DIVORCE Children are at risk for a variety of problems happy parents produce happy children I Effects a Externalizing i Definition Things that make other people unhappy ii Aggression disobedience hyperactivity oppositional defiance iii Persistent pattern b Internalizing i Definition things that make the kid unhappy ii Tend to not look for these as much because they re not bugging us c Interpersonal Relations i Bad peer relations ii Lower levels of pro social skills d Academic Problems i Not spending as much time paying attention ii Most likely stem from externalizing iii Also may have parents who are less engaged with monitoring homework etc II Child Char Treatments a Characteristics i Gender ii Age iii Temperament iv Social Cognition b Interventions III Family Char Treatments a Characteristics i Interparental Conflict ii Discipline iii Parent Child Relations b Interventions i Parent Training ii Parent Adjustment IV Ecological Variables a Characteristics i Environmental Changes ii Economic Factors iii Social Support b Interventions i Divorce Mediation
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