Science on separation and divorce

Possibly one of the only things that is agreed upon by the opposing sides in the divorce debate is that it needs to be informed by scientific studies.

One vital aspect of our knowledge in this regard is how separation and divorce affect children.

This is why Child magazine, in the latest issue out free with The Times tomorrow, has chosen to focus on a British study on the subject that has just been published. What makes this publication important is that it is actually a review of international studies on the effects of marital breakdown (on both children and adults) placing it, as it were, at the cutting edge of knowledge in this field.

The article will be useful to parents, practitioners and policy makers alike.

In fact, the magazine deals with a whole range of topics of interest to anyone interested in child well-being such as discipline, weight control, good books in Maltese, handling childhood trauma and role models in children's cinema. The accent, as ever, is on providing information that parents may find useful and practical.

Child is published by Allied Newspapers Ltd and produced by Mediamaker Ltd.