Every day a child somewhere in the world is experiencing big changes within his or her family. One such major change is divorce or separation of parents. Divorce is “the action or petition for the legal dissolution of a marriage” (Webster, 2011 p1). Today's reality shows that couples have only a one in two chance of staying together. “The U.S. Census Bureau, involved in research on counseling children of divorce, estimates that about 50 percent of all American children born in 1982 lived in a single-parent home during their first 18 years. In most cases they are due to divorce” (Children of Divorce, 2008 p.1). The rapid increase in divorce rates is a contributing factor to the sharp decline of the typical family. “Every year over 1 million children are involved in new divorces. Between 1966 and 1976 the divorce rate in the United States doubled. Currently 32% of children in the United States do not live with two married parents, this remains a highly significant number of children living in single-parent or stepfamilies” (Rich, Molloy, Hart, Ginsberg, & Mulvey, 2001 p.163) Divorce it can be a bumpy emotional roller coaster ride for kids and parents. Children often become pawns in bad separations and divorces. Children are sometimes forced to take sides or even choose a side. However in other cases, some parents try to do everything they can to protect their children from the pain of separation and divorce. Even though parents try to protect their children from all the pain, they still end up with scars that follow them throughout their lives. Some children who have experienced these divorce scars show signs of anger, resentment, depression, abandonment, isolation, and have serious problems with... everyday life, and make children understand that if after divorce the children love both parents Likewise, then it's absolutely fine. The biggest concern for children of divorce is that they think the divorce is their fault. Therefore, parents must leave no stone unturned to ensure that their children do not develop this opinion” (Divorce Group Counseling, 2009 p.2). It is obvious that children of divorced parents know consciously or unconsciously that parental tension exists in the marriage prior to the parents' eventual divorce or separation. Of course a child would be affected in some way whether or not they show visible signs or not. Therefore, if parents are planning for divorce or separation, they should prepare and assist their children by enrolling them in some type of group counseling to ensure that the transition with this life change is smooth...