Effects Of Divorce On Children

Effects of Divorce on Children In today’s society divorce is not as big of a deal as it used to be. Divorce rates keep escalating throughout the years. Many years ago, there was a myth that started that if the parents are unhappy, the kids are unhappy as well. So divorce could help the parents and the child, “What’s good for mom or dad is good for the children,” it was assumed. Now today there are numerous amounts of research going on, all pointing at the hard fact that kids suffer when parents get a divorce, and the divorce doesn’t make the parents any happier. Divorces are easier when there are no children in the situation, but when there are children the effects upon the children cannot only be devastating but permanent. Parents who are thinking of a divorce need to be asking themselves the question of, “How are my kids going to be affected by this situation?” Children have the attitude that their mom and dad should be able to work through and solve any issue. The effects of divorce on children are more likely to be …show more content…
The effects of children whose parents got divorced is they can lose their self-esteem, they can lose their trust, they can have parent favoritism, can lead for them to reach out or look for attention, poor attitudes, dropping grades, loss of virginity, use of drugs and weapons, anger problems, more likely to experience child abuse, and suffer from