A Central Conflict in the lives of adolescents

One conflict that I feel is becoming ever-present in the lives of children and adolescents today in America is divorce. Divorce is only becoming more popular in American families and I feel that more teachers should be more educated on how to help students dealing with divorce. 50% of American marriages end in divorce in America -we need to think of the children that this statistic affects.

Divorce affected my childhood and caused me to grow-up faster than some of my peers. I learned to be responsible for myself at a very young age. Since I was so young, I wasn't as psychologically affected as my sisters were. My oldest sister, who was in the sixth grade, had a very difficult time with the divorce. She suffered severe anxiety and was seeing a counselor. Divorce is something that is almost being seen as the norm in America. It is almost guaranteed that at least one student in your classroom will have divorced parents. With such staggering statistics, teachers must be well aware of the resources they can provide to students and parents.