Research shows that 90% of children from divorced homes suffer from an acute sense of shock, and one-third of them fear abandonment by the remaining parent. Compounding this, 37% of children are even more unhappy five years after the divorce than they had been at 18 months. Time clearly doesn’t heal all wounds. Dr. Arch Hart, author of Helping Children Survive Divorce, declares that divorce after a relationship has been established and a nuclear family forged, is more damaging to a child than the death of a parent.
About Today's Guest: Dr. Archibald Hart
Dr. Archibald Hart is a retired clinical psychologist and board-certified diplomate fellow in psychopharmacology. He is best known for his research on the hazards of ministry, depression, anxiety, divorce, and stress. Dr. Hart is Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus at the School of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary, and is the author of over 30 books, including Safe Haven Marriage and The Digital Invasion: How Technology is Shaping You and Your Relationships. Arch and his wife, Kathleen, live in California, and have three daughters and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Resources Mentioned:
Helping Children Survive Divorce: What to Expect; How to Help book by Dr. Archibald Hart
Growing Up Divorced: For Adults Who Once Suffered the Trauma of Their Parents' Divorce book by Dr. Archibald Hart
Armand Nicholi, the late founding board member of the Family Research Council, was a clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He focused on the impact of absent parents on the emotional development of children and young adults.
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