Which statement about blended families is true?
A. The most common form of blended family is a father-stepmother arrangement.
B. Boys are more likely than girls to have difficulty with their custodial mother's remarriage.
C. Children living with fathers often start out with fewer problems than other children and are therefore more likely to adjust well to remarriage.
D. Children in blended families usually have more adjustment problems than children in stable, first-marriage families.
Answer: D
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