I bet that many people out there have asked themselves does divorce really affect my child? There is only one answer to this question and the answer is as simple as counting to three. The answer is yes, divorces does affect your child, in the U.S. alone there are about 1.5 million children every year that experience their parents' divorce.There used to be a saying back in the day which stated that if the parents are happy then the children will be happy as well. However researchers have now found enough evidence to prove this statement wrong, they have discovered that divorce does not make the children happy and often time it doesn't make the parents happy either. Divorce has both short and long term effects on your child. If you think divorce is hard for you just look at how hard it is your your children.
Short Term Effects:
Long Term Effects:
Divorce affects your child greatly so you and your partner should always think twice before choosing to walk down this path. After reading all of this i bet you think that divorce now sounds like the most horrible thing that can happen to the family and in most cases that's true however in some situations divorce can benefit the child greatly. If your partner is an alcoholic, involved with drugs, abuses you and your child physically and/or verbally then the child will benefit from the divorce because in situations like this the child is already suffering and doesn't feel safe. Remember whatever the issue is in you family before making any concrete decisions take 2 minutes of you time and think how your child will feel.
Short Term Effects:
- If your child is younger and does not fully understand what is going on they will start blaming themselves for your divorce.
- In some cases divorce may make your child turn aggressive and violent
- They will start to feel a fear of being abandoned
- feelings of hurt, and loss with arise
- they won't concentrate as well as they did before the divorce
Long Term Effects:
- In some cases divorce will cause the child to drop out of school therefore making them less educated.
- if the child dropped out of school they will experience poverty
- They may or may not become anti-social
- They may become parents while still in their teenage years
- They will have a greater chance of experiencing divorce themselves once they have a partner by their side.
Divorce affects your child greatly so you and your partner should always think twice before choosing to walk down this path. After reading all of this i bet you think that divorce now sounds like the most horrible thing that can happen to the family and in most cases that's true however in some situations divorce can benefit the child greatly. If your partner is an alcoholic, involved with drugs, abuses you and your child physically and/or verbally then the child will benefit from the divorce because in situations like this the child is already suffering and doesn't feel safe. Remember whatever the issue is in you family before making any concrete decisions take 2 minutes of you time and think how your child will feel.