Human Growth and Development / Unit 6 HGD 0789 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Divorce and Children
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The idea
Children of divorce show more behaviour problems on average, immediately after the separation and into adolescence, especially where family resources were already low.
In practice
A custodial mother's income falling by a quarter to a half after divorce.
Where people slip
In one twenty-five-year study, a quarter of adults whose parents divorced had serious problems, against a tenth whose parents stayed married.
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