Children's positive outlook on life revealed [IrishTimes]
- Published: 23 September 2011
BULLYING IS prevalent among nine-year-olds growing up in Ireland but children of this age still have a largely positive view of their lives, according to new research.
The report, which involved in-depth studies of 120 nine-year-olds and their families, found some children had troubled attitudes to food and to their own weight.
Parental separation had a considerable impact on children’s routines, making it difficult for children to sustain a relationship with a non-resident parent, the study found, and some children worried about moving to secondary school. Others were concerned about the future, including climate change and war.
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