It’s quite clear that the vast majority of parents care deeply about the effects of divorce on their children. However, browsing around the internet, it’s also clear that concern is largely focused on older children.
It’s my concern that infants are getting a raw deal when it comes to divorce. And it’s my feeling that the reason for this is the assumption that infants don’t understand much of anything at all. Here’s why infants are affected by divorce much more than you might think. Continue reading
I found a short article in Psychology Today that says divorce can bring kids closer to the parents, especially daughters. Read it here.
A new report from the Children’s Bureau says an estimated 906,000 children were victims of child abuse or neglect in 2003.
I don’t have numbers to back it up but my gut feeling is that this estimate is very low. The report is about the consequences of abuse and neglect and not about the reasons for its occurrence. It would be interesting to know how many of these children’s parents are involved in bad marriages.
Below you can read a summary of the report or go to the Child Welfare Information Gateway to read the complete report. Continue reading
