2. How Many of You?
• At least 14/15 people in this room have known
victims or experienced being victims of
divorce.
3. What Do We Know?
• Divorce is very commonly heard of in this
country.
• People believe that 50% of marriages end in
divorce.
4. The Truth
• It is said that 50% of marriages end in divorce,
however, these statements only exist because
of assumptions, rumors, and lies.
5. How Kids Are Affected by Divorce
• Many kids blame themselves
• Some consider suicide
• Often disconnect from the world
6. How Do Kids feel when Their Parents
Get Divorced?
37.5
0
56.25
25
Emotions
Sad
Relieved
Depressed
Deals with it
7. Which of the Following Do you Find
Hurtful?
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Separate HouseholdsRemarriage (Having a StepparentHaving s Half SiblingDisconnection to Parent (Parent abondones child)
Hurtful
Not that Bad
Perfectly Fine
8. How Often Do You Think Divorce
Occurs?
56.25
12.5
0
31.25 Often
Once in a while
Rarely
Very often
13. Age Ranges
Age Women Men
Under 20 years old 27.6 percent 11.7 percent
20 to 24 years old 36.6 percent 38.8 percent
25 to 29 years old 16.4 percent 22.3 percent
30 to 34 years old 8.5 percent 11.6 percent
35 to 39 years old 5.1 percent 6.5 percent
14. What Do You Think?
• 14/15 of you have been hurt or affected by
divorce.
• 6 year old boy
15.
16.
17. Works Cited
• Benson, Harry. Marriage Foundation. February 2013. Website.
• TruthorFiction. 2014. 1998.