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28 J. Am. Acad. Matrimonial Law. 79 (2015-2016)
Shared Physical Custody: Does it Benefit Most Children

handle is hein.journals/jaaml28 and id is 93 raw text is: Shared Physical Custody Shared Physical Custody: Does It Benefit Most Children? by Linda Nielsen* I. Introduction ....................................... 80 A. Definition of social science terminology ....... 80 B. How popular is shared parenting? ............. 81 C. Have you been woozled by the research? ... 84 II. Low conflict and cooperative co-parenting: A prerequisite for shared parenting? ................. 86 A. High Conflict: Can these children benefit from a shared parenting plan? ....................... 91 B. The conflict over conflict: The tail that wags the dog? ....................................... 94 C. Shared parenting: only for the well-to-do and college educated? .............................. 99 III. How trustworthy and reliable are the forty studies? ............................................ 101 A. Overall description of the forty studies ........ 101 B. Limitations of the forty studies ................ 102 C. The outcomes that were measured ............. 103 IV. Does shared parenting benefit most children? ..... 103 A. The American studies .......................... 103 B. The international studies ....................... 107 C. Do girls benefit more than boys? .............. 112 V. What plans are in the best interests of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers? ........................ 113 A. Woozle warning: What does attachment m ean? ......................................... 113 B. The six baby studies: data vs. woozles ....... 114 C. Woozling the baby data: Why is it so com m on? ...................................... 123 VI. When is shared parenting not beneficial for children? ........................................... 127 * Professor of Adolescent and Educational Psychology, Wake Forest University. Vol. 28, 2015

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