The Affects Of Divorce On Children

What are the effects of Divorce on Children Emotionally?

In modern society, divorce has become a cultural norm among American families. The consequence of divorce is no longer seen as important; now married couples choose to terminate their relationship without realizing it has a lasting impact. Children are the ones that suffer the most during the breakup of their parents by making them emotionally, mentally and physically impaired Marriage is like a covering; it is what holds the family together. However, if by any reason a marriage is broken apart by divorce; A child now faces a sense of loss. "If my parents can lose [love] for each other, can they lose love for me? With one parent moving out, what if I lose the other two?" [ Judith

Adolescents become more acceptable to the final decision made by the parents, therefore creating a situation to depend on themselves. They start to accept the idea that they need to be more independent and learn to trust themselves. As quoted from Carl Pickhardt, “Divorce Affects Young Children Differently than Adolescents”, “He feels increasingly autonomous in a family situation that feels disconnected. He now feels more impelled and entitled to act on his own.” While young children turn their pain to attention, adolescent turn their pain to revenge and disconnection. That is why in modern society teenagers make bad decisions. Not because they do not have good judgement, but the fact they need to fill in an empty hole that their parents failed to

With adolescents, they tend to behave in a more aggressive way. They pick up a mindset that they can be independent and that neither of their parents seem to be focused on what's really important. Teenagers start to wonder “If they can't be trusted to stay together and take care of the family, then I need to start relying more on myself." "If they can break their marriage and put themselves first, then I can put myself first too." "If they don't mind hurting me, then I don't mind hurting them" (Carl Pickhardt “Divorce Affects Young Children Differently than Adolescents”). They deliberately do the things they do due to the hurt and emotional damage done to them by their parents. The only problem with them trying to be independent is the fact that they can not spend time to enjoy their childhood. According to the survey many children agreed with the statement “ I always felt like an adult, even when I was a little kid”(Michelle Bryant, “Divorce Hurts children”). Divorce as previously said just does so much damage that it even steals a child's