Divorce is very common in the United States; in fact
one out of every two marriages ends in divorce, which is
a fifty percent divorce rate. Many children are raised in
single parent homes. The effects of divorce on children
are devastating, and numerous. How devastating are the
effects of divorce on children? Well, I will answer this
question as we go through this essay.
Lack of both parental role models within the household
has an effect on children. I had friends that had only
one parent, and they were usually getting into trouble.
When there is only one parent in the family, the people
that the children hang around with become their role
models. Some of my friends who had divorced parents, would
tell me that they felt anger towards the parent who left
them, because they felt abandoned. Many of my friends would
get involved in gangs, because they felt that the gangs
were their family. It is not unusual for somebody to feel
that way, especially when the only parent they live with is
out working. It's hard for a divorced mom or dad to work
and be able to have time for their children.
Children in a single parent family may have more
difficulties because of the household income. In most
divorce cases the mother is the one who has custody of the
children. We all know that in this world the women usually
end up making less money than the men; that is why the
income for a family that is being raised by a mother is
less than that of the family being raised by a father. My
friends dads usually didn't pay for child support so that
In most of these cases the male children in the family
have to work part-time jobs, so they can help their mom
pay for the rent, gas, and electrical bills. A lot of these
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