But after a long, hard day at work, many parents do not have enough energy and time to do things with their children. As a result, many children are experiencing the family time famine or parenting crunch. Half the couples that divorce have children. Separation and divorce are hard on children. Children whose parents separate are twice as likely to have school problems.
Girls often have doubts and fears about their own future relationships.
Also most people who divorce remarry, and children in blended families have more than their share of emotional and behavioural problems. There are more same-sex couples these days. Also, because of unemployment and the cost of repaying student loans, children leave home later. One in 5 adults over age 24 returns to live with parents. Poor children are twice as likely to have ongoing health problems, school problems, behaviour and emotional problems.