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Joan Borysenko: Effects Of Divorce On Children's Education

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“Forgiveness is not the misguided act of condoning irresponsible, hurtful behaviour, nor is it a super efficient turning of other cheek that leaves [people] feeling victimized and artyred. Rather it is finishing of old business that allowed [people] to experience the present, free of contamination of the past. – Joan Borysenko” (Effects of Divorce on Children’s Education, 2015). In todays society, various people are getting together with family and friends and tying the knot with mentioning their vows towards each other. Although, as time progresses, some of these marriages end through one of the partners or both partner file for divorce. In most divorce cases, however there are children who are being present. With divorce, the child faces …show more content…

When divorce is being asked for by one of the spouses, it would be processed without the other spouses consultancy nor the children. Through many divorces there are family members who tend to become involved and get affected differently differing on various demographic variables which include age, location, sex, number of family members included. For instance, male children see divorce as an opportunity for them to be able to be involved in antisocial behaviours. (Effects of Divorce on Children’s Education, 2015). It has been estimated that approximately in the United States of America that 40% to 50% of first time marriages will be divorced or separated. However, when a person decides to get married for the second time, the divorce rate is 60% since the individual would b affected from the previous marriage. (Should I keep trying to …show more content…

According to studies, the post divorce effect is that boys have a higher probability of having mental problems than girls do. As the researchers conclude is that the core problem of the health related findings is all linked back to “marital conflict”.

Effects of Divorce on Children’s Behaviour
In many divorce cases, there are custody battles that tend to take place effecting the children in a negative way. Custody battles may sometimes lead to a child throwing a tantrum, a child hitting other children such as his/her classmates and even bullying other children for having something that they have that he/she does not have. Divorced students are more likely to consume drugs, become violent, break rules, commit suicide, and tend to sometimes bully others for having something that the other child has that the child with divorce parents does not have in their lives. (Mucaj, A. & Xeka, S., 2015).

Effects of Divorce on Children’s

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