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NewsMarla Simpson appeared as a featured speaker for the Washington School Counselor Association, March 18-19, 2005. Research HighlightsTime Magazine
Examines Resiliency Resilience was the focus of the January 17, issue of Time magazine. The article, The Importance of Resilience: Why do some children bounce back from adversity better than others – and can that quality be taught? by Christine Gorman, summarized findings from resiliency specialists. Not surprisingly, the parental bond established during the first three years of life was a key factor. In addition, children with intelligence or easy temperaments have an advantage. Gorman also named several childhood behaviors that help foster resiliency including honing a talent, finding a champion, looking for things within one’s own control, learning to recruit help, and helping others. Resolving
Conflicting Accounts of Marriage Trends The author of the article, Parental Divorce and Offspring Marriage: Early
or late?, from the September 2003 issue of Social Forces, sought to resolve
seemingly conflicting reports on whether Adult Children of Divorce (ACODs) tend
to marry earlier or later than their peers from intact homes. The
article’s author, Nicholas H Wolfinger, identified results indicating that up
until age 20, ACODs are relatively likely to marry young, but beyond that age,
they tend to postpone marriage more than peers from intact homes, partially
through a preference for cohabitation. Variations in previous research
regarding the marrying age of ACODs could also be accounted for in historic
terms. Although early studies showed higher marriage rates for ACODs, by
1994 the tide turned and those from divorced homes were slightly less likely
than those from intact homes to marry.
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