Children were more likely to experience family disruptions through loss and addition of adult family members in the past than they are today.

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Historically, higher mortality rates due to diseases and lack of medical care, as well as different social norms around marriage and family structure, meant that children were more likely to experience the death of a parent or the addition of step-parents and half-siblings than they are today.

Children Were More Likely to Experience Family Disruptions Through Loss