Single-Parent Families | Divorce Harms Children

Karl Zinsmeister is editor in chief of the American Enterprise, a conservative journal of opinion.

Summary: When parents divorce, the children’s relationships with their parents change dramatically. Most children of divorce stay with their mother, who becomes both the nurturer and the disciplinarian. Many children see their fathers less frequently after the divorce. These changes lead to poor educational performance, truancy, criminal activity, and psychological problems for the children of divorce.

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