UNICEF says Czech children are neglected

A UNICEF report on the health and well being of the world's children indicates that Czech children are materially well off but suffer from emotional neglect. The Czech Republic ranked 11th in terms of material needs, 10th in terms of health care provided and 9th in terms of education. However broken homes, single parenthood and poor communication between children and parents put the Czech Republic 19th as far as emotional needs go and 17th according to the children's own subjective assessment. Overall the Czech Republic came 15th, ahead of countries such as Great Britain, France and the United States. 21 countries were covered in the survey.