Each spouse must fully realize that he or she is no longer part of a couple. Once again the person is single, and for many this is a shock. These six stations of divorce are the reasons why most parents involved in a divorce forget about their child s needs, and why a divorce is so hard on a child. There may be situations where a parent or child is in physical danger and a divorce is the best answer. However, it should not be the easy way out for the parents.
Divorce is now the single largest cause of childhood depression.
References Doob, Christopher Bates, Sociology, and Introduction, 5th ed. Driedger, Sharon Doyle.