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.
These negative feelings are due to dads not regularly seeing and interacting with their kids. Comparably, couples without kids experienced barely any change in their sense of family well-being. Consequently this creates a since of detachment between all the parties involved. For moms who usually are the primary care taker of kids after the split it usually is an economic stress trying to raise kids on her own. Alas at she would jump at the very opportunity at a new relationship whether it’s healthy or not, and quickly sign herself up for another relationship that will end on bad terms, just for the help.
In today’s society, divorce has become a norm in our lives. Married couples today are getting a divorce due to many different reasons, either because of conflicts in the marriage, lost of romantic feelings, a spouse committing an affair, and other type of marriage problems. Most of these divorced couples have children that are very young and due to their age, have no idea on how to deal with an event like a divorce. These children will have to learn to deal with their parent’s divorce at such a young age, affecting them in a positive or negative way. The effects of recent enlargement in divorce rates are negative effects.
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.
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).
Dysfunctional families are often a result of single parent adults, that may also be affected by addictions, such as substance abuse. Others also include untreated mental illness and parents mirroring or trying toover-correct their own dysfunctional parents. Many people associate parents of dysfunctional families with being on the verge of separation and divorce. While this is true in a some cases, often the marriage bond is still intact because the parents’ flaws actually complement each other. In other words, their bad circumstances go hand in hand and have nowhere else to go.
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
The child could also feel a sad disappointed feeling because their parent won’t give them the attention a child should be receiving or a child could just be being neglected all together possibly by the parent just not caring, but I will tell you all about these things in my paragraphs below. First, Physical abuse: where a parent physically hits the child. The child will have unexplained burns, bites, bruises, broken bones, or black eyes. Also if the child screams and fusses that they don’t want to go or when the time comes to go home. A child could also feel as if any adult that approaches then could be harm to them.
The paper therefore examines the overall effects of divorce among children of different age. Zero to Three Years Children during the age of zero to three years face psychological issues when their parents’ divorce. Parents often think that infants are less or never affected by divorce yet the infants still possess the capability of feeling tension that is found in the home despite failing to understand the reasoning leading to the conflict. Once a child is born, the child requires security that mostly results from their primary caretaker that is usually the mother. Keeping the child away from the primary caretaker for periods longer than usual often makes the young child mourn.
IMPACT OF DIVORCE ON CHILDREN Impact of Divorce on Children Rebbecca Jackson Student #25417435 Prof. Kristi Starnes PSYC 210-B16 Abstract The decision to divorce carries a great burden upon the hearts of the adults involved. The focus on the separation of two adults can seemingly take center stage as the process is worked through. Often overlooked is the impact it has upon the smallest sufferers of the decision- the children. Many factors including age and resiliency can explain why not all children experience divorce in the same way. The effects of divorce can vary greatly depending on numerous factors including age and resiliency factors.