Thus, following Gordon Berlin statement about the preparation and relationship enhancement program (PREP) developed by Dr Howard and Dr Scott which has been widely used mainly by spouse who are about to marry. This program teaches spouses active listening and self-regulation of emotion for conflict management and positive communication such as commitment, forgiveness and expectation clarification, are faced with low risk of divorce. Following Halford, Sander and Behrens statement on Berlin Gordon article which says that It has also been verified that this program has helped in some indication that it has improved communication among problem facing and high risk divorce couples (Halford, Sander and Behrens).This program is a very positive one that people have been responding to and has shown to be very helpful to both married couples and spouses intending to walk down the aisle.
The life of most children in broken marriages is shattered due to the division of their parents; they are more likely to exhibit psychological, academic and behavioral problems. Knowing how difficult it can be for some children to adjust to their parent's new spouse. These children can become emotionally disturbed, unhappy, depressed and anxious and can sometimes make the child want to run away especially if your spouse is been hostile to them or when it happens that they do not relate well with them. Children can be a destabilizing factor in second or third marriage, just as my roommate told me, who has been a victim of broken family, she said that she was the cause of her mother's second divorce because she threatened to leave due to her less satisfaction with life and hostility of her step- father which affected her psychologically, academically and behavioral. Following Averbach in Mark article where he said that "50% of first marriage, 65% of second marriage and 75% of third marriage end up in divorce.