Supporting parent-child interaction in divorced families

ABSTRACT

Divorce affects a significant number of children and parents. In this work, I discuss the challenges that these families may face and present two systems that may help address some of these challenges. Finally, I highlight the expected contributions of this work.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)

Keywords:
children, distributed families, divorce, parents