Single Wing, I Want to Fly Too: A Heart-to-Heart Dialogue with Children from Single-Parent Families

Author: Fan Chunyue
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: Sometimes I both hate them and thank them. I hate them because they left me aside at critical moments. I thank them because when they left me, I learned a lot and learned to grow up on my own. I experienced the different flavors of life, understood the hardships of life, and realized how important family is to a child. According to statistics from the All-China Women's Federation, 67% of divorced families in China have children, which means that a large number of children have become children of divorced families due to the breakdown of their parents' marital relationship. For couples struggling on the brink of divorce, the pain is imaginable. Many of their troubles do not come from property division or lingering feelings, but from their shared concern—their children. The impact of divorce on children is something we cannot foresee. The breakdown of marriage turns the family into a battlefield ravaged by war. During the process of clearing the battlefield and rebuilding the home, it is very likely to trigger landmines and bombs left over from the war years. As parents, how can we save the situation then?