Michigan EQUAL Parents Week Rally Sept 27th 2006 Noon-2PM Lansing, Capitol East Lawn

PLEASE JOIN US ON SEPTEMBER 27TH 2006 09/27/06 Noon-2 PM FOR A EQUAL PARENTS WEEK RALLY! LANSING, MICHIGAN CAPITOL EAST LAWN. Rally coordinated by: Dan Diebolt, Dads and Moms of Michigan, "Father": A Child's Right, Family Rights Coalition of Michigan, Children's Rights Council, Fathers 4 Justice and many more! "The Best Parent is BOTH Parents"! EVERYONE IS WELCOME IN MAKING MICHIGAN FAMILY FRIENDLY! WE WELCOME FATHERS, MOTHERS,CHILDREN, STEP-MOMS, STEP-DADS, UNCLES, AUNTS AND ALL NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS! PLEASE CONTACT dandiebolt at yahoo dot com or volunteer at fatherachildsright dot org FOR MORE INFORMATION. For directions:http://michigan.gov/documents/gethere_14067_7.PDF Let's make Michigan family friendly for both parents and children. For the dangers of sole physical custody please visit Children's Rights Council - Dangers of Sole Custody For the benefits of Joint Physical Custody please visit Benefits of Joint Physical Custody A recent American Psychological Association published study has demonstrated that having both parents sharing in the raising of their children gives these children a better chance at life. Here is the website link for your perusal: APA STUDY. This "study" published in 2002 ( by Robert Bauserman, PhD.) titled "Child Adjustment in Joint Custody versus Sole Custody Arrangements: A Meta-Analytic Review". Its actually a very objective summary of over ten studies done over the last ten years . The Bauserman article in fact, implicitly , refers to those parents who see their children less than 25% as sole custody arrangements. The article , in general, does not have good things to say about sole custody arrangements. Conflict was factored into the summary and formed part of the studies. Bauserman acknowledges that not all studies tested the effect of conflict but some studies showed that if a joint custodial schedule were implemented early in the process, conflict was dramatically reduced. Other studies showed that it was the sole custody arrangements which reported the highest conflict. (p.97-99) Family and children experts tell us that its not about the "perfect parent" ...its about a healthy association with both parents! On pages 97-98 of the Bauserman study it says:"Based on these results, children in joint custody are better adjusted across multiple types of measures, than children in sole (primarily maternal ) custody...This finding is consistent with the hypothesis that joint custody can be beneficial to children in a wide range of family, emotional, behavioral and academic domains."The American Psychological Association (APA) supports joint custody. No objections to shared parenting holds up against the APA's review of all joint custody studies and reports. Joint Physical "Custody" arrangements are recommended for the children by the latest, most authoritative APA summary in their recent exhaustive review of all the relevant studies. The APA Summary found that joint "custody" arrangements result in "increased father contact and involvement with children," reduced parental conflict, and reduced litigation and costs. RALLY VIDEO RALLY VIDEO #2 PLEASE JOIN US AND SCHEDULE THE DAY/TIME OFF OF WORK NOW! WE NEED YOUR COMMITMENT! Children Need Parents With Equal Responsibility Make Both Parents Responsible: Pass HB 5267 HB 5267 means Equal Parental Responsibility A CHILD'S RIGHT A PARENT'S RIGHT THE BEST PARENT IS BOTH PARENTS