CMS367 1st Edition Lecture 13B. Divorce 1. Time2. Age3. Economic standing- money makes a difference in a divorce, it is a change in the economic standing that is a significant problem- the change matters more than the absolute finances4. Quality of Parental Relationship- children are self-centered and blame themselves for things- some children may say, “this happened because of me!”, this divorce is my fault5. Parental Conflict - divorce is a difficult thing for everybody- if a divorce greatly decreases a negative conflict between parents- the children will be more beneficial than a family from an intact family with lots of conflict- parents can go through these crisis and be ok, or sometimes come out inworst shape before- everyone has crisis- but it depends on the way someone manages these problemsI. Single Parents1. Demographics- 1/3 of birds are from parents of single momsa. The likelihood of being a single mom increasing if your education is lowerb. Only 6% of college grads are single parentsc. If you drop out of high school- 50% are single momsd. Fewer people today are getting married because of the babye. Number of Anglo-white woman are single momsf. 4/10 below 10,000 dollars a year2. Issues/ Challengesa. Having a baby, gives meaning to their life- gives you an identity- you are a mom nowb. Single parents worry about their child being different than other kidsc. Single parents feel closer to their children than otherwise wouldd. Single parents echelon to fall back one. Single parents will engage in role reversali. Teenager is suppose to not hear about their parents datingii. Financial issues, parent talks about the kids about the stressiii. If you have a temporary role reversal that there wont be a big permanent damage to the kidII. Stepfamiliesa. Establish new relationships Depends on the type of relationships, where is the other family member, if there are kids on both sides and they come together b. Establish rolesc. Establish rules, themes, traditions d. Deal with dialectic between parental and parent-child relationship- dialectic, opposing tensioni. This is saying in step families there is an existing tension between biological parent and step parent and biological parent between the
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