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Val Hemminger's Blog

Friday, February 17, 2012
The Bill of Rights of Children - A Guide to Loving Your Children Responsibly

I often say that love is not only a feeling. Love is behaviour. I came across this article a number of years ago. I think it does a really great job of “getting it” in terms of what children need, and what children should be entitled to despite their parents separating or being separated. I have started to hand it out to my new clients. I even had one person bring it in on an initial consult with me. Her friend had given it to her. It does the really good job, I think, of showing parents how they can love their children responsibly despite their separation and divorce.

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