'The new findings clearly show that same-sex families have strong resilience strategies to protect their children from prevailing legal hurdles and societal rejection. The investigators considered prosocial behavior, hyperactivity, peer problems, emotional adjustment and general behavioral problems. In the new study, the researchers compared 62 Dutch children (aged 6 to 16 years) whose parents were the same sex with 72 kids whose parents were different sexes. WEDNESDAY, (HealthDay News) - Children raised by same-sex parents are just as well-adjusted as kids raised by different-sex parents, researchers say.