Divorce leads to children's poor school performance

No longer is divorce an issue only between spouses. Children _ from seven-year-olds or older _ get more distracted by the consequences of it.

Children from divorced parents suffer a drop in performance at school, a U.K. government-sponsored study revealed.

Children with such background exhibited poor behavior and test results, researchers found.

Frequent punishment at home didn’t help them to perform well in school and this is this can have serious consequences as the children grow older.

Younger children, however, may not be as affected, researchers said. They don’t know what divorce means yet.

But there’s a silver lining. Extra help from school can save those children at risk.

Teachers can make up for what children have lacked at home. Mentoring them to realize their potential is the key, said the researchers.

Still, parenting skills are the most crucial factors in shaping children’s life, they said in their study.

After all, comfort coming from their parents keeps a child emotionally secure.

That is the core factor for children’s concentration on studies, the researchers argued.

Parents reading to or with their children help improve their verbal capabilities.

"Mothers reading to her child, and disciplining were all associated with children’s school performance," the researchers wrote.

They added, however, that some children do succeed despite "unpromising circumstances" and some do poorly despite "having a good start."