Divorce: The Impact on Children
In every marriage disagreements occur, problems arise and come to the surface of the relationship. These issues can spiral out of control, leading to arguments and heartbreaking conversations ultimately finalizing in the form of Divorce. While in some cases it could be a simpler and easier decision, others might not have a word in the final call, and have to live with the consequences.
Divorce is what people do when a married couple feel that they don’t want to be together anymore. It has become common knowledge that the divorce rate in the United States is around 50 percent. (lewis) People get divorced for a multitude of reasons such as infidelity, financial, or the relationship has ran its course. Although …show more content…
Dealing with such a stressful situation, such as having to cope with living in two different house hold also puts massive strain on one’s mind and body. Living in two different can be difficult for children because for a young child, divorce shakes trust in dependency of parents who now behave in an extremely undependable way. “With now having two households to live, the child must learn to transit back and forth, for a while creating unfamiliarity, instability, and insecurity, never being able to be with one parent without having to be apart from the other” (Ph.D. 2). Sometimes with it being a fault based divorce, one parent will end up taking full critizium from the other parent. The child if often in a position that keeps them from seeing or interacting with both parents. Children are limited to visitation rights, if they are aloud any at all. (Dilek 15) If the parents ever decided to date or remarry, the children must learn to accept the new member. This can be confusing for younger children as they might not have a full grasp as to who is who. Older children will obviously have resistances because they’ve come so close with their original mother/father, and now without too much of their own influence on the situation have to deal with someone they don’t know or
In every marriage disagreements occur, problems arise and come to the surface of the relationship. These issues can spiral out of control, leading to arguments and heartbreaking conversations ultimately finalizing in the form of Divorce. While in some cases it could be a simpler and easier decision, others might not have a word in the final call, and have to live with the consequences.
Divorce is what people do when a married couple feel that they don’t want to be together anymore. It has become common knowledge that the divorce rate in the United States is around 50 percent. (lewis) People get divorced for a multitude of reasons such as infidelity, financial, or the relationship has ran its course. Although …show more content…
Dealing with such a stressful situation, such as having to cope with living in two different house hold also puts massive strain on one’s mind and body. Living in two different can be difficult for children because for a young child, divorce shakes trust in dependency of parents who now behave in an extremely undependable way. “With now having two households to live, the child must learn to transit back and forth, for a while creating unfamiliarity, instability, and insecurity, never being able to be with one parent without having to be apart from the other” (Ph.D. 2). Sometimes with it being a fault based divorce, one parent will end up taking full critizium from the other parent. The child if often in a position that keeps them from seeing or interacting with both parents. Children are limited to visitation rights, if they are aloud any at all. (Dilek 15) If the parents ever decided to date or remarry, the children must learn to accept the new member. This can be confusing for younger children as they might not have a full grasp as to who is who. Older children will obviously have resistances because they’ve come so close with their original mother/father, and now without too much of their own influence on the situation have to deal with someone they don’t know or