You might ask, “How does divorce affect children?” The impact of a divorce on children will likely vary from child-to-child and situation-to-situation. But I think most will agree that in general, divorce has a negative impact on children. With nearly half of all marriages ending in divorce you might ask, “Is remmarying after divorce to provide a two-parent environment rather than a single parent home good for my child?”

According to a study by Claire Kamp Dush, an assistant professor of human development and family science at Ohio State, “Based on this study, we can’t say for sure that marriage will be a good thing for the children of single mothers, particularly if that marriage is unhealthy and does not last. According to the study, stability, regardless of whether it’s a single parent or two-parent household may help a child succeed in school and life.

The findings, by an Ohio State University professor, challenge the conventional wisdom that two-parent households are always best for children. A single parent marrying or moving in with a partner may be as disruptive to a child as a divorce, the author suggests.