Broken Home
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- For other meanings see Broken home (disambiguation)Broken home (disambiguation)Broken home and similar can mean:*Broken home, a household, usually in reference to parenting, whose family unit does not properly function according to accepted society norms-Music:...
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Broken home is a term used to describe a household, usually in reference to parenting
Parenting
Parenting is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood...
, in which the family unit does not properly function according to accepted societal norms. This household might suffer from domestic violence
Domestic violence
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...
, a dissolved marriage
Divorce
Divorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...
, drug abuse
Drug abuse
Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, refers to a maladaptive pattern of use of a substance that is not considered dependent. The term "drug abuse" does not exclude dependency, but is otherwise used in a similar manner in nonmedical contexts...
, or anything else that interferes with the upbringing of children.