In Amato’s Life Span Adjustment of Children to their Parents' Divorce talks about different norms children and adults experienced or exhibited when the family goes thru a divorce. What I got from reading this, is that divorce can be very stressful for all family members, especially children because they may not fully understand the situation. The family’s standard of living is likely to drop. A child's adjustment to divorce depends on the child age, gender, and level of parental conflict before divorce. Children who are younger when parents’ divorce suffer more behavioral problems. Older children behavior can be affected academically and socially. Children do better after divorce if the parents are supportive, monitor the child's activists,
