Divorce is becoming a worldwide phenomenon, with significant effects on the well-being of children. It radically changes their future causing harmful effects. According to (Julio Cáceres-Delpiano and Eugenio Giolito, 2008) almost 50% of marriages end in divorce. Ninety percent of children living in the United States in the 1960s remained with their biological parents, whereas today they represent only 40% (Hetherington, E. Mavis, & Margaret Stanley-Hagan, 1999). This unfavorable problem has been increasing, because in 1969, California State legislation changed the divorce laws, where spouses could leave without giving reasons (Child Study Center, 2001). This resolution was accepted by other states and subsequently the number of divorced people is constantly increasing. Such a typical situation is common in most countries of the world and negatively affects the individuality of children. However, a significantly small number of people are able to conceive of the impact that marital separation has on offspring. (? passive) Many children after the separation of their parents are exposed to a series of changes in the future. They have to get used to another living space, feelings and circumstances. Their response to divorce may vary and depends on age, gender and personal characteristics. This essay will show the effects of divorce on children in various aspects such as educational, psychological and social impact. Furthermore, it will contain data on the divorce rate in the United States and present the different reactions of children. It will also include appropriate recommendations for parents on how to behave towards their children after divorce, in order to minimize the negative effects on their children. of paper ......d would have been more successful. Works Cited Hetherington, E. Mavis and Margaret Stanley-Hagan. “The adjustment of children with divorced parents: A risk and resilience perspective.” Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry & Allied Disciplines 40, no. 1 (January 1999): 129. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed March 8, 2011). Sobolewski, Juliana M., and Paul R. Amato. 2007. “Parental Discord and Divorce, Parent-Child Relationships, and Subjective Well-Being in Early Adulthood: Is Feeling Close to Two Parents Always Better than Feeling Close to Only One?” Social Forces 85, n. 3: 1105-1124. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed March 8, 2011). Shansky, Janet. 2002. “NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF DIVORCE ON THE PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.” Journal of Pastoral Counseling 37, 73. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed March 8, 2011).