Over the past 70 years, divorce has become a normal occurrence in homes across the country. Even children whose parents are married may be exposed to divorce in several places: television, newspapers, magazines, school, and among their friends. Children who go through the distressing experience of divorce are much more likely to have physical and emotional problems than those who live in a home with happily married parents. One of the most documented changes in children before and after divorce is behavioral problems. Children of divorce are more likely to have behavioral problems due to increased financial difficulties, parenting discrepancies between families, and stress caused by their situation. When divorce occurs, financial hardship almost always follows immediately. According to the Stepfamily Association, 23.3% of all children live with their biological mother alone (Rainbows). Of these female-headed households, one in four falls below the poverty line, despite the fact that these single mothers almost always work full time (Andrew). When a single parent is having trouble paying bills, that parent surely won't be able to afford tutors to help them with school work, let alone counselors for behavioral and psychological issues from which their children could benefit. Children are often deprived of even simple things in everyday life. Katrina Gilbert, a single mother and the subject of the documentary titled "Paycheck to Paycheck," recently opened up about her financial struggles as a single mother in an interview. “And then the day-to-day where the kids want a candy bar or, Mom, I want a toy, I can't – I just tell them I don't have the money for that. I can't do it right now," ... middle of paper ... d going through the divorce process again. Studies have shown that the more stressful the transitions a child goes through, which include parental divorces and remarriages, the more likely they are to exhibit behavioral problems (Amato). Children forced into divorce are more likely to have behavioral problems due to tighter finances, differences between parents and stress. Financial difficulties can leave children without adequate care and without tools for their education. Parenting discrepancies can cause confusion and resentment in children towards one or both parents. Children who are forced to move and choose sides by their parents are immensely affected by the stress caused by such events While divorce is evident in every child's life in one way or another, those children who experience divorce firsthand must be resilient to any new challenges that come their way...