Spoiled Children of Divorce

The U.S. Census is a great resource for finding out information about changes in family structure in the United States. A couple of weeks ago I read an article on this topic which was just published. It contained really interesting information about single parent households. Most single parents are still Mothers but there has been a rise in Fathers as single parents. What was most interesting to me is the rise of children born to unmarried parents and recognition that children living in such households are likely to go through multiple major changes in household structure by the time they are adults.

Here is a link to a Census class for teachers and children called “The Modern Family” on how to look up statistics for changes in household structures:

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/activities/sociology/family.html.

This gives both teachers and children a chance to discuss a wide variety of topics related to their families and other peoples’ families.

It turns out that someone out there really does study Children of Divorce. Quizlet offers information about Children of Divorce here. The flashcards don’t offer citations as far as I can see but there is interesting information in there.

Brainscape offers very insightful information in their cards on family psychology.