Understanding what children say about living with domestic violence, parental substance misuse or parental health problems, by Sarah Gorin, senior research officer at the NSPCC, was published last week by the National Children's Bureau. It found the most persistent plea from children was for age-appropriate information to help them understand what was going on in their family. They also wanted someone trustworthy to confide in who would listen and reassure them.
Ms Gorin reviewed 40 research studies between 1990 and 2003 where children and young adults were interviewed and a further 50 related books and articles in journals. Among her key findings was that children were more aware of problems than parents realised, but they did not always understand what was happening and why.
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