Among these families one parent heads 28 percent, most often by the mother. In addition to these families there is also growing number of single parent households. This is very alarming trend and one that I feel should not be encouraged by our society. With these growing trends there are psychological effects and also behavioral effects not only for the children in the nontraditional family but also the parents. Children suffer many problems, which can be related to their parent's divorces.
Some children experience severe depression and all so behavioral problems.
Evidence about the negative effect of divorce on social and behavioral development of children has been proven time and time again. The children of single parent families may also experience physical health problems. These psychological effects will follow the child into adolescents and possibly adulthood. This cycle of premarital sex and teen pregnancy among our youth should to be addressed by our society as a whole. We cannot let traditional family values fade into the background while nontraditional values set in.