Divorce should be harder to get because of the effect it has on children, the main effect it has on children is depression . “In the short term, divorce is always a problem for children. Mavis Hetherington has filmed and scrutinized the functioning of 1,400 divorced families since the early 1970s. Hetherington identifies a crisis period of about two years immediately after separation, during which adults, preoccupied with their own lives, divert usually the eyes of their parenting just as their children are reeling from the loss and feeling disoriented” (Hethrington 2). This article states that the short term effect of divorce affects children deeply as they feel that they have lost one forever and among these 1400 children, many children have felt the effect of divorce. “Wallerstein told us that divorce abruptly ends children's childhoods, filling them with loneliness and worry for their parents, and prematurely and recklessly harming them into adolescence. (Wallerstein 2). This later affects the children's lives because they try to think of the happy memories they had, but all they can think about is the parent they lost due to divorce. “Contrary to popular belief, the alternative to most divorces is not life in a war zone. Although more than 50 percent of all marriages currently end in divorce, experts tell us that only about 15 percent of all unions involve high levels of conflict. Thus, in the large number of divorces, there is no conflict or gross violence that could disrupt a young person's childhood. The majority of marital breakdowns are motivated by the quest for greener grass – and in those cases, the children will almost always be worse off. (Zinsmeister 2)" this proves to me that when people divorce, most of the time they don't...... middle of paper...... bounce back and get through this difficult situation with little or no battle scars (Lillienfield 1). their childhood Works Cited Cook, Joe. “What Should We Do About Divorce Law? No to marriage by marriage." World and me. January 1998: 302-317. Researcher on SIRS issues. Internet. May 4, 2014. Marano, Hara Estroff. "Children of divorce: 25 years later." Weekend in the United States. September 15-17, 2000: 16-17. Researcher on SIRS issues. May 4, 2014. Eaux, Rob. -52. Internet SIRS Researcher. May 4, 2014. “The Toll of Divorce on Children.” May 4. 2014.