Divorce still damaging to children despite being more acceptable
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2008-07-09 11:35
Article here. Excerpt:
'Divorce remains equally damaging to a child's prospects in life despite having become more common and more socially acceptable, researchers say.
A study run over several decades has shown that children whose parents split up are more likely to end up without qualifications, claiming benefits and suffering depression.
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Summarising the effects of divorce, the report says it "has repercussions that reverberate through childhood and into adulthood."
The report says: "Children from disrupted families tend to do less well in school and subsequent careers than their peers. They are also more likely to experience the break-up of their own partnerships."'
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