Category: NPO in the media

April 8, 2015

On March 26, 2015, the Gloucester Times in Gloucester, Massachusetts, quoted National Parents Organization Founder and Board Chair Ned Holstein, MD, MS, in the story “Joint custody bill gets mixed reviews on Beacon Hill.”

The story featured Massachusetts’ active shared parenting legislation and stated, “Holstein said studies have shown that shared parenting reduces conflict and domestic violence and allows both parents to ‘pursue their careers and social lives without the burden of singlehandedly raising a child.’

The story quoted Holstein as saying, “That breakdown of gender roles has been very slow to come to family probate courts.”

April 8, 2015

On April 2, 2015, South Carolina’s Statehouse Report published the op-ed “Shared parenting would fix family courts” by Paul Clements of National Parents Organization.

“South Carolina’s family court system has long been broken and rampant with parental inequality that damages children raised by single parents. Fortunately, state legislators currently have the opportunity to begin mending the system in a way that, hands down, works in the best interest of children and parents,” Clements wrote in the piece.

April 8, 2015

On March 28, 2015, the Newburyport News in Newburyport, Massachusetts, ran the story “Advocates push for shared parenting in divorce,” which quoted National Parents Organization Founder and Board Chair Ned Holstein, MD, MS, on the Massachusetts shared parenting proposal.

The story featured Massachusetts’ active shared parenting legislation and stated, “Holstein said studies have shown that shared parenting reduces conflict and domestic violence and allows both parents to ‘pursue their careers and social lives without the burden of singlehandedly raising a child.’

The story quoted Holstein as saying, “That breakdown of gender roles has been very slow to come to family probate courts.”

April 8, 2015

On March 27, 2015, the Gloucester Times in Gloucester, Massachusetts, published the editorial “Child custody bill merits lawmakers’ full consideration.”

The staff editorial was supportive of Massachusetts’ current shared parenting legislative proposal, featured National Parents Organization’s backing of the legislation and quoted Ned Holstein, MD, MS, Founder and Board Chair of National Parents Organization as saying, “The system encourages bitter custody battles. Whoever wins the battle gets sole custody of the kids, a boatload of child support and alimony payments. And that’s the worst possible thing for the kids."

April 8, 2015

On March 27, 2015, the Cleveland, Ohio, Plain Dealer published an op-ed by Donald Hubin, PhD, Chairman of the Ohio Executive Committee of National Parents Organization and a member of the National Board of National Parents Organization, titled “Ohio legislators should support shared parenting and parental equality.”

Hubin’s piece began, “I’m disappointed that Ohio isn’t one of the 17 states across our nation with legislation filed to protect shared parenting and parental equality in instances of divorce or separation. Considering the number of modern families impacted by divorce, our state should want to lead in reforming its family courts because our children most want and need equal time with both parents, especially in the unfortunate instance of divorce or separation.”

April 8, 2015

On March 26, 2015, the Salem News in Salem, Massachusetts, quoted National Parents Organization Founder and Board Chair Ned Holstein, MD, MS, in the story “Advocates push for shared parenting in divorce cases.”

The story featured Massachusetts’ active shared parenting legislation and stated, “Holstein said studies have shown that shared parenting reduces conflict and domestic violence and allows both parents to ‘pursue their careers and social lives without the burden of singlehandedly raising a child.’

The story quoted Holstein as saying, “That breakdown of gender roles has been very slow to come to family probate courts.”

April 8, 2015

On March 26, 2015, the Salem News in Salem, Massachusetts, included National Parents Organization in its pro-shared parenting editorial “Child custody bill requires thoughtful consideration.”

The editorial was supportive of Massachusetts’ current shared parenting legislative proposal, featured National Parents Organization’s backing of the legislation and quoted Ned Holstein, MD, MS, Founder and Board Chair of National Parents Organization as saying, “The system encourages bitter custody battles. Whoever wins the battle gets sole custody of the kids, a boatload of child support and alimony payments. And that’s the worst possible thing for the kids."

April 8, 2015

On March 26, 2015, the Eagle-Tribune in North Andover, Massachusetts, quoted Ned Holstein, MD, MS, Founder and Board Chair of National Parents Organization, in the story “Advocates push for shared parenting in divorce cases.”

The story featured Massachusetts’ active shared parenting legislation and stated, “Holstein said studies have shown that shared parenting reduces conflict and domestic violence and allows both parents to ‘pursue their careers and social lives without the burden of singlehandedly raising a child.’

The story quoted Holstein as saying, “That breakdown of gender roles has been very slow to come to family probate courts.”

April 8, 2015

On March 26, 2015, the Eagle-Tribune in North Andover, Massachusetts, highlighted National Parents Organization in the staff editorial “Child custody bill requires thoughtful consideration.”

The editorial was supportive of Massachusetts’ current shared parenting legislative proposal, featured National Parents Organization’s backing of the legislation and quoted Ned Holstein, MD, MS, Founder and Board Chair of National Parents Organization as saying, “The system encourages bitter custody battles. Whoever wins the battle gets sole custody of the kids, a boatload of child support and alimony payments. And that’s the worst possible thing for the kids."

March 25, 2015

On March 21, 2015, NBC TV affiliate WBAL-TV in Baltimore, Maryland brought National Parents Organization of Maryland Chair Aaron Bates on air for Single Parent Appreciation Day.

During the show, Bates highlighted the research showing the devastating effects single parenting can have on children, emphasized that shared parenting is in children’s best interest following divorce or separation and pushed for state legislators to pass Maryland’s shared parenting proposal.