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Relational Problems
We have included sites dealing with divorce, sibling problems, and marital/relationship discord in this category.
Alternatives to Marriage Project
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Alternatives to Marriage Project, a national organization for unmarried people.
- Articles about alternatives to marriage for gay and straight couples.
- FAQs about alternatives to marriage.
- Links to relevant Web sites, intermingled with information about print publications.
- Information about subscribing to the Project’s e-mail newsletter, along with an archive of past issues.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌs: Pam Weintraub and Terry Hillman.
- Comprehensive source of information about divorce.
- Links to divorce laws, state by state.
- Lists support organizations.
- Practical and specific FAQs for emotional, legal, parenting, and financial issues, written by appropriate experts.
- Chat areas and message boards.
- Annotated links to relevant Web sites for legal, emotional, and parenting aspects of divorce.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Creative Communications.
- Articles about legal, financial, psychological, and parenting issues in divorce.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌs: Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, authors of Siblings Without Rivalry and How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk.
- Information about the authors?workshops and publications.
- Summary of research findings on their approach to improving parent-child communication.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Child Development Institute (CA).
- Pragmatic and specific strategies for managing sibling rivalry.
- Lists helpful books and relevant Web pages on sibling rivalry and other parenting issues.
- Discusses handicapped and gifted siblings.
Independent Gay Forum: Marriage and Relationships
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Independent Gay Forum.
- Opinion pieces about aspects of gay relationships and marriages.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Marriage Encounter United Methodist.
- FAQs about the marriage encounter programs conducted within the principles of United Methodist Church.
- Database of this program’s marriage encounters, searchable by location and date.
- Lists questions that may be used to generate dialogue between couples.
- Lists other marriage encounter sites that are sorted by religious faith.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: John H. Carney.
- Fact sheets about divorce, with added information that is specific to military divorce.
- Lists military attorneys by state.
My Child is GAY! Now What do I Do?
- Detailed FAQs to help parents come to terms with learning that their child is gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered.
- Information on helping parents support their gay child in dealing with loneliness, isolation, and harassment.
- Information about PFLAG, a support and advocacy organization for parents of gays and lesbians.
Partners Task Force for Gay & Lesbian Couples
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Partners Task Force for Gay & Lesbian Couples.
- Many articles on legal and emotional aspects of lesbian/gay relationships, marriages, and parenting.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: PTAVE.
- Links to many news articles and informational pieces about parenting without spanking.
Retrouvaille?A Lifeline for Married Couples
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Catholic Church.
- Brief description of this Catholic weekend program for troubled marriages, with links to newspaper articles about the program.
- Links to sites about marriage.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Straight Spouse Network, an organization providing support to heterosexual partners of bisexual and gay spouses who have come out of the closet.
- Contact information for support groups.
- Links to Web sites, mailing lists, and chat areas providing support.
- Provides mailing lists for children of gay, lesbian, or bisexual parents.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: World Wide Marriage Encounter.
- Describes weekend enrichment programs for “ho-hum?marriages.