Family—A Teen Perspective

In the U.S., statistically, of 100 children born today:

17 will be born out of wedlock.

48 will be born of parents who divorce before the child is 18.

16 will be born to parents who separate.

6 will be born to parents of whom one will die before the child reaches 18.

That leaves 13 kids who will reach age 18 having two parents with their marriage intact.