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    The Effect of Divorce on Children According to Berk (2008)‚ 45% of American marriages end in divorce and half of those involve children. The effect divorce has on children is critical knowledge that people need to understand to be able to help these children overcome the behavioral‚ emotional‚ and social problems that they acquire during this time. There are four studies in particular that I have found that have quite fascinating results. The first article that I discovered was from Andreas

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    Its all fun and games‚ untill someone gets hurt. coming from a seprated family myself‚ i was interested in how many other children were going thorugh not only similar experinces but different ones‚ some people i found to have truly extrodinary experiences‚ some so different to my own i feel bad for thinknig that. i was interested in finding out what other people went thourgh and how they managed or sturggeled with the event. as i was so young when i experenced my parents separation‚ i was interested

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    The Effect of Divorce on Children Abstract The present studies will show how the statistics of divorce and children involved in a divorce have dramatically decreased over the past 35 years (US Census Bureau‚ 2004). The emotional stresses of living situations prior to‚ during‚ and after a divorce between parents and their children‚ as well as‚ the behavioral issues that may occasionally be found during these difficult times are important as to determining the developmental crises that may ensue

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    Divorce and its Consequences such as “Tug-of-love” Children and Stepfamilies. Everybody knows that family is a way of stable and happy life‚ but occasionally something happens and its happiness and wealth break down and family breaks down too‚ it is going through divorce‚ hence this may cause formation of step-families and ‘tug-of-love’ children as well. Every thirty seconds‚ a child’s parents divorce. According to some experts‚ divorce is the single most traumatic experience in a child’s life

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    Social Issues Topic: Divorce Divorce is becoming very common in the United States and leads to many problems not only for those getting the divorce‚ but also for the children. Divorce increases a child’s risk for psychological and behavioral problems in the future. Behavioral problems can affect the child immensely and even results in the child having to see a psychiatrist. According to one article‚ children whose parents get divorced are twice as likely to visit a mental health facility (Collins

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    The Effects of Divorce on Children; specifically focusing on age and gender When one is looking at divorce and its affects‚ many different approaches can be taken‚ and many different ideas can be thought of. Within the secondary research‚ focus is kept on the affects of divorce‚ which type is worse‚ methods of coping and a small focus on gender. The primary research focuses mainly on what role gender plays in a child’s adaptation of their parent’s divorce‚ gender of the child‚ gender of most exposure

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    Children of Divorce Lynda Loges DeVry University Children of Divorce “Mom‚ I’m not crying because you’re getting divorced. I’m crying because I don’t want to leave my house”. Children can surprise us at times; when we think they’ll not be able to cope with something like divorce‚ they amaze us with their visceral responses to life changing events. Children experience a lot of transition when living through parental divorce‚ but they are resilient to change. They have the ability to

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    everyday‚ but what are the significant effects of this dramatic change? Divorce is when a married couple no longer want to be together and separate. It has become society’s most common practice. Being married is a beautiful‚ and joyful celebration and let’s say a couple has children‚ for them seeing the parents that they love so dearly come to the agreement of separating can be very upsetting to a child. In the U.S 42% of marriages end up getting a divorce‚ to put that in perspective that’s almost

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    the effects of divorce on children led me to find your article “The Positive Effects of Divorce on Children”. It can to my attention that we both stood on different aspects of the situation. I am a child of divorce and yes I can say that it made me the man I am today‚ but all my nightmares outweigh the little good. Today in America‚ one out of every two marriages ends in divorce and many divorcing families include children. That’s about 1.5 million children in America that suffer from divorce every

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    101 Portfolio Assignment The decision to divorce‚ especially when children are involved‚ is one of the most difficult choices a person can face. Divorce is not pretty. It adds stress to the lives of each spouse‚ their families‚ friends and their children. Unfortunately‚ divorce tends to bring out the worst in people. Hurt feelings and anger often take precedence over doing what is truly best for the children. Almost half of all American children must cope‚ at some point in their lives‚ with

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