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When Jon and Kate Gosselin announced they were divorcing, no one was less surprised
than Dr. Charles Hux. Dr. Hux, an obstetrician, author of Nine Healthy Months (iUniverse, 2009) and a regular on TLC's Baby Story, says it didn't seem that Jon and Kate have been getting along well for a long
time. Add to that the stress of multiples – two times in this case! – and it's
a recipe for divorce.
"There's a significant increase in the divorce rate among parents of multiples versus traditional parents," says Dr. Hux. "In the case of Jon and Kate, they haven't been civil [toward each other] for a long time. If you look at the episodes, small things turn into big fights. Now there are a lot of bad feelings there that haven't been dealt with."
There's a significant increase in the divorce rate among parents of multiples versus traditional parents. |
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Dr. Hux, who also has a background in counseling, says TLC didn't feel as if it could get involved with them personally, but if he'd been producing the show he would have sat down with the couple long ago and urged them to get counseling. "This may be the type of voyeuristic thing the public likes, watching this marriage implode, but the network doesn't like the way things have gone," says Dr. Hux. "I don't think they got it at all until it was too late."
Wow. An article that goes beyond the gossip of Jon and Kate Gosselin and actually explains and tries to help parents. Thank you!!!!!!! So tired of gossip. You can tell when a site truly has a heart.
Would it be possiible to include a link or citation to the source Dr. Hux is citing that shows the divorce rate is higher in parents of multiples?
Divorce and the Multiple Birth Family survey. MOST (Mothers of Supertwins) started conducting this survey of parents with multiples (twins, triplets, quadruplets, etc.) on June 25, 2009. The survey was designed to develop baseline statistics about the prevalence of divorce among multiple birth parents and contains 10 multi-part questions on family background, socioeconomic status, parent and children's age, as well as questions about marital status and divorce.
As of July 16th, MOST had over 2800 parents and guardians of multiples complete the survey. We have posted some preliminary results from the data on the MOST website at http://www.mostonline.org/facts_divorcesurvey.htm.
The survey is still open to new submissions, so if you know any multiple birth families who might be interested in participating, feel free to pass along this link: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/150373/multiples-and-divorce.
If you have any questions about the study, please contact MOST at the information listed below.
Thank you again for helping us learn more about multiple birth families,
Content provided on this site is for educational purposes only and should not be construed to be medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
Click here for additional information.
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