Research on communication in families shows the importance of parents and carers communicating warmth and caring and also setting clear expectations for children's behaviour. (kidsmatter.edu.au)
Children in all family types except the married - biological - parent family showed higher levels of behavioral problems. (link.springer.com)
In fact, among families high on conflict, divorced families, and «normal» families, the married and in conflict families showed more child adjustment problems than the divorced families. (psychpage.com)