With a woman to look at culture from a Christian worldview, I'm John Stone Street with a point.

According to a recent study out of the UK, the more siblings that one has, the less likely

they are to get divorced.

For each added brother or sister researchers found, the probability of divorce later in

life dropped by as much as 11 percent.

A similar study in the US a few years ago yielded similar results.

A range of theories have been suggested to explain the phenomenon, siblings teach us how to

live with and love someone we don't always like.

It's a house full of people is a very effective place to learn conflict resolution.

These of course are useful skills and marriage and can even help one set realistic expectations

for a marriage.

Of course, this doesn't mean that only children are socially deficient or destined for divorce,

but it does point to a reality that marriage and family belong together, that family life

is accrucible, may be hard, but it makes us better people.

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street with the Point.