• Question: How have childrens reactions changed to divorce over the last 50 years?

    Asked by zugarplumfairy to Rebecca on 2 Jul 2012.
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      Rebecca Lacey answered on 2 Jul 2012:

      Hi zugarplumfairy

      I may have answered this very quickly on your webchat this morning but this gives me more chance to explain here!

      I thought that children’s reactions to divorce would have changed over the past 50 years because it would become less stigmatising, attitudes have changed a lot towards marriage and divorce, and you are more likely to have the support of other people who have also experienced parental divorce.

      However I actually found that it has changed over the last 50 years – which was a bit surprising but also really not a good thing because more children have experienced divorce. I’m not sure how to explain this yet…

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