I soon learned that this is not always true. On the Internet, I had found hundreds of results that offered vague information and information that did not pertain to my topic. However, I was not discouraged. Through the teachings of Mrs. Rowland, I found out how to use the Internet to refine my search. The resources that I found on the Internet were not quite as extensive as I would have like. I realized that the solution might lie elsewhere. I then turned to the cataloged computer system. This was far more rewarding. I was able to find two exceedingly well-written books that were filled with useful information. Furthermore, I discovered magazine and newspaper articles that nicely complimented the more extensive sources I found previously.
By this time, I could tell that I would not be short on information or sources. I soon started to go through my collected information and created the note cards and source cards in order to organize my findings. Then it was time to begin to muster together my research paper from the resources I had collected. It was rather time consuming to filter the useful information from the useless psychobabble, but in the end, I was left with the outlying structure of an excellent research paper.
One of the major effects of divorce on a child is that there is a tremendous amount of change in their total environment. According to Karen DeBord, Ph.D., "One of the biggest fears for children is change. With divorce, change will occur in many household responsibilities. Children may have to adjust to new schedules, new homework, mealtime, and bedtime routines. They may no longer have contact with some friends and extended family members (such as grandparents and cousins)" (1). Of course, the greatest change is never enjoying both parents" company simultaneously. The child's world is divided in two; the life with mother and the life with father. This causes the child to long for times when there was no hostility in the family, as they try to recreate "what was" (DeBord 5).