Study Shows Divorce Does Not Hurt Parenting
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A longitudinal study of divorced and married parents reveals few changes in parenting behaviors following divorce. The study followed 5,004 children living in two-parent households at the start of the study. At a follow-up interview, researchers compared differences between families that stayed married and 208 families that divorced during this time. They found no differences in nurturing and punishing behaviors, nor parents' consistency before or after divorce, suggesting that married and divorced families provide similar parenting.
ABSTRACT: Challenging the Presumption of Diminished Capacity to Parent: Does Divorce Really Change Parenting Practices? SHARE:
Posted In: Divorce | Parenting | Tags: Divorce | Families | Married | Parenting | Posted by FindCounseling.com Staff on December 13, 2007 at 01:55 PM | Permalink |
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