Why children who have married parents thrive
by Steve Doughty, Mailonline:
Marriage matters and is a central factor in children’s chances of success in life, according to a Government report.
Children do worse if they are brought up by a lone parent or by parents who are not married, researchers found.
The large-scale report rejects the idea that marriage is no more than a lifestyle option or a choice favoured by better-off couples, and presents powerful fresh evidence that a couple who commit to each other with a wedding are much more likely to have a successful family.
It comes amid warnings by critics that David Cameron’s drive to support the institution of marriage is slipping off the Whitehall agenda.
Produced by a team of academics from Sussex University for the Department of Work and Pensions, the analysis is aimed at identifying ways to improve relationships between couples and the life chances of their children.
The findings said: ‘Evidence shows that child outcomes tend to be worse on average in lone-parent and non-married families.’
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