The Effects Of Divorce On Children

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One of the most difficult things accompanied by separation is the concern of what effect it will have on your children. Divorce tends to leave a strong imprint on a child's short and long term behaviors and physiology. A significant portion of Australian children have been affected by divorce and separation. In 2009, close to 50,000 divorces occurred, with nearly 25,000 of those divorces involving children under the age of 18 years old. Followed by research showing that 50 percent of affected children still fantasise about their parents reuniting even 10 years after the initial separation. Clearly, the effects of separation and divorce are felt on kids in the short and long term. In the short-term, separation and divorce between the parents …show more content…

They seem to have the emotional capacity to digest and deal with the separation - at least on the surface. This will continue for up to five years, with boys usually having the greater challenges, specifically in learning and social domains. However, strangely enough by the time parents have been separated for 10 years, the trend seems to reverse, resulting in girls showing the greatest psychological vulnerability. It seems that their initial resilient response may only be at a superficial level and that, over time, the stress associated with their parents' break-up takes its toll. Divorce and separation will leave ugly, unintended stains on the fabric of our children's lives. It is essential that children have their parents be involved in their lives to help guide and support them. Studies demonstrate the significant benefits to children academically, psychologically, socially, cognitively, emotionally, and as well as physically when parents stay strong together and stay involved and active in their child's life. There is no denying that any and all children lose out when parents separate and divorce. The loss of access to both parents, especially when needed most, can profoundly put an impact on the children's development stages. When children are secure they thrive because they feel safe enough to explore, develop, learn, and grow. Separation creates insecurity, which threatens their development and exploration of the world. Instead, they leave learning, experimenting, and growing behind and focus their energies onto seeking reassurance rather than better themselves. An author writes that although divorce can be devastating to some children, others do remarkably well in its aftermath and even seem to learn from it. Wanting to do better than their parents did and strive for the better and not looking back on the

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