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Did you know that 23% of U.S. homes contain single-parent families?
 
23% of adolescents of divorced parents show serious signs of emotional problems, including:
 
delinquency, anxiety, depression, antisocial behavior, irresponsibility, poor intimate relationships, etc.
 
Only 10% of adolescents from two-parent homes show similar problems.
 
(Statistics courtesy of Santrock, Adolescence, 11th Edition)


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