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1) What is the average number of divorces each year in the U.S.?
 * An average of 3.6 out of 1,000. (http://www.divorcemag.com/statistics/statsUS.shtml)

2) How do children cope with their parents getting divorced?
 * Keeping in touch with each parent often, private therapy, minimize disruptions to their daily routines (http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/help_child_divorce.html)

3) Is there an average age that people get divorced?
 * Around 29 and 30. (http://www.divorcewizards.com/Divorce-Statistics-US.html)

4) How many people are divorced in the U.S. right now?
 * An average of 10%. (http://www.divorcestatistics.org/)

5) How many marriages end in divorce?
 * An average of 50%. (http://www.aboutdivorce.org/us_divorce_rates.html)

6) Is there a higher rate of couples who divorce without children?
 * Couples who don't have children and divorce: 66% (http://www.divorcestatistics.org/)
 * Couples who have children and divorce: 40% (http://www.divorcestatistics.org/)

7) Around how long have the couples been married when they get divorced?
 * An average of 4 years they have been married. (http://www.divorceinfo.com/statistics.htm)

8) How does the divorce or their parents affect teens? •Use effective parenting by providing encouragement and emotional support, establishing and explaining standards for conduct, and administering consistent discipline.
 * Maintain a feeling of closeness with your teen, use effective parental monitoring, allow them to make decisions with you regarding their activities—aim for low parent-child conflict, and strive for organization and predictable routines in your household.
 * Reduce inter-parental conflict. If possible, cooperatively parent with your child's other parent. Speak positively about your child's other parent in front of the child and do not place the child in the middle. For example, having your child spy on the other parent or using visitation rights as a bargaining tool undermines the confidence your child has with the other parent and strains his or her emotional well-being.
 * Continue to be a parent to your child rather than turning into a friend.
 * Be aware of your adjustment or becoming depressed. Seek help from professionals if you need it.
 * Refrain from burdening your adolescent with your problems or using your teen as a confidant. Allow your adolescent to remain a teenager.
 * Attempt to keep the changes that you can control in your adolescent's life to a minimum.
 * The father needs to participate in important activities like forming morals, helping to solve problems, enforcing consistent discipline, and reinforcing appropriate behavior.

(http://ohioline.osu.edu/flm02/FS11.html)