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ERIC Number: EJ418854
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
For Parents Particularly: The Potluck, Play and Palaver Are Gone.
O'Brien, Shirley J.
Childhood Education, v66 n5 p331-32 1990
Many families are in crisis and the effect on children is staggering. The three main stresses of children and families today are divorce and remarriage, violence, and lack of communication in families. Efforts must be made to avoid losing the greatest natural resource: families. (DG)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Divorce, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Life, Nuclear Family, Social Change, Traditionalism, Violence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Family Crises; Family Strengths
Note: Annual Theme Issue