In 1960 there were 5,829,000 children in the United States who lived with only one parent. It was raised to 8,438,000 in 1970. Then again in 1980 to 12,466,000. And finally in 1994 the numbers reached 18,590,000. The latter is only because of the split between the family itself.
More people are a part of second marriages today than first marriages.
The great majority of studies find that children of divorce have more adjustment problems than other children. Others note that about two times as many children in single parent families show signs of behavior problems compared with children in non-divorced two parent families. There are countless statistics that people have when it comes to the subject of divorce. I know the majority of us realize what a problem this has become in society today. First, we need to pray.