(PRWEB)
June 12, 2005 -- Children that are
deprived of frequent contact with
both their mother and their father
have a greater risk of drug abuse,
dropping out of school, teenage pregnancy,
and many other behavioral and emotional
problems. Children whose parents are
divorced are at the greatest risk
because court ordered visitation does
not provide enough contact with the
non-custodial parent to reduce the
risk of deviant behavior.
The American Psychological Association
(APA) references a meta-analysis of
33 studies involving 2660 families
performed by psychologist Dr. Robert
Bauserman of the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore. The
results indicated that "children
need to spend substantial time with
both parents, especially their fathers."
Bauserman goes on to add that children
from divorced families who have continued,
ongoing contact with both parents
have less behavioral and emotional
problems, had higher self-esteem,
better family relations and school
performance, and were as well-adjusted
as children from intact families.
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