FMLY 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 37: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Child Development, Longitudinal Study

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Percentage fell from 84-64% - children living in two-parent homes. Also from 3-16% children in common law families, and 13-19% lone-parent families. ~13% of families are two-parent/blended (blended = step-families created when a divorced parent marries another single parent/non-parent. Half of step-families in canada involve children living with biological mother & step-father. Lone-parent homes are no more alike than 2-parent homes. 51% of lone-parent homes due to divorce, 32% never-married, 18% widowed. Subset of children from lone-parent families that are more vulnerable to a range of problems. All depe(cid:374)ds o(cid:374) the child"s age at the ti(cid:373)e. Children age 2-3 do not tend to be linked to any specific problem outcome. Age 4-11, associated with doubled rates of emotional disorders, conduct disorders, hyperactivity, repeating a grade, relationship problems. Almost half of the female-long-parents report levels of chronic stress. Number of divorces in canada is steadily declining.

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