Author Archives: Dr. Hugh Leavell

Adult Children of Divorce

ADULT CHILDREN OF DIVORCE Divorce is a life-wrenching experience for both adults and children. The adults at least have some control over their lives and the ability to understand what really happened. After all, it’s their divorce. But the kids … Continue reading

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Impact of Divorce Not Always What You’d Expect

Some think that the fifty-year rise in the divorce rate was a terrible thing. I say “was” because that rise now seems to have leveled off at just under fifty percent. Maybe, after all, it’s not so terrible that people … Continue reading

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DIVORCED: THE EVENT AND THE PROCESS

In a sense we can say that one is either divorced or is not.  When the judge’s gavel comes down and she pronounces the divorce final, that’s the moment it happens, officially.  But divorce isn’t only an “official” pronouncement.  That’s … Continue reading

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How Kids Do In Divorce

We now have scientific ways to predict which couples will stay married and which will split with over 90% accuracy. It depends a lot less on the severity of the issues dividing them than upon the way they talk to … Continue reading

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Three Ways to Divorce

Getting divorced…not the cheeriest topic around and I hate to even mention it in times like these but then life isn’t always cheery, is it?  Still, even in good times people don’t really like to talk about divorce or think … Continue reading

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Staying Together for the Kids

People who are unhappily married frequently tell me they would like to stay together for a few more years–until the kids grow up.  They believe, correctly, that their divorce will destabilize the kids and make them unhappy.  Even though their … Continue reading

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Positive Divorce

While divorce can be a hardship for kids, it can also be the best thing you could do for them. Continue reading

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How Childrens’ Developmental Stage Affects Divorce

There are many factors that contribute to a child’s response to their parents’ divorce. Continue reading

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Adult Children of Divorce

Since children learn what they live with, they often grow up to repeat these behaviors as adults. It’s all they know about how Continue reading

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