Impact Of Family Conflicts On The Academic Performance And Interpersonal Relationships Of Pupils In Public Primary Schools

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Information Conflict can be defined as the lack of peace in an environment. Conflict in a family therefore refers to a situation whereby the smooth interaction and relation among members of a family is disrupted because of one thing or another. It can be between the two parents or between parents and their children. Conflict in a family can be as a result of lack of trust, drunkenness, lack of dialogue, lack of respect, joblessness and idleness. It comes in form of fights, quarrels, spouse battering, child abuses and child molestation. It can result to a…