters report feeling overwhelmed by the demands of work, maintaining a household and parenting, prompting more than 60% to say they feel like they’re piloting the parenting plane solo.

The benefits of splitting the workload extend beyond pleasing the woman in such a union.  Splitting the chores and managing the relationship better overall can lead to more time, better sex, and an overall happier marriage.  ABC reports:

The research shows that it is in the best interest of both parties to split the work between the partners in a relationship in a manner that suits each person best.  While every couple has their own formula that works for them it is always good to lower the possibility or lessen the climate of resentment in any relationship and improve the areas which make function relationships work.

Jeffrey Feulner and the Men’s Divorce Law Firm encourage all couples to work together to settle their marital difficulties.  However, we realize this does not always happen as clean-cut or as smoothly as one would like, in such instances we are here to help.

It’s that talk that no parent is looking forward to in life.  Yes, “The” Talk.  A span of approximately twenty-five, long, awkward, minutes for both parent and child.  A point in time where “all” the information which a young adult needs to know about sex is condensed and quickly gotten out of the way so all parties can attempt to save face and quickly forget the painful experience.  For daughters this talk has historically been reserved for the mother, and only for the mother, but current research coming from New York University is suggesting that a father’s presence may be a major factor in the long-term sexual health of a girl.

Previous studies have concluded that girls who have open communication with their fathers — about everything — tend to have intercourse later in life and also have fewer sexual partners, both of which can be very good for sexual and mental health. But do they actually have to talk about sex to have this effect?

Time Magazine recently reported the findings of Katherine Hutchinson, associate professor at the NYU College of Nursing, who wanted to figure out whether fathers had a role to play in “The” Talk. As part of a larger study examining family influences on adolescent sexual risk, she asked a representative sample of 250 or so women aged 19 to 21 what kind of impact their fathers had on their sex education.

The answer was: very little. And, surprisingly, a lot of the women, most of whom were sexually active, wished their fathers had told them more. Specifically, they wanted to hear stuff only guys would know, about how to communicate with men and what the carnal landscape looked like from a male’s vantage point. “They felt that if they could have been more comfortable talking with their fathers about issues around sex, they might have been more comfortable talking to boyfriends or potential sexual partners about them,” says Hutchinson, whose study was published in the Journal of Family Issues. “And they wanted to know how to negotiate intimacy issues with men.”

So when it comes time for “The” Talk don’t shy away from your daughters, you have as much valuable knowledge to contribute to her development as her mother does.  Fatherhood.com gives suggestions on how to make the discussion go more smoothly for both parent and child.

First, recognize that children are having sex at earlier ages, and that your kids are not immune to sexual temptation. This may be a hard pill to swallow for some parents but it’s the reality facing most kids today.  Statics show that 40% of ninth graders have had intercourse, 75% of seniors have had sex, and when they reach college at least 90%.  The talk may not be as simple as it was before either.  According to a Rolling Stone report 75% of college students have experimented with oral sex, 13% anal sex, and more heterosexuals are involved in “part-time homosexuality.”  Don’t be afraid to touch on these subjects with your children when they seem to be ready, it may not be easy for either of you but they will likely thank you for it later.

Second, learn why relatively innocent children become sexually promiscuous young adults. Many parents fall back on blaming the media or peer pressure when an otherwise good child goes sexually astray.  Unfortunately, decisions about sex often become more about peer acceptance than what a child believes to be right or wrong.  However, many times a gateway for these influences is opened when fathers are ignorant or silent on sexual matters.

Finally, teach your children the many good reasons for waiting. There are plenty of moral and religious grounds for waiting, of course.  But the medical arguments alone are enough to make a solid case. Statistics show that sexually active teens risk great physical harm to their bodies. Millions contract sexually transmitted diseases. Your daughters especially are at risk because studies show that 40% sexually active teenage girls get pregnant.

When it comes to subjects about sex encourage your daughters and sons to be open with you, and invite their questions. Then take the time to answer in age-appropriate ways. Kids consistently say they want to learn about sex from their parents, but according to one survey, only 15 percent of mothers and 8 percent of fathers ever talked to their children about sexual intercourse.  Push through an awkward conversation now for the long-term health and happiness of your children.

Jeffrey Feulner and the Men’s Divorce Law Firm believe that being armed with the proper education about any subject puts you in a stronger position.  If you need more education on a legal matter contact us today.