Exposure to parental conflict is estimated to feature in the lives of more than 1.2 million children.
It is known to cause emotional and behavioural problems during childhood and impact on life chances.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that for "intact" families, 11 per cent of all children are affected by parental conflict, rising to 28 per cent in workless families. In separated families, half of children experience levels of parental conflict that are potentially damaging.
In an effort to tackle the issue and, in so doing, improve the life chances of children, the DWP developed its Reducing Parental Conflict Programme. It defined conflict as occurring "between parents or carers, that is frequent, intense and poorly resolved".
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