The role of mandatory parenting education in mitigating the impact of divorce on Muslims' children

Parental divorce poses significant risks for children that warrant concern, such as hostile conflict, the quality of parent-child relationship and the ability of parents to function effectively. Evidence-based interventions that strengthen parenting skills such as the mandatory parenting program for...

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Main Authors: Hasbullah @ Abdullah, Muslihah, Ramlan, Noor Yasmin, Madon, Zainal, Ahmad, Sa'odah, Juhari, Rumaya, Ahmad, Asmidah
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Islam Melaka (UNIMEL) 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118375/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118375/1/118375.pdf
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author Hasbullah @ Abdullah, Muslihah
Ramlan, Noor Yasmin
Madon, Zainal
Ahmad, Sa'odah
Juhari, Rumaya
Ahmad, Asmidah
author_facet Hasbullah @ Abdullah, Muslihah
Ramlan, Noor Yasmin
Madon, Zainal
Ahmad, Sa'odah
Juhari, Rumaya
Ahmad, Asmidah
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description Parental divorce poses significant risks for children that warrant concern, such as hostile conflict, the quality of parent-child relationship and the ability of parents to function effectively. Evidence-based interventions that strengthen parenting skills such as the mandatory parenting program for divorcing parents have been shown to have a positive impact on the divorced families worldwide. The possibility of Malaysia to implement similar regulation has yet to be explored. Given the rise in Muslim divorce cases, the likelihood of poor parent-child relationships following a divorce, and the fathers' noncompliance with child support orders, this study emphasizes the feasibility to create a regulatory framework for positive parenting education among divorcing parents in Malaysia. Past studies in the academic database have been examined with determined keywords. Results showed that supportive legal mechanisms that advocate for a mandatory parenting program for divorcing parents have been implemented mostly in the United States, The People’s Republic of China, Singapore and Australia. Such evidence-based programs can be divided into three broad categories which are child- focused programs, child and parent focused programs, and parent-focused programs. In most cases these programs are intended to improve outcomes for the children. Thus, the evidenced-based intervention in the form of regulatory framework for positive parenting education will contribute to support the parental divorce process when divorce is inevitable. On the other hand, it can educate the public about functional co-parenting post-divorce as the most effective ways to safeguard children’s wellbeing.
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spelling upm-1183752025-07-09T00:08:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118375/ The role of mandatory parenting education in mitigating the impact of divorce on Muslims' children Hasbullah @ Abdullah, Muslihah Ramlan, Noor Yasmin Madon, Zainal Ahmad, Sa'odah Juhari, Rumaya Ahmad, Asmidah Parental divorce poses significant risks for children that warrant concern, such as hostile conflict, the quality of parent-child relationship and the ability of parents to function effectively. Evidence-based interventions that strengthen parenting skills such as the mandatory parenting program for divorcing parents have been shown to have a positive impact on the divorced families worldwide. The possibility of Malaysia to implement similar regulation has yet to be explored. Given the rise in Muslim divorce cases, the likelihood of poor parent-child relationships following a divorce, and the fathers' noncompliance with child support orders, this study emphasizes the feasibility to create a regulatory framework for positive parenting education among divorcing parents in Malaysia. Past studies in the academic database have been examined with determined keywords. Results showed that supportive legal mechanisms that advocate for a mandatory parenting program for divorcing parents have been implemented mostly in the United States, The People’s Republic of China, Singapore and Australia. Such evidence-based programs can be divided into three broad categories which are child- focused programs, child and parent focused programs, and parent-focused programs. In most cases these programs are intended to improve outcomes for the children. Thus, the evidenced-based intervention in the form of regulatory framework for positive parenting education will contribute to support the parental divorce process when divorce is inevitable. On the other hand, it can educate the public about functional co-parenting post-divorce as the most effective ways to safeguard children’s wellbeing. Universiti Islam Melaka (UNIMEL) 2024-12-20 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118375/1/118375.pdf Hasbullah @ Abdullah, Muslihah and Ramlan, Noor Yasmin and Madon, Zainal and Ahmad, Sa'odah and Juhari, Rumaya and Ahmad, Asmidah (2024) The role of mandatory parenting education in mitigating the impact of divorce on Muslims' children. The Journal of Law and Governance, 7 (1). pp. 243-252. ISSN 2637-0743 https://unimel.edu.my/journal/index.php/JLG/article/view/1903
spellingShingle Hasbullah @ Abdullah, Muslihah
Ramlan, Noor Yasmin
Madon, Zainal
Ahmad, Sa'odah
Juhari, Rumaya
Ahmad, Asmidah
The role of mandatory parenting education in mitigating the impact of divorce on Muslims' children
title The role of mandatory parenting education in mitigating the impact of divorce on Muslims' children
title_full The role of mandatory parenting education in mitigating the impact of divorce on Muslims' children
title_fullStr The role of mandatory parenting education in mitigating the impact of divorce on Muslims' children
title_full_unstemmed The role of mandatory parenting education in mitigating the impact of divorce on Muslims' children
title_short The role of mandatory parenting education in mitigating the impact of divorce on Muslims' children
title_sort role of mandatory parenting education in mitigating the impact of divorce on muslims' children
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118375/1/118375.pdf