Divorce is the legal breakup of a marriage. Almost half of all U.S. marriages end in divorce. Like every major life change, divorce is stressful. It affects finances, living arrangements, household jobs, schedules and more. If the family includes children, they may be deeply affected.
- Helping Your Child through a Divorce(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/help_child_divorce.html
- Divorce Matters: Coping with Stress and Change(Iowa State University, University Extension) - Links to PDF - http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1637.pdf
- Divorce: Helping Your Child Cope with the Breakup(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/divorce/HO00055/METHOD=print
- Managing Conflict during Divorce(American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy) - http://www.aamft.org/families/Consumer_Updates/Managing%20Conflict%20During%20Divorce.asp
- Divorce Matters -Visitation Dos and Don'ts(Iowa State University, University Extension) - Links to PDF - http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1641.pdf
- Marriage Counseling: Working through Relationship Problems(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/marriage-counseling/MH00104/METHOD=print
- Tips for Divorcing Parents(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/divorce.html
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Learning difficulties among children separated from a parent. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18501862&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: The proportion of marriages ending in divorce. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18453288&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Acrimonious contact disputes and so-called parental alienation syndrome: a model... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18416228&tool=MedlinePlus
- Divorce -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=divorce[majr]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+english[la]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy - http://www.aamft.org/
- FASTATS: Marriage and Divorce(National Center for Health Statistics) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/divorce.htm
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Children and Divorce(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) - http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?name=Children+And+Divorce§ion=Facts+for+Families
Also available in Spanish http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?section=Informacion+para+la+Familia&name=Los+Ninos+y+el+Divorcio+No.+1
- Divorce - Helping Children Adjust(American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ4KZADH4C&sub_cat=106
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Kid's Guide to Divorce(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/divorce.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/kid/en_espanol/sentimientos/divorce_esp.html
- Their House - My House: Raising Your Child in Two Different Homes(Center for Mental Health Services) - http://www.family.samhsa.gov/set/divorce.aspx
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When Your Parents Fight(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/parents_fight.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/kid/en_espanol/sentimientos/parents_fight_esp.html
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Dealing with Divorce(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/families/divorce.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/teen/en_espanol/mente/divorce_esp.html
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When Parents Fight(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/families/parents_fight.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/teen/en_espanol/mente/parents_fight_esp.html
- Family Issues - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/familyissues.html
- Social/Family Issues - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/socialfamilyissues.html