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Delay Through a Developmental Lens: Why Time Is Not Neutral For Young Children

Delay Through a Developmental Lens: Why Time Is Not Neutral For Young Children

by Alison Bushell | Mar 12, 2026 | For Parents

In family justice debates we speak about safeguarding, proportionality and risk. We speak far less about developmental time. For infants and toddlers, prolonged contact suspension is not simply a pause in a relationship. It can alter it. Developmental psychology tells...
International Men’s Day, Separation and Suicide Risk

International Men’s Day, Separation and Suicide Risk

by Alison Bushell | Nov 18, 2025 | For Parents

Why the way we work within the Family Justice System Matters for Men and their children. By Alison Bushell, Founder and Lead Consultant, Child and Family Solutions ltd. On 19 November, International Men’s Day invites us to support men and boys and to reflect on their...
The removal of the presumption of parental involvement: Potential impacts on men, mental health and the family courts

The removal of the presumption of parental involvement: Potential impacts on men, mental health and the family courts

by Alison Bushell | Nov 17, 2025 | For Parents

The Government’s recent announcement that it intends to remove the statutory presumption of parental involvement (often understood as a presumption of some form of contact after separation) represents one of the most significant proposed changes to private law...

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