According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, "The number of children living with both parents declined from 85 to 68 percent between 1970 and 1996. The proportion of children living with one parent has grown from 12 percent to 28 percent during this same time span" (Saluter, 1998).  The major cause of the dramatic change in these statistics is divorce.  Married couples are breaking up and getting divorces at new, alarming rates with each successive year, creating difficult childhood years for the children involved.  Perhaps unbeknownst to the parents the child may undergo the same amount (or more) of stress and anxiety as the parents do, some of which may be a direct result of the parents personal stress and/or anxiety, not necessarily from the divorce itself.  The overwhelming changes involved in the divorce process, alongside a significant increase in stress for the child, will most certainly create new difficulties in other areas of the childs life.  For instance the child might have problems focusing at school, forming new friendships, enjoying extracurricular activities, etc., creating a foundation of problems for more profound emotional, social and behavioral issues.