Article: Youth and dealing with Divorce

Article Summary of Aftermaths of Divorce on Youth

The article , A historical review of research findings regarding the adjustment of U .S . children to divorce ' highlights the aftermaths of divorce on the youth . The youth has been classified into six categories : infants and toddlers , preschool children , early elementary school children , later elementary-aged children , adolescence and young adulthood (The Free Library , n .d . Besides , the aftermaths of divorce have been further divided into immediate crisis , short-term aftermaths , and long-term aftermaths . There has been a rise in the number of divorce cases in

the American families after the World War II and these cases have increased considerably in the past two decades When the parents separate or divorce , the youth undergoes through mental pain , which affects their social , physical , and emotional development The victims experience difficulties to cope up with the shock that they would have to separate from one of their parents . Since it is the father who usually leaves the home in a divorced family , there is a significant decline in the family earning , which causes stress on the youth and the mother . The children find it difficult to concentrate on their studies and some even have to drop out due to poor academic performance . The youth living in the divorced families try to assume early maturity and responsibility since the father no longer provides the emotional and economic support . The girls become mothers in their teens due to lack of adequate supervision , while the boys have sexual relationships...