Volume : III, Issue : XII, December - 2014

Children and Marriage : a conceptual review

Dr. Avinash De Sousa

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This is a conceptual clinical review that looks at the effect of children on marriage. It looks at various ways in which children affect a marriage. The presence or absence of children, the parent child relationship, the presence of a disabled or handicapped child, gender and number of children involved, quality time spent with the children, employment of the parents, age of the children and stage of the family life cycle and parenting approaches used are all analyzed. Not many longitudinal studies involving large sample sizes are available that address many of the issues needed. The review combines an evidence base with the clinical experience of the author and posits a non biased view of how children may positively or negatively affect marital stability. Children many a times are appositive influence on the marriage and may delay divorce but the presence of children may need adjustments on various fronts from both partners and this may lead to marital quality decline and interpersonal problems.

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Dr. Avinash De Sousa Children and Marriage : a conceptual review International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 12 December 2014

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