Religion and Theology

The attached article, A historical review of research findings regarding the adjustment of U.S. children to divorce highlights the aftermaths of divorce on the youth. The youth has been classified into six categories infants and toddlers, preschool children, early elementary school children, later elementary-aged children, adolescence, and young adulthood (The Free Library, n.d.). Besides, the aftermaths of divorce have been further divided into immediate crisis, short-term aftermaths, and long-term aftermaths. There has been a rise in the number of divorce cases in the American families after the World War II, and these cases have increased considerably in the past two decades.

When the parents separate or divorce, the youth undergoes through mental pain, which affects their social, physical, and emotional development. The victims experience difficulties to cope up with the shock that they would have to separate from one of their parents. Since it is the father who usually leaves the home in a divorced family, there is a significant decline in the family earning, which causes stress on the youth and the mother. The children find it difficult to concentrate on their studies, and some even have to drop out due to poor academic performance.

The youth living in the divorced families try to assume early maturity and responsibility since the father no longer provides the emotional and economic support. The girls become mothers in their teens due to lack of adequate supervision, while the boys have sexual relationships for fun only. In either case, there is lack of emotional and social development in the youth. When the youth from the divorced families enter the workforce, they do not have the stability to retain the same job. The article is based on scientific study, and it is based on facts, which may or may not defy scriptures. The Ministry of Education and Justice should give counseling to all American families to give attention to their children and leave petty differences for living in a cohesive family.