When a new study comes out showing that Ritalin use doubles in children of divorce, it is easy to assume the very public perception that divorce is always bad for kids. But is it really that simple?
Below, Professor Lisa Strohschein asks the following question: ‘Is it possible that divorce acts as a stressful life event that creates adjustment problems for children, which might increase acting out behavior, leading to a prescription for Ritalin?’
Or as this blogger puts it so well:
People often use psychiatric diagnoses as if they’re explanations when really they’re nothing more than descriptions. …

Raleigh, N.C. - Rosen Law Firm, one of the largest divorce firms in the state, now offers its clients and their children a new therapeutic resource, Earthquake in Zipland by Zipland Interactive Ltd. It’s the first research-based interactive story aimed at helping children ages 9-12 cope with divorce.“We’ve already worked with several clients who’ve used the game with their children,’’ says Lee Rosen, a board certified family law specialist and president of Rosen Law Firm. “ When parents split, they often find themselves in challenging situations on how to communicate with their kids and Earthquake …

This touching letter was written by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, courtesy of the Jerusalem Post, who cries out to Britney Spears and addresses important issues regarding the effects of divorce on children and our responsibilities as parents:
Dear Britney, - I’m writing to you not as a fan, because I am not that knowledgeable about your career. Less so am I one who follows your personal life, because aside from high-profile stories about a lack of undergarments and your pending divorce, I don’t know that much about you. Rather, I am writing as a fellow parent.
I understand …