Better to stay married for children's sake Final Edition
That many children are harmed by parental conflict is not in doubt, nor is the fact that some children benefit from parental separation because it lessens their exposure to conflict. But [Paul Amato] and [Alan Booth] estimate that at most a third of divorces involving children are so distressed that...
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| Published in | The Gazette (Montreal) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Montreal, Que
Postmedia Network Inc
05.01.1998
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | That many children are harmed by parental conflict is not in doubt, nor is the fact that some children benefit from parental separation because it lessens their exposure to conflict. But [Paul Amato] and [Alan Booth] estimate that at most a third of divorces involving children are so distressed that the children are likely to benefit. The remainder, about 70 per cent, involve low-conflict marriages that apparently harm children much less than do the realities of divorce. Moreover, Amato and Booth estimate that, as the threshold of dissatisfaction at which divorce occurs becomes ever lower, an even higher proportion of future divorces will involve low-conflict situations in which divorce will be worse for children than the continuation of the marriage. This reasoning leads to a startling conclusion, especially coming from two liberal social scientists: for the majority of marriages in trouble that are not fraught with conflict, "future generations would be well served if parents remained together until children are grown." |
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| ISSN: | 2370-1676 |