Only two-thirds of British children live with both parents
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"The UK has just two-thirds of children living with both parents, one of the lowest rates in the western world, according to research by a global development organisation.
Only in Belgium, Latvia and Estonia are children less likely to live in a household with both their father and mother.
The analysis by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) showed that 68.9% of children live with both parents in the UK, well below the average of 84%. The lowest percentage was in Latvia at 64.9%, while the highest was in Finland where it stood at 95.2%.
The UK percentage is low in contrast with other western European countries, such as Germany (82%), Italy (92.1%), Spain (91.5%) and France (79.5%). In the 70.7% of children live with both parents.
The figures, which looked at the living arrangements of children aged between 0 and 14 in 30 OECD member countries, relate to 2007.
They also show that the proportion of children living only with their mother in the UK is 27.6%, while 2.4% live only with their father. Only Latvia has a higher percentage of children living with just their mother, at 30.2%."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/dec/29...
Shocking as it's known that a stable family is one of the keys to a child's success.
Only in Belgium, Latvia and Estonia are children less likely to live in a household with both their father and mother.
The analysis by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) showed that 68.9% of children live with both parents in the UK, well below the average of 84%. The lowest percentage was in Latvia at 64.9%, while the highest was in Finland where it stood at 95.2%.
The UK percentage is low in contrast with other western European countries, such as Germany (82%), Italy (92.1%), Spain (91.5%) and France (79.5%). In the 70.7% of children live with both parents.
The figures, which looked at the living arrangements of children aged between 0 and 14 in 30 OECD member countries, relate to 2007.
They also show that the proportion of children living only with their mother in the UK is 27.6%, while 2.4% live only with their father. Only Latvia has a higher percentage of children living with just their mother, at 30.2%."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/dec/29...
Shocking as it's known that a stable family is one of the keys to a child's success.
Eric Mc said:
Fittster said:
"Shocking as it's known that a stable family is one of the keys to a child's success.
A single parent might well provide a more stable environment for a child than a rowing couple."Researchers are tracking children’s behaviour, school choice and cognitive development as part of the on-going Millennium Cohort Study, which is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
Two major analyses of the data – published today – chart the impact of parenting on children born at the turn of the millennium.
In one study, researchers surveyed 13,500 mothers to gage children’s behaviour. They were asked to rate their hyperactivity, conduct, emotional problems and relationships with peers. Researchers then grouped children into three categories ranging from “normal” to “serious behavioural problems”.
It found that stepchildren and children with lone parents were most likely to be badly behaved. Fifteen per cent of stepchildren and 12 per cent of children with lone parents fell into this category, compared with six per cent living with both natural parents.
Behavioural problems were less likely among children living in families with higher levels of parental qualifications, it was disclosed.
Academics insisted further research was needed into the link between single parents and children’s behaviour."
Eric Mc said:
Fittster said:
"Shocking as it's known that a stable family is one of the keys to a child's success.
A single parent might well provide a more stable environment for a child than a rowing couple.Since then he has gone on to get high grades at GCSE, is doing well at A level, and plans to go to Uni next year to study particle physics. He is in a stable relationship with his girlfriend, has a large group of friends, seems to be reasonably popular with his peers, is polite and displays no evidence of behavioural issues.
By comparison his brother, who still lives with my ex, is prone to emotional outbursts and generally seems to be less mature than his brother was at the same age. Sadly I no longer see him as thanks to my ex's campaign of slagging me and his brother off at every opportunity he no longer wants to visit us - hopefully as he gets older he'll come to realise what she's been up to, in the meantime I do whatever I can to show I still love him and want to see him.
In conclusion, I think a lot depends on the parent in question - in my view a supportive single parent is way better than a houshold with two adults in it but with a disruptive/strained atmosphere.
Pesty said:
Fort Jefferson said:
Fittster said:
"The UK has just two-thirds of children living with both parents,
I'm suprised it's that high, I would have though two-thirds of children "didn't" live with both parents.I'm surprised it is as high as two-thirds "with" both parents too, would have expected it to be the other way round.
Fittster said:
Shocking as it's known that a stable family is one of the keys to a child's success.
A tiny insignifiant factor in a childs success. Living in a st part of town, going to a st school, your parents being poor, your parents being alcoholics/drug addicts are the most important factors. Plenty of middle/upper class fathers/mothers split up but their children go on to have successful lives. Some people even send their children to boarding school, but you dont see them in prison when they are older.
Blaming social problems on children not *living* with both parents is very blinkered.
sugerbear said:
Fittster said:
Shocking as it's known that a stable family is one of the keys to a child's success.
A tiny insignifiant factor in a childs success. Living in a st part of town, going to a st school, your parents being poor, your parents being alcoholics/drug addicts are the most important factors. Plenty of middle/upper class fathers/mothers split up but their children go on to have successful lives. Some people even send their children to boarding school, but you dont see them in prison when they are older.
Blaming social problems on children not *living* with both parents is very blinkered.
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