{"id":257620,"date":"2025-06-24T08:35:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T08:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/?p=257620"},"modified":"2025-06-24T08:35:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T08:35:52","slug":"divorce-is-not-good-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/divorce-is-not-good-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Divorce is not good for children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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OPINION:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In his book \u201cSolid Answers,\u201d Dr. James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, wrote: \u201cIt\u2019s now known that the emotional development in children is directly related to the presence of warm, nurturing, sustained and continuous interaction with both parents. Anything that interferes with that vital relationship with either mother or father can have lasting consequences for the child.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Dr. Dobson wrote those words 30 years ago, they remain true today. He went on to cite research showing that 90% of children from divorced homes suffer from an acute sense of shock when their parents separate, with 50% feeling rejected and abandoned.<\/p>\n

These sad statistics have been proved again by a study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, which tracked 1 million children of divorce over 50 years.<\/p>\n

First, children of divorce face economic insecurity, as the average household income after a divorce drops by half. This factor puts these children in a disadvantaged position in relation to their peers. Their single parent cannot provide the economic opportunities that other children receive, particularly regarding education and socialization activities.<\/p>\n

Because they have fewer opportunities, they are affected later in life. Children of divorce, particularly early divorce, earn 13% less by their early 20s.<\/p>\n

Because of their feeling of abandonment, children of divorce often seek physical and emotional attachment via unhealthy means. That is why, according to the authors of the study, they have a 60% greater chance of teen pregnancy and higher risks of childhood mortality. If they do make it to adulthood, 40% have a greater risk of serving jail time and a 45% higher risk of early death.<\/p>\n

Girls seeking the security that comes from a relationship with a father end up looking for, as the song goes, \u201clove in all the wrong places,\u201d while boys bottle up internal rage waiting to explode, often in dangerous and deadly ways.<\/p>\n