填空题 Ending a marriage can be a sad 1 experience, especially for children. In the United States, the number of children 2 grows by about one-million each year. As the number increases, experts continue to 3 of divorce on children.
Some experts say divorce is 4 . Some studies show that children of divorce have more problems. For example, some children of divorce are more often 5 toward parents and teachers. They have 6 of leaving school before completing their studies. They have more 7 . However, experts note that these problems are not necessarily caused by divorce alone.
During the 1970s, many Americans believed that divorce was 8 for married people who were not happy. People did not think divorce would harm children. They thought children would 9 a period of change when their parents ended their marriage. Then the children would be all fight.
10 have changed in recent years. Researchers studied more than one-hundred children of divorce over 11 . She says some children never 12 . She says they often have problems with their 13 as a result of their parents" divorce.
Ms Wallerstein says her study proves that parents should 14 for their children, even if they are unhappy. However, some people say that children suffer more in a situation where 15 . They say it is better for children to live with one divorced parent than to live with two parents who are 16 .
Other experts note that many children of divorce 17 . This is because their parents are able to deal with the situation 18 .
Experts say that some people who get divorced are able to 19 of their children first. They say that they are able to show the children that their 20 after the divorce.