Research Paper articles.

Helping Children Understand Divorce
Kim Leon
Extension
March 2004
University of Missouri
March 9, 2009
http://extension.missouri.edu/xplor/hesguide/humanrel/gh6600.htm
This article describes in detail how the children are directly affected. It describes how they interact differently with their siblings and invertly their parents because they have a feeling of loss and that no one wants them anymore. It also describes how different age groups can tell the difference in their parents attitudes and emotions. Plus this article tells the parents that they need to keep in touch with the children and also how they should tell the child.

Divorce and how it affects a child
Shannon Demick
Essortment
2002
March 9, 2009
http://www.essortment.com/all/divorcehoweffe_rhcq.htm
This article is a lot like the first one. But it tells me that the children involved can become depressed, and possibly need counseling. The read lets people know that that there is going to be a change in behavoir and attitude. The parents will notice a change in the childs views of things. A lot of children become involved in drugs or alcohol when this happens. Not only that but the children change there attitudes.

An exploration of the Ramification of Divorce
Sara Eleoff
The Child Advocate
November 2003
The Child Advocate Disorder
March 9, 2009
http://www.childadvocate.net/divorce_effects_on_children.htm
This article is an explantion of the Initial reactions of Children to divorce, developmental considerations in the response of children which focuses on teh ages and how they are going to react differently. It also talks about how its going to effect the relationship between the parent and child.


Sacramento Divorce Lawyer Discusses the Effects of Divorce on Children
Scott Sagaria
California Family Law Blog
February 3, 2009
Sagaria Law
March 11, 2009
http://www.californiafamilylawblog.com/2009/02/sacramento_divorce_lawyer_disccusses_the_effects_of_divorce_on_children.html This article shows teh importance of people to communicate, work out the details, and to set up plans with the other parent to not have conflicts. Its a step by step directional instructions on how to keep in contact without ruining the relationship.

The Effect of Divorce on America
Patrick F. Fagan and Robert Rector
The Effect of Divorce on America
June 5, 2000
Domestic Policy Studies Department
March 11, 2009
http://www.dadsnow.org/studies/heritage1.htm
Its an indepth description of how divorce should be handled by every party involved.

California Divorce Laws
US Divorce Laws
January 2003
March 11, 2009
http://www.usdivorcelaws.com/california-divorce-laws.shtml
This article explains what people should do before they actually file for divorce. It tells people how the property should be distributed, the counseling that each partner should do so their emotions don't effect the child or children involved.



Summary of what i have learned....
April Graham
Mrs. Sutter
English 4/Period 4
23 March 2009
My research paper is about the effect of divorce on children and how it can be prevented. Divorce is a wide known action to many people in this world. There has been blogs written about it, newspaper articles, and countless many researches done about the effect of it. People need to be educated about the way they can affect the people around them. Not only that but it can effect the educational attainment, job stability, income, emotional health, and drug use in the family.
Parents have the hardest time trying to keep their emotions from truly showing in front of their kids. This is only helpful when the child is little. If the child is in grade school and understand the meaning of loss, they will need more help then that. The best way for parents to keep the child’s attitude the way it always is, is for them to communicate with the other parent instead of having the child talk for them. It only takes a brief phone call, text, or email to effectively communicate with the other parent involve. It will save their kids a lot of hurt.
Children whose parents have legally been separated are increasing in the numbers of victims of abuse and neglect. These children feel like they have lost something dear to them. They tend to want to do anything as long as someone wont leave them. This emotional side effect causes them to not care what the other people think. They are more willing to get in a relationship with someone who is abusive, because they think they deserve what they are getting. They first thought it was their fault their parents got divorced, so they will continue to think that they are a burden to the community. Therefore making the child dangerous to the people around them.
The people involved in a divorce tend to depress their emotions. They are just looking for something to make them happy again. So as soon as someone offers them a drug or medication that will do that for them, they are addicted. Teenagers who are in the middle of a divorce at their house, will be more than willing to start up an addiction. This is a dangerous thing. They need to be taught how to control their emotions, without the help of drugs.
These children can also demonstrate a learning capacity, performing poorly than the peers. They are also more likely to have to repeat one of their classes or will have a higher drop out rate. Considering the child is having a mental breakdown on the inside, they do not understand the teachings of simple things. They are not concerned with what is being taught but rather how their peers see them. Children involved in a divorce, need to be kept up with their studies. Make sure they are doing their homework along with studying for major things.
None of these effects happens to every child that has divorced parents, however they are affected in serious ways. There is no way we could predict the way the divorce is going to have on the child or the society, but we can try to prevent some of the more serious matters from happening.