The Impact of Divorce on Children
Divorce is common in most advanced countries around the world. And in most cases, when there is a divorce, children are caught in various disadvantages and challenges that come with the break up. The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze and review the advantages and disadvantages of divorce on children.
Many people believe that the most ideal home that a child can grow up in is one in which there are two parents, typically a father and a mother. However, there have been some studies that have shown that divorce has certain advantages. Evidence shows that in most marriages that end up in divorce, there was often negative aspects, conflict and negativity surrounding the relationship (Rye, Fleria and …show more content…
Sometimes, when there is a divorce, a child is very likely to lose a father figure because most fathers do lose custody or only get partial custody. Because of this, children can grow up without discipline and they are statistically more likely to disobey and override the rules that their mothers give them and become problematic. Mothers are most likely to involve fathers when there is a major problem while they are married, so when there is a challenge after the divorce, it is more difficult for the father to intervene and help out with the issue.
There is also a risk that a child who grew in a divorced home is likely to be estranged and have difficulties in relating to one or both parents. This is because the child loses the kind of friendship and connection that is necessary to have a healthy relationship with both parents. Sometimes it is better to have both parents around to socialize with the …show more content…
This is because the challenges that the children face due to stress and strain of divorce and psychological issues can lead to harder relationships with people outside of their home.
Divorce also leads to some negative tendencies in children like growing some bad lifestyles including jealousy and negativity (Nowinski 50). This is because many children, particularly girls, always want the new relationships their parents enter to end so their own parents can get back together which can lead to negative habits that they carry on to their adult years like wanting to break couples up and having negative feelings towards new relationships that they are surrounded by.
There is also a problem with children that are trying to develop and gain acceptance in to the new families of their parents. This is because in most cases, parents of children in a divorced home try to move on and set up new families of their own. This includes marrying and dating other partners. The presence of children from other marriages causes a strain on the relationship and this in turn causes more stress for children with long-term issues. Parents then have to balance a relationship with not only their new partner, but also their partner’s kids which can take time away from their own child. Children also tend to feel a sense of jealously towards their parents new partner and children which causes strain between them and their
Divorce is common in most advanced countries around the world. And in most cases, when there is a divorce, children are caught in various disadvantages and challenges that come with the break up. The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze and review the advantages and disadvantages of divorce on children.
Many people believe that the most ideal home that a child can grow up in is one in which there are two parents, typically a father and a mother. However, there have been some studies that have shown that divorce has certain advantages. Evidence shows that in most marriages that end up in divorce, there was often negative aspects, conflict and negativity surrounding the relationship (Rye, Fleria and …show more content…
Sometimes, when there is a divorce, a child is very likely to lose a father figure because most fathers do lose custody or only get partial custody. Because of this, children can grow up without discipline and they are statistically more likely to disobey and override the rules that their mothers give them and become problematic. Mothers are most likely to involve fathers when there is a major problem while they are married, so when there is a challenge after the divorce, it is more difficult for the father to intervene and help out with the issue.
There is also a risk that a child who grew in a divorced home is likely to be estranged and have difficulties in relating to one or both parents. This is because the child loses the kind of friendship and connection that is necessary to have a healthy relationship with both parents. Sometimes it is better to have both parents around to socialize with the …show more content…
This is because the challenges that the children face due to stress and strain of divorce and psychological issues can lead to harder relationships with people outside of their home.
Divorce also leads to some negative tendencies in children like growing some bad lifestyles including jealousy and negativity (Nowinski 50). This is because many children, particularly girls, always want the new relationships their parents enter to end so their own parents can get back together which can lead to negative habits that they carry on to their adult years like wanting to break couples up and having negative feelings towards new relationships that they are surrounded by.
There is also a problem with children that are trying to develop and gain acceptance in to the new families of their parents. This is because in most cases, parents of children in a divorced home try to move on and set up new families of their own. This includes marrying and dating other partners. The presence of children from other marriages causes a strain on the relationship and this in turn causes more stress for children with long-term issues. Parents then have to balance a relationship with not only their new partner, but also their partner’s kids which can take time away from their own child. Children also tend to feel a sense of jealously towards their parents new partner and children which causes strain between them and their