Examines the effect of divorce on the lives of children.
While a divorce may be devastating or relieving to a couple, children are frightened and confused by the terrible threat to their security. However, if a child feels secure and loved throughout the divorce, he or she may not be harmed by the divorce at all. Reflecting on these concerns, this paper determines the effects of divorce on the lives of children. It presents a literature review on the subject and a conclusion based on the findings.
“A third study points to the idea that the effect of divorce on the lives of children largely rests in the hands of the family. Recent research from Iowa State University suggest that parents, even those no longer living in the home, have a lot of control over children’s adjustment to divorce. This study was the first to examine all the major factors commonly associated with divorce and child development problems.”