DIVORCE

DIVORCE & ITS EFFECTS ON DIFFERENT AGES: INFANTCY

• (Birth-18m)
• Trust & physical needs
• Could affect how the child learns trust
• Child could need more time physically with the parents

DIVORCE AND ITS EFFECTS ON DIFFERENT AGES: TODDLERS

• (3yrs-5yrs)
• At this age children begin cognitive development which means their level of thinking is becoming more complex
• Children think at this age that they are in control of their environment, therefore they may believe the divorce is their fault.

DIVORCE & ITS EFFECTS ON DIFFERENT AGES: ELEMENTARY

• (6yrs-11yrs)
• Children may have trouble interacting with peers and become distant.
• Children at this age may feel abandonment or like their parents are divorcing them.

DIVORCE & ITS EFFECTS ON DIFFERENT AGES: EARLY/LATE ADOLESENSE

• (11yrs-18yrs)
• Early adolescence: Children are beginning to become extremely aware of their surroundings but they are more concerned with their peers.
• Later adolescence: Divorce could emotionally hurt them but teens are generally more concerned with their friends and spending time on their own.

OUTCOMES OF DIVORCE: ADOLESENCE

• Children may get too emotionally involved or not involved at all
• Adolescence tend to side with one parent and terminate the relationship with the other.

STATISTICS

• First Marriage 45% to 50% marriages end in divorce
• Second Marriage 60% to 67% marriages end in divorce
• Third Marriage 70% to 73% marriages end in divorce

STATISTICS: COUPLES THAT GET A DIVORCE WITH/WITHOUT CHILDREN

• Couples With Children 40%
• Couples Without Children 66%

STATISTICS

• State with the lowest divorce rate: Massachusetts (2.4 per 1,000 population)
• State with the highest divorce rate: Nevada (9.1 per 1,000 population)

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CITATIONS

• Children & Divorce: Age Stages. (2009, July 7). Retrieved October 8, 2015, from http://www.gsmyc.org/Children & Divorce. Age Stages.html
• Divorce Statistics. (n.d.). Retrieved October 8, 2015, from http://www.divorcestatistics.org/