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THE IMPACT OF DIVORCE ON CHILDREN - 15 views

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started by jiaqicao on 05 Jan 17
  • jiaqicao
  • ricearoni27
     
    Idealistically, the nuclear family allows for the healthiest upbringing of a child. In the case of a divorce, children tend to blame themselves for the divorce. I could be mistaken on this, but it seems as if the child develops a sort of... 'hypersensitivity' - which is similar to what occurs in children that are raised by narcissistic parents. Often in the case of divorce, arguments between parents arise - for a young child it is only natural to develop a fear of this and possibly an element of learned helplessness - being that they are too young and fragile to be able to fight either parent. Even if no fights occur, the divorce itself creates a sense of insecurity - being that parents are worse off financially and there is always the question of "How best to divvy up the custody of the child?"
  • simonparvez
     
    It seems that the rate of divorces is highly increasing, this is really sad and highly have a negative effect on children. One of the most important and worrying impact of divorce on children is, it diminishes the sense of stable family and this could lead to them having unstable families when they grow up.
  • m_murray
     
    The impact of divorce is often distressing on all involved, but more so, on the children. There can be far reaching effects on them, even into adult life. While the article touches on some of the emotions and feelings children may experience, during and after a divorce; there are also numerous complexities created in their approach to inter personal relationships in general. Often children of divorced parents, develop trust issues and insecurities related to commitment. Usually they don't expect anything to 'last' or go the distance, so to speak, tainting their view of marriage as an institution.
    Without running the risk of sounding melancholy and futile about divorce and the impact it has on the children, there are also many amicable separations. Particularly with new Family Law legislation and it's focus on the importance of access with both parents. While in the past, generally the mother always won custody of the children.
  • alexpap25
     
    This is a quite interesting article but i they repeated themselves too much and focused on only one of the impacts.

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