This is article is based on the issue that ‘broken homes lead to damage the brains of children’; how dysfunctional family types lead to their children starting school with a lack of a mental capacity as their brain has not been able to develop properly. This article claims there is a link between the pattern of the family and lack of mental development.

In my opinion, children are able to develop their cognitive capabilities through social interaction and intellectual activities. It is possible that in these ‘broken homes’ there is lack of this, therefore limiting the child’s capabilities to learn and develop acquired skills. For example, a dysfunctional family may not have the time, ability nor want to read the child a book in bed, or take the time to teach them how to read basic literature. Thus setting up the children to potentially start school at a different level to the other students.

However, on the contrary I also believe that just due to the fact that children are from a dysfunctional family, doesn’t mean they will automatically face educational failure. In some cases those that are faced with non-broken homes will also potentially be troubled with ‘damaged brains’. In an article from ‘phycology today’, it reports that those from more privileged backgrounds are of the most distressing youth today. They show disturbingly high rates of substance use, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, cheating, and stealing.  As the kids approach adolescence, studies found they abuse the use of illegal substances, the same studies also found this among 10^th graders in a later study. Widespread cheating and random acts of delinquency, such as stealing from parents or peers, are also found to be more common among the rich.