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*** ATTENTION PARENTS AND STEPPARENTS ***

NEGOTIATE WITH KNOWLEDGE

Are you faced with custody, visitation, child support, and/or stepparent issues?
Do you find it difficult, if not impossible, to co-parent with the other parent?

If your answer is "YES" to either or both questions, please review the books that are referenced on this website, attend Domestic and Co-Parenting Mediation Sessions, attend the Institute For Co-Parenting Resolution (CPR) Training, and seek professional advice from your attorney.

ARLINE S. KERMAN, J.D., Ph.D.

My experiences as a practicing Divorce and Custody Attorney for more than 30 years, a Domestic Mediator, Arbitrator, Case Evaluator/Domestic Relations, Guardian Ad Litem, and an Educational Psychologist have convinced me that all eyes are on the parents when they are deciding the most important issues involving child custody, visitation, and child support. Their decisions affect not only themselves, but their child as well.

Moreover, parents who strive to become successful and effective co-parents create a healthy and wholesome environment for everyone, especially for the child who depends on the love and support of BOTH parents.

This website offers some important information that you may want to review and discuss with your attorney as you consider your options.

HOW TO SURVIVE AND WIN AS A CO-PARENT (2008 Edition) contains important and useful information including questionnaires, cooperative strategies, The Kerman Parenting Plan, chapters on stepparenting, psychological issues, portions of the custody laws of the 50 states, a short story, Sally Rose: A Teenage Casualty Of A Custody Battle, and other important chapters. The Parenting Plan on a CD is also included. The book is for all parents who want to co-parent effectively and successfully, whether Single, Married, Separated, and Divorced. The book is also used in the Institute for Co-Parenting Resolution (CPR) Training.

INSTITUTE FOR CO-PARENTING RESOLUTION (CPR) TRAINING

IN 2007, ARLINE S. KERMAN, J.D., Ph.D. AND GUY W. JORDAN, Ph.D. FOUNDED THE INSTITUTE FOR CO-PARENTING RESOLUTION (CPR). THE PURPOSE OF THE INSTITUTE IS TO EDUCATE PARENTS ABOUT THOSE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES THAT MAY ENHANCE THE PARENTS' ABILITY TO CO-PARENT SUCCESSFULLY AND EFFECTIVELY. THE CPR TRAINING SESSION LASTS FIVE (5) HOURS AND IS CONVENIENTLY OFFERED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. EACH REGISTERED PARTICIPANT WHO COMPLETES THE TRAINING WILL RECEIVE FROM THE INSTITUTE A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. PLEASE GO TO THE CO-PARENTING RESOLUTION SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

DR. ARLINE KERMAN'S MEDIATION, CASE EVALUATION/DOMESTIC RELATIONS, ARBITRATION, AND ATTORNEY SERVICES INCLUDE:

DOMESTIC MEDIATION SESSIONS INCLUDE A DISCUSSION OF THE DIVORCE AND CUSTODY ISSUES AS WELL AS A REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF THE COOPERATIVE STRATEGIES FOR PARENTS AND THE KERMAN CO-PARENTING PLAN OUTLINED IN THE BOOK, HOW TO SURVIVE AND WIN AS A CO-PARENT.

CASE EVALUATION/DOMESTIC RELATIONS AND ARBITRATION SERVICES

GUARDIAN AD LITEM SERVICES

THE 60 MINUTE OR 90 MINUTE CONSULTATION SESSION, WHICH CAN BE IN PERSON OR VIA THE TELEPHONE, INCLUDES ONE COPY OF THE BOOK, HOW TO SURVIVE AND WIN AS A CO-PARENT, INCLUDING THE CO-PARENTING PLAN ON A CD.

THE CUSTODY CUSTODY CONSULTATION WITH THE CLIENT AND HIS OR HER ATTORNEY CAN BE AT THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY.

TUNE IN TO "THE PARENTS' HOUR", which is a weekly online radio program airing LIVE every Friday morning at 10 am Eastern, 7 am Pacific on the VoiceAmerica Radio Network.

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ABOUT THE SHOW

Keeping families together, whole, and healthy is sometimes a serious challenge to a parents, and when there is a crisis, where can they turn? On “The Parents' Hour”, host Dr. Arline Kerman, has represented parents for over 30 years as a divorce and custody attorney, in addition to being a guardian ad litem, domestic mediator, case evaluator/domestic relations, arbitrator, author, and educational psychologist. She gives straightforward answers to the hard questions being asked by parents today who need help in properly parenting their children. Each week, Dr. Kerman provides a frank forum covering current topics like the crisis we have in education, problems with juvenile offenders, and guidelines for how parents can relate to each other so the child is not traumatized. Many parents are not aware of the resources out there in the community that can help them cope with the problems of child-rearing. Parents are also encouraged to consider using the materials on the shows, which are archived, as a basis for discussion with their children. Parents may also email their childrens' questions for the guests on upcoming shows. Three times a year, the show will feature "The Kids' Hour" with children age 14 and over who will discuss topics of interest to them, such as parenting, school, politics, drugs, etc. So tune in and get informed!

THE FOLLOWING IS THE LINE-UP OF THE SHOWS ALONG WITH THE REFERENCE MATERIALS:

JULY 13 CRISIS IN EDUCATION

www.silentepidemic.org

www .nea.org/newsreleases/2006/nr061003.html

www.adihome.org

www.commonwealtheducationfund.org/global.html

www.renewamerica.us/analyses/060517hutchison.htm

http://downtownweb.com/k-12-education/crisis.htm

JULY 20 GAY PARENTING

Gay Parenting - Complete Guide For Same-Sex Families by Shana Priwer and Cynthia Phillips

http://www.drspock.com/article/0,1510,4029+++cbx_families,00.html

http://apa.org/pi/lgbc/publications/lgpdiversity.html

www.gayparentmag.com/index.html

www.members.aol.com/tjfronczak/lesgayparenting.htm

JULY 27 CHILDREN'S FITNESS

www.DrApplebaum.com

www.FitnessMed.com

http://health,discovery.com/centers/nutritionfitness/fitness/articles/familyfit/needs.html

http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/index.html

http://www.centralhome.com/ballroomcountry/exercise_and_fitness_videos.htm

http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/NationalDairyCouncil/Health/Digest/dcd74-2Page1-5.h

AUGUST 3 EFFECTS OF MEDIA VIOLENCE ON SOME CHILDREN

http://www.cfc-efc.ca/docs/mnet/00001068.htm

http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/violence/effects_media_violence.cfm

http://www.webmed.com/parenting/news/20050610/media-violence-may-affect-children

http://www.mediafamily.org/facts/facts_vlent.shtml

http://www.healthyminds.org/mediaviolence.cfm

http://www.nccev.org/violence/media.html

http://www.nccev.org/violence/symptoms.html

http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for families/children and_tv_violence

AUGUST 10 THE IMPORTANCE OF FATHERS

A Fatherless Child- Diary of Absence, a documentary by Lisa Carter, Esq.

Father's Rights Survival Guide by Michael L. Weening, Esq.

http://www.fathersrightsinc.com/fathers_main.htm

http://www.fathermag.com/

http://www.fatherhood.org/research.asp

http://www.fatherscustody.org/

AUGUST 17 HOW TO LESSEN THE EFFECTS OF DIVORCE ON CHILDREN

Should You Really Seek Custody Of Your Child? by Dr. Arline S. Kerman

Do You Really Want To Be A Stepparent? by Dr. Arline S. Kerman

How To Survive And Win As A Co-Parent by Dr. Arline S. Kerman

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/us-divorce-rate-at-lowest-level-since/2007051016...http://fatherhood.about.com/divorcedads

http://fatherhood.about.com/cs/divorceddads/a/divorcekids.htm

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/children_divorce.htm

AUGUST 24 CHILDHOOD TRAUMAS AND DISORDERS

The Emotional First Aid Manual by Ms. Janet Buell

http://www.ibc-pa.org/

http://www.ibc-pa.org/links.htm

http://www.upliftprogram.com/facts_childhood_trauma.html

http://www.ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/148/1/10

http://www.childtrauma.org/

AUGUST 31 EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS ON OUR CHILDREN

http://alcoholism.about.com/od/pro/Alcohol_and_Drug_Treatment_and_Rehab_Centers.ht...

http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/

http://www.repsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealthandgrowingup/36drugsan...

http://www.parentscentre.gov.uk/educationandlearning/schoollife/ifthingsgowrong/drugsal...

http://www.apa.org/divisions/div12/rev_est/drugs.html

http://mhddad.dhr.georgia.gov/portal/site/dhr-mhddad

SEPTEMBER 7 ADULT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS

Juvenile Delinquency: Causes and Control, 2nd Edition by Dr. Robert Agnew

http://roxbury.net/booksites/jdc2/jdc2links.html

Juvenile Delinquency/World Youth Report, 2003

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/juvenile/stats/childadult.html

http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2000/2/00.02.01.x.html

http://www.unescap.org/unis/press/g_10_00.htm

SEPTEMBER 14 CHILD ABUSE AND HOW TO PROTECT YOUR CHILD

The Colors Within: One Rainbow Reclaimed by Ms. Jana Adams

http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/cm04/summary.htm

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/cm05/chapterthree.htm

http://www.childabuse.org/links.html

http://www.childabuse.org/recognizing%20abuse.html

http://www.childabuse.org/preventing%20abuse.html

http://www.childabuse.org/abuse%20stats/html

http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/res_packet_2007/ch_two_promote.cfm

http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/foundation/foundatione.cfm

http://www.childwelfare.gov /

Child Abuse - Statistics, Research, and Resources by Jim Hopper, Ph.D.

SEPTEMBER 21 PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL PREDATORS

How To Protect Your Child From Sexual Predators by Preston Jones and Joyce Jackson

http://www.csom.org/

http://services.georgia.gov/

http://fbi.gov/

SEPTEMBER 28 DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE WATCHING?

GUEST: Randall Libero, Host of Spirit of Film: Conversations radio program. More about Randall can be found at www.SpiritofFilm.net

http://www.cbsnews.com/

http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/

http://www.galluppoll.com

http://www.medialit.org/

http://www.pcanswer.com/

http://www.sciencedaily.com

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk

http://www.ofcom.org.uk

OCTOBER 5 HOW TO KEEP YOUR LIVING SPACES HEALTHY FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILD

"Adverse Health Effects of Indoor Molds." Journal of Nutrition and Environmental Medicine (September 2004)

Children's Health Environmental Coalition, The Household Detective Primer, Protecting Your Children from Toxins in the Home. Prinston, NJ: children's Health Environmental Coalition, 2000.

Hansen, Shirley J., Ph.D. Managing Indoor Air Quality. Lilburn, GA. Fairmont Press, 1991.

May, Jeffrey C. My House is Killing Me! Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.

United States Environmental Protection Agency. A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home. Washington, D.C., EPA 402-K-02-003.

Zamm, Alfred V., M.D. Why Your House May Endanger Your Health. New York, NY: Simon and Shuster, 1980.

OCTOBER 12 BECOME THE PARENT YOU WANT TO BE

Got The Baby - Where's The Manual? by Joanne Baum, Ph.D.

http://www.acf.hhs.gov

http://www.ag.ndsu.edu

http://uwnews.washington.edu

http://www.oneplusone.org.uk

http://family.jrank.org

OCTOBER 19 HOW TO HELP CHILDREN FIND THEIR WAY IN SOCIETY

Help Me Find Lisa, by Dr. Annie H. Fant

http://www.nea.org

http://ncpie.org

http://nae.org

http://www.education.com

http://www.naeyc.org

OCTOBER 26 WHAT SECRETS DO TEENAGERS HAVE?

The Teen Whisperer, How To Break Through The Silence And Secrecy Of Teenage Life, by Mike Linderman

http://www.focusas.com/Parenting.html

http://www.focusas.com/Adjust.html

http://www.focusas.com/Stress.html

http://fatherhood.about.com

http://mvparents.com

http://www.ivillage.co.uk/parenting/teens

NOVEMBER 2 SHOW ME THE CHILD SUPPORT MONEY

http://www.acf.hhs.gov

http://ocse.dhr.georgia.gov

http://en.wikipedia.org

http://www.childsupportanalysis.co.uk

www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs

http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/

http://www.childsupportoptions.org/

http://ocse.dhr.georgia.gov/

http://travel.state.gov/passport/

http://www.ncsea.org/

NOVEMBER 9 EXPLORING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/domestic_violence

http://www.domesticviolence.org/

http://www.ndvh.org/

American Psychiatric Association - Let's Talk Facts About Domestic Violence

Effects of Domestic Violence on Children and Adolescents: An Overview by Joseph S. Volpe, Ph.D., B.C.E.T.S

http://www.asafeplaceforhelp.org/

NOVEMBER 16 WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT DIAGNOSING AND TREATING ADHD

Positive Parenting With A Plan (Grades K-12) by Matthew Johnson, Ph.D.

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/school/adhd.html

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications.adhd/complete-publication.shtml

National Institute of Mental Health - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/index

http://www.concerta.net/

NOVEMBER 23 DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE WATCHING?

NOVEMBER 30 WHAT ARE WE TEACHING OUR TEACHERS?

www.yorku.ca/secretariat/senate

http://www.utexas.edu

http://www.ncte-in.org/

http://findarticles.com/

http://news.yahoo.com/

http://www.ets.org/

http://www.rethinkingschools.org/

DECEMBER 7 HOW TO HELP YOUR TEEN GRIEVE IN A HEALTHY WAY

Teen Grief Relief: Parenting With Understanding, Support and Guidance by Dr. Gloria C. Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley

http://www.beyondindigo.com

http://www.earthlingcommunication.com

http://www.kidshealth.org/

DECEMBER 14 WHAT'S IT REALLY LIKE PARENTING A GIFTED CHILD?

A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children by Dr. James T. Webb, Dr. Edward Amend, Janet L. Gore, and Arlene R. DeVries.

http://www.ri.net/gifted_talented/character.html

http://www.nagc.org/

DECEMBER 21 THE KIDS' HOUR

http://raisingchildren.net.au/

http://www.brandchannel.com/

http://www.glcyd.org/

http://www.apahelpcenter.org/

http://mvparents.com/

http://findarticles.com/

http://www.best-childrens-books.com/

DECEMBER 28 GRANDPARENTS AND GIFTED CHILDREN

Grandparents' Guide to Gifted Children by Dr. James T. Webb, Dr. Frances A. Karnes, Janet L. Gore, A. Stephen McDaniel

http://www.grandparenting.org/

http://www.nysun.com/

http://www.divorcesource.com/

2008

JANUARY 4 THE KIDS HOUR

http://raisingchildren.net.au/

http://www.apahelpcenter.org/

http://myparents.com/

http://findarticles.com/

JANUARY 11 THE DO'S AND DON'TS OF RAISING A FAMILY

Raising A Family by Don Elium and Jeanne Elium

http://careerplanning.about.com/

http://articles.familylobby.com/

http://www.apahelpcenter.org/

JANUARY 18 TOP FIFTEEN MISTAKES PARENTS MAKE

Avoiding the 15 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make - A Pediatrician's Perspective by John Mangoni, M.D.

http://cnn.site.printthis.clickability.com/

http://www.theologic.com/

http://www.byparents-forparents.com/

JANUARY 25 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COLLEGE

The 4 Realities Of Success During and After College by Bob Roth

http://www.mtsu.edu/

http://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/

http://www.supercollege.com/

http://www.princetonreview.com/

http://mycollegeguide.org/

FEBRUARY 1 SHOULD PET PARENTHOOD REQUIRE A TEST?

Pet Parenthood by Diane Pomerance, Ph.D.

FEBRUARY 8 SAVING KIDS FROM THEIR PARENTS

Chief Judge Cliff Jolliff, Hall County Juvenile Court

FEBRUARY 15 HOW DIVORCE AFFECTS YOUR TEENS

The Teen Whisperer -- How To Break Through The Silence And Secrecy Of Teenage

Life by Mike Linderman

FEBRUARY 22 HOW TO SPRING CLEAN AND STAY HEALTHY

Healthy Living Spaces: Top 10 Hazards Affecting Your Health by Daniel Stih

FEBRUARY 29 SENSIBLE TIPS AND SCRIPTS FOR PERPLEXED PARENTS

Just Tell Me What To Say by Betsy Brown Braun

MARCH 7 WHAT SPORTS CAN TEACH YOU ABOUT PARENTHOOD

Building A Championship Family by Gary Dehrer

MARCH 14 HOW TO COLLECT FAMILY SUPPORT FROM A MILITARY

SPOUSE

Claire Bradley Jason, Esq.

MlARCH 21 KIDS' HOUR

MARCH 28 HOW DID THAT PERSON GET THAT JOB?

Beth Ross, Ph.D.

APRIL 4 THE DOs AND DON'Ts OF USING A P.I.

T. J. Ward, Private Investigator

APRIL 11 HOW TODAY'S FATHERS CAN BE BETTER DADS

More Coaching For Fatherhood by Lewis Epstein

APRIL 18 TEACHING THE MALE BRAIN

Teaching The Male Brain: How Boys Think, Feel, and Learn in School,

by Abigail James, Ph.D.

APRIL 25 WHY IS CO-PARENTING ESSENTIAL?

Arline S. Kerman, J.D., Ph.D. and Guy W. Jordan, Ph.D.

How To Survive And Win As A Co-Parent, Second Edition,

by Arline S. Kerman, J.D., Ph.D.

www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/famsci/fs565w.htm

www.TheParentingCenter.org

http://extension.unh.edu/Pubs/PubsFD/s_share.pdf

http://www.fcs.okstate.edu/parenting/co-parenting/

http://psychcentral.com/news/2006/10/06/co-parenting-win-an-abusive-ex /

http://psychcentral.com/media.htm

MAY 2 HOW THE SYSTEM DEALS WITH DRUG OFFENDERS

Leonard J. Levenson, Esq.

MAY 9 WHY ONLY PARENTS CAN SAVE THE NEXT GENERATION

Negtive Nine by Amy Vanderbilt, Ph.D.

MAY 16 HOW SAFE IS GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD YOU'RE

EATING?

Shedding Light On Genetically Engineered Food by Beth Harrison, Ph.D.

MAY 23 HOW TO OVERCOME THE TOP FIVE ROADBLOCKS TO

HAPPINESS

Choosing Light-Heartedness by Kari Joys

MAY 30 IS A LOVER RIGHT FOR YOU?

JUNE 6 WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY

Sarah Mallas Wayman, Esq.

JUNE 13 THE KIDS' HOUR

JUNE 20 WHY YOU LOVE AND WHY YOU LOVE THEM

JUNE 27 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE A STEPPARENT?

Do You Really Want To Be A Stepparent? Second Edition, by Dr. Arline Kerman

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pdf

http://www.stepfamilies.info/research/finding6.php

http://www.divorcesource.com/tables/stepparentsupport.html

http://www.divorcesource.com/tables/stepparentcustody.shtml

http://www.nysun.com/comments/7209

http://www.divorcesource.com/NY/ARTICLES/landau l.html

THIS WEBSITE INCLUDES:

1) EASY-TO-READ BOOKS FOR PARENTS AND STEPPARENTS. THESE BOOKS PROVIDE USEFUL INFORMATION THAT ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST YOU IN MAKING DECISIONS THAT ARE RIGHT FOR YOU AND THE CHILD, INCLUDING THE NEWEST BOOK, HOW TO SURVIVE AND WIN AS A CO-PARENT.

2) INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOMESIC MEDIATION SERVICES, CO-PARENTING MEDIATION SERVICES, CUSTODY CONSULTATIONS, AND CO-PARENTING TRAINING.

I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SERVICES OR PRODUCTS. YOU CAN CONTACT ME, ARLINE S. KERMAN, J.D., Ph.D, AT (770) 531-0777 OR AT MY E-MAIL ADDRESS AT ASKLAWOFFICE@AOL.COM.