Child poverty and bad parenting a 'middle class New Zealand myth' - researchersResearch and experts say the commonly held ''blame the parents'' view is a myth and without substantial evidence. So, is there a relationship between bad parenting and child poverty? First off, there are all kinds of disagreements about how to measure child poverty, or poverty generally. 123rf Blaming bad parenting for child poverty is a myth, the research says. Now, after public policy change, recession, and little growth among low wage earners, those rates of child poverty were higher.

Source: Stuff October 13, 2016 01:07 UTC