William Sammons and Jennifer Lewis are aware of the strain that a child can go through when their parents get divorced. Most of the child s day is spent in a classroom. Therefore, Sammons and Lewis inform how a teacher can help these students cope with the situation they are in. According to the National s Children Survey 1994 and U.S. Bureau of Census 1998, in the 1990 s almost fifteen million children, with the majority being under the age of eight, are going through the divorce of their parents.
Teachers tend to notice the change in the child, more so then the parents.
Sammons and Lewis demonstrate five ways in which the teacher can help the child. There are five ways, discussed by Sammons and Lewis, in that a teacher can help a child cope with the divorce of his or her parents. By maintaining consistency and discipline, Sammons and Lewis mean in the classroom. After a divorce, the parents tend to change the lifestyle of the family. They may change the rules, routines, or expectations of the child.