DIVORCE BARRIER BY: TAYLAR WATSON

DIVORCE SATISICS

○DIVORCE COUPLES WITH CHILDREN •40% DIVORCE RATE○COUPLE WITHOUT CHILDREN •66% DIVORCE RATE

EFFECTS ON CHILDREN OF DIVORCE INSIDE SCHOOL

• STUDY OF 3,500 CHILDREN OF THOSE PARENTS DIVORCED BETWEEN 1ST & 3RD GRADE SCORED LOWER IN MATH &

HAD POORER INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

• INCREASE IN ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION

• WITHDRAWAL, UNEXPLAINED TEARFULNESS, AND DISRUPTIONS IN SLEEP & APPETITE• LOW SELF-ESTEEM• FEELING ALONE• CONFUSION • ANGER

EFFECTS ON CHILDREN OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL

• MAY EXPERIENCE CHALLENGES MAINTAINING FUTURE RELATIONSHIPS • MOST LIKELY TO GET DIVORCES AS WELL• MAY NEVER WANT TO GET MARRIED• CAUSE THE CHILD TO HAVE FEELINGS OF ANXIETY WHEN DATING IN

FUTURE• STRUGGLE WITH TRUST• FEELING BETRAYED

HOW TO HELP

• IF THE TEACHER KNOWS OR FINDS OUT THEY SHOULD CARE FOR THE CHILD MORE INTENSIVELY

• BE MORE SENSITIVE• BE A SHOULDER FOR THEM• HELP THEM GET COUNSELING