Why Is The Divorce Rate So High In America?
Why is the divorce rate so high in America? It is frequently reported that the divorce rate in America is 50%. This data is not accurately correct, however, it is reasonable close to an actual fact. The American Divorce Reform estimates that probably 40 or possibly even 50 percent of marriages will end in divorce if current trends continues.
What are we teaching our children that is our future? Each year over 1 million American children suffer the divorce of their parents. According to the Federal Reserve Boards survey of Consumer Finance only 42% of children age 14 to 18 live in a first marriage family. I believe that devastating physical, emotional and financial effects of divorce on children will last well into adulthood affecting future generations.
This will lead our children to think that they are at fault. The children are more likely to have behavioral and emotional problems, crime and drug abuse. Divorce children have a higher rate of suicide. Also, they have higher drop-out rates and lower rates of college graduates.
Children need happiness in their lives just like we do. Children can also learn from their parents about how relationships should look and feel. If all they hear is yelling and fighting or in some cases no communication at all between parents, the silence can be just as destructive. Then they start to believe this is how a marriage should be.
So you want to know how our children are affected by divorce? The answer is not simple; one of these reasons are why our children are affected by divorce.
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All divorce is almost always stressful for children. Most children do not want their parents to separate. Parents who do a good job managing the stress of divorce for children are surprised by how quickly they make the adjustment.
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Divorce clearly increases the risk that children will suffer from psychological and behavioral problems. Troubled children are particularly likely to develop problems with anger, disobedience and rule violations.
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Self esteem – they may believe that they did something wrong that made their mother and father divorce.
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Painful memories and ongoing worries about divorce, their relationship with their parents and their relationship with each other.
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Abandon – fears both parent will leave them. In addition the absence of one of their parents can make the child feel extremely lonely.
What can we do to save our children? Putting the meaning of marriage back into prospective. Marriage meant something back in the day, are we showing our children if you can’t get along then just get a divorce without thinking of the consequences of their behavior?
Some children are affected more by divorce than others. However, all children will be affected by divorce. The things that parents do and do not do will greatly impact exactly how much a child is affected by the divorce. In addition, the childs gender, age, psychological health and maturity will also affect how divorce impacts a child.
Dissolution of marriage, separation or annulment cancels the bond between a man and woman.
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