In the United States alone, hundreds upon hundreds of thousands of families are affected by divorce each year. Divorce is a high-stress process which may affect parent’s abilities to provide for their children.
How does divorce affect family structure? Family: Families are diverse in their composition and they change over time. Many families are forming based on progressive ideals and values, such as deciding to adopt children, not get married, or choosing to remain child free. ...
There are consequences of living big. As middle-class houses have grown larger, two things have happened. First, large houses take time to maintain, so cleaners and other low-wage service workers are required to keep thes...
First, it is a key determinant of how many children are affected by parental break-up. Second, it can influence the extent to which the risk of experiencing parental separation is unequal (McLanahan Citation2004). As lower-SES couples tend to exhibit earlier fertility, higher fertility, and ...
For example, racial discrimination and poverty are experiences that can lead to trauma being passed on, according to the APA. “Some examples of financial trauma could include the financial overlap from divorce or child support orders, the inability to participate in scholastic or athletic programs ...
Are people shaped more by the experiences they have in their families of origin or by individual personality traits like extraversion and openness? This may be one of the oldest questions in psychology, and researchers are still far from a complete answer. However, current evidence suggests ...
By Jackie Printon As a therapist, I’ve had the privilege of working with parents who are contemplating divorce as well as kids who are already adjusting to a split. Parents are usually well-intentioned and try to anticipate divorce and the effects on children, while kids come in after the...
Because children may feel emotional about the move, the school counselor can help them process these feelings while also helping them integrate into the school, Levy says. And if there are other students who also transferred recently, the counselor can put their families in touch so the students...
I hear you; it can be very difficult to stand by and watch when your stepchildren are being disrespectful to your wife and each other, yet she doesn’t see a problem. It’s not uncommon for adults to have different parenting styles, especially in stepfamilies. While it’s not...
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