Differences And The Outcomes Of Children In Residential Care

The life chances and the outcomes of children and young people in residential care compare to those who are not depends on the kind of family they have and the treatment they get. The absence or loss of a parent(s) are two frameworks for explaining the differences in child outcomes among children and young people growing up in non-traditional family structures compared with children living in intact tow parents families. The absence of a parent is often advanced to explain difficulties in adjustments and functioning among children growing up in a single parent families compared with children who grow up with both biological parents.