Abstract Divorce is painful and confusing for children. How a parent handles it determines a lot about how the child will be affected, both today and tomorrow. After a parents’ divorce children are the primary concern. These concerns have derived from research evidence that divorce has many costs to them. 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.
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 affects each member of the family which children experience it differently. Parents should sit down with their children and discuss the situation, but not going into detail, that would give mixed feelings towards the parent that is in fault. Even though parents are getting a divorce, they still are the most important people in a child’s life. Children tend to feel lonely, depressed, and rejected because of the situation. Children’s emotions, feelings, and how they cope with depends on how the parents display their coping skills (Lewis, 1999).
-Parents are disabled, have mental health problems or additional needs. Child is disabled a parent may not be able to work as they may be a full-time carer for the child. 1.2 The family income has the potential to increase or decrease a child’s health and life chances because the income of the parents can affect the area in which the child is brought up in, the level of housing, the quality of food the child is provided, also the access to outings, holidays and leisure facilities. These factors can affect a child’s chances to ‘achieve economic wee-being’ (Every Child Matters) -Infant mortality rates are more than twice as high in low income families than high income families. -Statistically, children from low income families are more likely to have poorer health resulting from poor housing conditions, poor diet, stress and/or depression.
FAHCSIA (2012) justifies its view on family factors as the causes by providing data; 67% of teens left a home that had single-parent household or remarried families. Parents’ divorce or a mother or a father passing away leads to family change. Young people come into conflict with their single parent, which over time causes emotional break down. Teenagers find it difficult to deal with the relationship with new family members. In addition, family breakdown is a potential issue for violence.
Chinese people (mostly in the rural areas) feel that school does not provide skills and and immediate success to their lives. Also, many poor families cannot afford to send their children to school. Fees for school are a main problem to the poor families because is money they don't have and the children are left to support their families. Even though the money the children obtain is so meager, it helps to put food on the table. The parents of this children don't really realize the conditions that they put their children in.
After the death of his mother, Social Services stepped in, unfortunately, efforts to keep the siblings together, was thwarted due to David’s challenging behaviour including his sexually harmful behaviours. David was sent to a children’s home and his sister was fostered. Shortly after, David’s sister committed suicide and David was moved to a psychiatric care facility. David has experienced horrific trauma and has had little stability or continuity in his life, which has left him with deep rooted psychological
This Essay will cover some of the key causes of child poverty and its impact. Unemployment has contributed to Child Poverty in this nation. It is one of the major cause of poverty. When nobody is working in the family, it is difficult to meet daily needs. There may not be enough money to send the children to school or feed them.
Then we will see how divorce affects children spiritually. The traditional lifestyle of living with both parents and being a family is almost rare in today’s society. Divorce is a very tragic situation especially when it involves children. Children undergo different changes in their lives as a result to divorce. Sometimes the effects of divorce can be short or long term consequences.
The purpose of this paper is to provide research that illuminates that various facets of impact upon a child with the demise of a marriage. Relationships with parents and sibling are all pivotal in the life of a child. The ultimate end to a marriage is tragic and its affect ripples throughout the lives connected to that couple. Chaos and stress, probably feelings that have been prevalent for some time prior to divorce, ensue and impact the now divided family unit. Children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of divorce.