Divorce is now a common thing. Many do not take into consideration, how much harm such a thing could do to a child involved. The process is very stressful and causes a lot of harms. Divorce affects children in psychological, educational, and emotional fields.
Divorce is the dissolution of marriage by a court of law or another competent body. Divorce became known in the early 1920s, however, it was not widely supported. Many were looked down upon and degraded for a divorce. Today, about 26% of all children under 18 years of age live with; a divorced parent, separated parent, or stepparent, according to the most recent available data. Divorce rates skyrocketed in the 1960s, due to war. However, divorce did not become an “everyday thing” until …show more content…
The most common emotion recorded has been anger. Anger is highly accounted for in a divorce, but not in all cases of divorce. Studies show that kids often blame a certain parent for the divorce, which creates feelings of distrust and anger towards a certain parent. Anger amongst spouses also occurs; a lot of cases come up where one parent is determined to fix the broken marriage while the other does not. Such a thing results in a wave of anger and hate. If a rejected spouse cannot re-establish a partner 's love, at least, he can cause that ex-partner enough pain so as not to be completely ignored or forgotten (Kessler, Peter S.). Anxiety is also one of the most common feelings, throughout and after the divorce. Children and parents often feel less in control of one’s life. Children report worrying about where they will be living, and whom will be housing them. Adults tend to have anxiety over assets earned throughout a previous marriage. Females, both children, and adults, tend to worry about whether they will get the kids or not. In cases where the male gained custody of the children, the women were the “bad” one. Some adults in their early 20s still report distress from a divorce, ten odd years later. Those that still reported still feeling unease after 10 years also had reported high conflict levels between their parents (Laumann-Billings, Lisa 683). The children that witnessed the conflict between parents resulted in more harmful emotional effects. Children and teens that reported feelings of loss often regarded towards the absence of a father. Many reported not being talked to about the divorce and claim that if such actions had been taken, the effects might not have been as bad. The emotional distress and feeling of unease, go hand in hand. Children are created with curious minds and need some information to understand the circumstances. However, not all children and teens are affected in such
Divorce is the dissolution of marriage by a court of law or another competent body. Divorce became known in the early 1920s, however, it was not widely supported. Many were looked down upon and degraded for a divorce. Today, about 26% of all children under 18 years of age live with; a divorced parent, separated parent, or stepparent, according to the most recent available data. Divorce rates skyrocketed in the 1960s, due to war. However, divorce did not become an “everyday thing” until …show more content…
The most common emotion recorded has been anger. Anger is highly accounted for in a divorce, but not in all cases of divorce. Studies show that kids often blame a certain parent for the divorce, which creates feelings of distrust and anger towards a certain parent. Anger amongst spouses also occurs; a lot of cases come up where one parent is determined to fix the broken marriage while the other does not. Such a thing results in a wave of anger and hate. If a rejected spouse cannot re-establish a partner 's love, at least, he can cause that ex-partner enough pain so as not to be completely ignored or forgotten (Kessler, Peter S.). Anxiety is also one of the most common feelings, throughout and after the divorce. Children and parents often feel less in control of one’s life. Children report worrying about where they will be living, and whom will be housing them. Adults tend to have anxiety over assets earned throughout a previous marriage. Females, both children, and adults, tend to worry about whether they will get the kids or not. In cases where the male gained custody of the children, the women were the “bad” one. Some adults in their early 20s still report distress from a divorce, ten odd years later. Those that still reported still feeling unease after 10 years also had reported high conflict levels between their parents (Laumann-Billings, Lisa 683). The children that witnessed the conflict between parents resulted in more harmful emotional effects. Children and teens that reported feelings of loss often regarded towards the absence of a father. Many reported not being talked to about the divorce and claim that if such actions had been taken, the effects might not have been as bad. The emotional distress and feeling of unease, go hand in hand. Children are created with curious minds and need some information to understand the circumstances. However, not all children and teens are affected in such