Research reveals that balanced against the benefits that might derive from the end of a parents’ conflicted marriage, children often pay the price of a significantly reduced standard of living, emotional pain, and the loss of important parenting relationships in the immediate aftermath of divorce. Research also finds that many factors cause unnecessary stressors in children’s lives post-divorce such as the frequency of their parents fights and the damage it creates in between the child and the noncustodial parent. No one will ever really know all of the effects a divorce has on children, but many researchers have found that divorce definitely affects children in all kinds of ways. The Effects of Divorce on Children Although divorce has become a common experience, the effects that divorce has on children is not common. To understand the post-divorce family you must begin with the consequences it has on family, but for many reasons America’s greatest concern is that of the children.
The effects of recent enlargement in divorce rates are negative effects. Most couples normally have children when they get married. As a result, divorces can directly have an effect on children. Children living in single parent families are more probably to get pregnant as teenagers, drop out of high school, abuse drugs and have aggressively emotional and behavioral problems, which lead to social problems. Some children decide to go out of their home when their parents separate from each other, and subsequently they become homeless children.
Divorce has many effects on children and however the parents adjust to the divorce relates to how the child will adjust. Divorce can change negative effects on the development of a child. It can affect A child’s feelings, behaviors, emotions, communication skills, and health (Lewis, 1999) The effects can be long lasting into their adulthood. It is important that parents communicate and help their children on how to cope with a divorce. Divorce affects each member of the family which children experience it differently.
Divorce affects children both mentally and physically, and is also based on the child’s age, personality and gender. When a divorce occurs, parents tend to forget about the child and do not realize how much of a negative impact that it has on the child. This paper will provide a detailed description of the emotional and psychological effects of divorce on infants, preschool aged children, school aged children and adolescents. Also, their behavioral development and strategies to help children cope with divorce. Then we will see how divorce affects children spiritually.
Some kids feel betrayed by their separated parents. Miscommunication between parents and kids enters the relationship. They feel they have to take care of themselves, to put matter in their own hands. These effects damages kids, and most often Children whose parents have divorced are more and more the targets of abuse. These abuse often lead to low self-esteem and in some extreme cases
The effects of divorce can vary greatly depending on numerous factors including age and resiliency factors. Topics explored in the following pages are the immediate cognitive and psychosocial consequences of divorce on childhood and adolescence, and the possible resiliency dynamics that play a role in how divorce is experienced. Impact of Divorce on Children Divorce statistics are sobering. Depending on the research, nearly one-third to one-half of all North American children born to married parents will be part of a family that will experience a divorce (Children Divorce Statistics). More than half of those divorces will be witnessed by children under the age of 18.
The effects of divorce on children differ greatly; age, gender and stage of development must be considered as to how divorce might affect children. However, we all can agree divorce will affect them some way or another. Their world, their security and the stability they have known seem to fall apart when parents divorce. No matter what their age, children appear to have some universal worries when divorce occurs. At each stage of development, children have different needs, their cognitive understandings differ and as of such, many researchers studying divorce would consider age of children as an important variable.
The Effects of Divorce on Children Terry Means Palm Beach State College Author Note This paper was prepared for Human Growth and Development, DEP2004, taught by Dr. Michael Miles. The Effects of Divorce on Children Introduction Divorce relates to a life-transforming experience that affects children once it occurs. The impact is significant and psychologists advise parents considering divorce to assess and consider the impact that divorce presents to their children. It is therefore evident that any effect on the life of the parents impacts the children, either temporary or in the long-run. Some parents remain unaware of the impacts of divorce among children aged zero to three years or infants (Levin, 2013).
Romantic Problems – For some people, relationships and romantic entanglements may cause trauma in their life. Some people may thing they are not good enough for anybody because of a boy or girl they had feelings for, or they may also feel rejection. Traumatic Events – Sometimes a sudden death of a really close loved one, abuse, or any other traumatic events may have a real impact on them, making them become depressed or anxious. Separating or Divorcing parents – Divorced or separated parents are very common nowadays, though it affects a lot of children and leaves a mark in their life. Sometimes when parents’ divorce, kids may feel guilty and blame their selves for other things the rest of their lives.
First, the distraction caused by changes in the family may prevent a child from completing assignments. In addition, meditation about the divorce could cause lapses in a child's concentration in the classroom. Children are also affected by divorce in other ways. Some children may blame themselves for their parents' divorce, and subsequently harbor unrealistic expectations that they can bring their parents back together again. This prevents them from accepting