Effects_of_Divorce_on_Children

Effects of Divorce on Children Abstract Divorce has become an everyday part of American society today. This has caused parents and professionals alike to have concern about the effects of divorce on children of all ages. Research in this area is new but is nevertheless helping us to gradually gain a better understanding and appreciation that divorce is difficult for a child of any age. This paper considers the effects of divorce on children ranging in age by summarizing and analyzing existing research. The focus of my paper will be measuring the different aspects of life affected by a child’s experience with divorce. Some of the factors that will be of concern include the subject’s age at the time of the divorce, gender and time passed since the divorce occurred. Mainly, this paper will be trying to prove that divorce can and does affect many aspects of a child’s future. Introduction There have been numerous studies and piles of research done on this topic since the beginning of divorce and more so now due to its rising numbers in our society. from the research that I have completed, it appears that a lot of this research divorce, children, parents, research, been, problems, different, child, relationships, one, life, future, experience, emotional, effects, age, numerous, later, families, through, parents’, out, mental, marriage, likely, found, find, divorced, become, themselves, studies, due, develop, between, anxiety, adolescents, about, time, study, parent-child, family, effect, custody, child’s, aspects, anger, after, affect, adults, adjustment