Everyone who gets married hopes to stay that way forever. But despite everyone’s best efforts and intentions, sometimes divorce really is the only solution. For childless couples, divorce is a decision that does not greatly impact anyone but the couple themselves. Of course, the same cannot be said of parents who divorce.<\/p>\n
Divorce can have a profound effect on children. And children do not really have a say in whether their parents stay together. Obviously, having children gives parents an enormous incentive to work things out. But in the end, the decision to keep the family together or split it up rests with the parents.<\/p>\n
Health scientists and social scientists want to know exactly how divorce affects children. Let’s look at a pair of recent studies on the consequences of divorce and then discuss how those ill-effects might be mitigated or avoided altogether.<\/p>\n
The first study showed that children of divorced parents may be (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Everyone who gets married hopes to stay that way forever. But despite everyone’s best efforts and intentions, sometimes divorce really is the only solution. For childless couples, divorce is a decision that does not greatly impact anyone but the couple…<\/span><\/p>\n