Program to Help Children Through Divorce

Everyone knows that divorce is tough on kids. In a blog I wrote in February I discussed the effects of divorce and single parenting on kids. Dr. Amato of Pennsylvania State University found children of divorced parents “continued to have lower average levels of cognitive, social, and emotional well-being,” compared to their peers who lived in a stable home with married parents. One would think, since divorce is common in the United States with about 50% of marriages ending in divorce, that children would have adjusted. Nicki Bradley, a parenting blogger, talks about some of the issues facing divorced families … Continue reading