Families and RelationshipsFamilies and Relationships
If you have children, somewhere in the picture there must be a 'woman' - how you relate to her will have a huge impact on the health and well being of your children. Biologically all children start out with a 'Mum' and a 'Dad' but keeping that together is a key ingredient for a family. 'Happy families' sounds great but in reality, it doesn't always work out the way we think it should. Articles in this section will attempt to help you work out your differences and improve your relationship with your wife/partner. They will also look at the reality of separation and divorce and how the impact of these events can be minimised for your children.
Sir Paul Coleridge: 'End the scourge of divorce'.
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- Written by The Telegraph
A serving High Court judge will begin a public campaign this week to defend marriage and protect children against the "destructive scourge" of divorce and family break-down.
Marriage is best for raising children, Government says.
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It is better for children to be raised by two parents than one, and better still when those parents are married, the Government will declare today.
Iain Duncan Smith will make the Coalition’s most explicit official statement in favour of parents marrying and staying together.
He will say that children from such homes are most likely to end up with a good education and a job.
Quarter of children performing poorly due to problems at home, study finds.
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Researchers found children were likely to have educational development impaired if families had multiple social issues.
More than a quarter of children in the UK are not reaching their potential at school because of poor living conditions and unwell parents, a study has found.
Adoption: David Cameron says 'young lives wasted' by delays.
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The prime minister will vow to tackle "absurd barriers to mixed-race adoption", when he sets out proposals to speed up adoptions in England later.
David Cameron will say "young lives are being wasted while the process takes its toll".
Government backs 'shared parenting' legislation after separation.
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Ministers dismiss advice of independent report on access to children that warned of fallout from similar law in Australia.
Fathers and mothers should be entitled to a legally binding "presumption of shared parenting" after separation, the government has announced, rejecting advice by an independent review on family justice.
