Mounting
evidence in social science journals [see Summary]
demonstrates that the devastating
physical, emotional, and financial effects that divorce is having on these
children will last well into adulthood and affect future generations (download
30 page pdf file)
Why
Marriage Matters
Twenty One Conclusions from the
Social Sciences A Report From Family Scholars Institute for American Values
Stable
Home Life Helps Children Learn
NEW YORK, JAN. 14, 2006 (Zenit.org).-
Family structure has a significant influence on children's educational
performance. So says a recent study published by the Center for Marriage
and Families, part of the New York-based Institute for American Values.
The director of the center, Elizabeth Marquardt,
Statistics
Collection Americans for Divorce Reform
See statistics collection divided
into specific topics. Many studies look at a host of problems experienced
by children of divorce.
The
Effects of Divorce on Children, Family Research Council
At least one million children each
year experience the divorce of their parents. Numerous social science studies
have demonstrated the devastating effect of divorce on children: (starts
1/4 of the way down website)
Elizabeth
M. Marquardt, Parents in two separate locations is very harmful to children
page 2 , page
3
When a child’s parents divorce and
the child never sees his or her father again, for example, most people
agree that a tragic event has occurred. Yet, when a child’s parents divorce
and the child continues to see and know both parents, there are many who
believe that the child is probably fine, that, in fact, his or her experience
might not be too different from children living in intact families.
[keep reading to find out why those people are WRONG]
Social
Scientific Data on the Impact of Marriage and Divorce on Children
Testimony before the Senate of the
United States (May 13, 2004)
Dr.
Judith Wallerstein; author of the landmark study, "The Unexpected Legacy
of Divorce."
The world's foremost authority on
the effects of divorce on children. (interview
or book
review)