The Barker Chronicles

Shared custodial agreements are becoming the norm. Oftentimes, the child alternates weeks or long weekends with the other parent. Getting used to this arrangement is difficult for all parents, but there are strategies you can use to help you cope. Some suggestions are: (i)       Use this leisure ...

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Are you the parent of a gifted child? If so, it is crucial that you understand the difference between gifted and bright. Oftentimes, giftedness is equated to academic success; however, not all gifted children are academically successful. Gifted children may obtain average grades because they can be ...

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With so many vacation days around the bend, it is important to make sure your custody agreement covers vacation and holiday parenting time. If that piece of your custody agreement is unclear, bitter arguments can arise, plans will fall through, and meticulously planned trips may have to be ...

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Helping children to create a positive mindset is critical to their success. One way you can create a positive mindset is to regularly praise your child’s efforts and achievements. For every negative thing you say to your child look for five positive things to say. You can praise your child for ...

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Individuals who treat others with kindness, respect, and compassion are better liked than people who exhibit boorish behavior. We naturally want to be around people with good social skills and avoid those whose social skills are lacking. Begin building your child's interpersonal skills by ...

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The way you treat your partner has a significant impact on the likelihood of a split. If you are unable to talk about difficult subjects and withdraw and stonewall your partner, a divorce may be looming. Moreover, if you treat your partner with contempt and you overly criticize them, your ...

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Ms. Barker will be one of the influential women to be honored at the 2018 Tribute to Women of INfluence (TWIN) Event on December 6. The TWIN program honors women who have made significant contributions to industry in managerial, executive, supervisory and/or professional roles. It also recognizes ...

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We have all heard of staying together for the sake of the children, but have your heard of getting a divorce to safeguard the children's inheritance? It happens more often than you may think and one of the most recent occurrences is in a case currently before the courts in Palm Beach County, ...

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In January, my husband and I went to renew one of our children's passports. The process was an inconvenience to say the least. We had to gather documents proving that we were the parents of our child and we had to coordinate our schedules so that we could take our child to the post office ...

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On December 22, 2017, the President signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. One big change in the act is that alimony payments are no longer tax deductible by the ex-spouse paying the alimony. According to the House Ways and Means Committee, which helped to draft the new tax laws, the ability to ...

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