Clare Scanlan
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I am passionate about writing! Passionate about animals, especially horses, passionate about women's and children's rights!
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15 Tips for Going Out with Multiple Kids
Going out with one child often feels like you are preparing for a polar expedition, going out with multiple children is stressful, and going out on a date with children means you will have to gather all your courage and resources. The mere thought of loading the children into the car, or getting them onto the train, or coach can make you feel drained before you even set foot out of the door, but with a little preparation going out with kids can be a fun and relaxing experience for you too. Here are fifteen tips for going out with multiple kids that should make it much less stressful.
By Clare Scanlan7 years ago in Families
How Domestic Abusers Get Custody in Family Court
Seven people are in court at the moment for spraying a three-year-old boy with acid as the father wanted to prove that the mother was unfit and unable to care for the child properly and he should have more time with the boy. This may seem very extreme—to hurt your own child to fabricate evidence against a woman to show how much you love the child. However, this is more the norm in Family Court than otherwise, with fathers doing anything they can to hurt the mother of their children.
By Clare Scanlan7 years ago in Families
Family Court Danger
When a woman bravely flees from an abusive relationship or finds out that her husband has sexually abused her children, she quite reasonably expects that the law will protect her and her children from him. She quickly finds out that this is not the case. Family Courts do not protect women and children from abuse, they protect the abuser, putting the mother and children back in danger and allow the perpetrator to continue his abuse.
By Clare Scanlan7 years ago in Families
Parental Alienation and Family Court
I recently wrote to Nadhim Zahawi, Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families, to request that he bans the use of the unproven junk theory of Parental Alienation in Family Courts. PA is being used in Family Courts to ensure that abusive fathers are given contact and residency of their children and to allow them to continue to abuse the mothers.
By Clare Scanlan7 years ago in Families
F4J Target 'CBeebies' Katy Ashworth
Fathers’ Rights Group, Fathers 4 Justice, have announced that they have cancelled their planned protest calling for the BBC to suspend CBeebies presenter Katy Ashworth because she has now agreed to allow contact between her 4-year-old son and his father.
By Clare Scanlan8 years ago in The Swamp
Can Discussion of Domestic Abuse Be “Sexist?”
Last week, I wrote an article about how abusive fathers are using the family courts to continue to abuse and control their victims. The courts award them custody and contact with their children and accuse the mothers of coaching the children to lie about the abuse. The point of the article was to show how the family courts minimise domestic abuse and that abusive fathers are rewarded rather than mothers and their children being protected.
By Clare Scanlan8 years ago in Viva
Family Court: Where Domestic Abusers Are Rewarded
Women escaping abusive relationships are often punished by the family courts for raising concerns about the abuse they and their children have suffered at the hands of the children’s father. Family court personnel lack understanding about domestic abuse and fail to recognise the dynamics of abuse. Women who speak about abuse are accused of being hostile and alienating their children from the father. Under UK law there is a presumption of contact as children are believed to fare better if they have both parents in their lives.
By Clare Scanlan8 years ago in Criminal
Does the Government Help with Child Maintenance?
In 2016, there were 2.9 million single parent families in the UK, according to the Office of National Statistics. In 86% of these, the single parent was the mother. According to Gingerbread, only 52% of these mothers receive any money at all from the fathers of their children. In many cases, the amount of money these fathers pay is extremely low, an average of £35 a week.
By Clare Scanlan8 years ago in Families
Anxiety
Anxiety is the name we give to our feelings of worry, fear, apprehension, and nervousness. It is not a mental illness. It is the appropriate nervous reaction that human beings developed when we first evolved to tell us when we were in a dangerous situation. Many of our fears and worries a justified. We may be worried about taking an exam or that a person we love is suffering. Anxiety may, however, occur without cause or it may be that we are more worried about a difficult situation that it warrants. People who suffer from severe anxiety find it can have a serious impact on their daily lives.
By Clare Scanlan8 years ago in Psyche
Who Should Support Your Child?
It should be self-evident that both parents will contribute towards the upkeep of their children. Both parents contributed equally to the child being born and children should not live in poverty or miss out on the things that their friends have just because their parents don’t live together. Even when there is a step-parent on the scene, that doesn’t mean that both parents shouldn't still take responsibility for the child’s upkeep.
By Clare Scanlan8 years ago in Families
