Separation from mom, dad linked with learning trouble in kids

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Thu, 05/15/2008 - 23:00

(University of Rochester Medical Center) In the wake of divorce, illness, violence and other problems that can unsettle homes, countless young children are liable to experience temporary separations from one or both parents before packing their knapsacks for kindergarten.

Published in the May/June issue of Ambulatory Pediatrics, a new, community-wide study from Rochester, New York, warns that such kids are at increased risk for learning difficulties.

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