Penelope Leach: “When Parents Part”

[Kirsten]

Divorce turns many children’s lives’ upside down. In the English-speaking world today, only about half of all children celebrate their 16th birthdays with their biological parents still living together. New scientific research indicates that many assumptions about shared custody arrangements can actually undermine a child’s well-being, according to psychologist Penelope Leach. In a new book, the best-selling author argues that what seems fair for the parents is seldom best for the child. She tells us how parents can help their children deal with divorce by putting the needs of the child first.

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Guests

Penelope Leach, author and research psychologist. She has written several best-selling books, including Babyhood, Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five, and Your Growing Child. She is a fellow at the British Psychological Society and senior Research fellow at Birkbeck College at the University of London.

Related Links:

When Parents Part: How Mothers and Fathers Can Help Their Children Deal with Separation and Divorce" (Penelope Leach)
Split Decisions (Glenn C. Altschuler, Psychology Today Blog, May 7, 2015) )

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Split Decisions (Glenn C. Altschuler, Psychology Today Blog, May 7, 2015) )

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...