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Children and Stepfamilies: A Snapshot


  Author: Chandler Arnold
Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy
Publication:
Document Date:                  November 01, 1998
Category: Divorce and Remarriage > Parental Remarriage
Related Categories:
Children > Child Development
Children > Step Children
Family Relations > Conflict
Family Relations > Family Ties
Family Relations > Parent/Adult Child Relations
Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Children
Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Youth
Family Structure > Parental Marital Status
Family Structure > Single-parent Families
Family Structure > Stepfamilies
Marriage > Benefits of Marriage
Parenthood/Childrearing > Single Parenting
Parenthood/Childrearing > Stepparenting
 

This report discusses the impact that being part of a stepfamily has on children's developmental outcomes and parent relationships.  It compares stepfamilies to two-parent biological families and single-parent families, and concludes that biological families are the best for children although it appears that children in single-parent families or step-families have similar outcomes. 

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