Effects Of Divorce On Children
Children of Divorce
Lynda Loges
DeVry University
Children of Divorce
“Mom, I’m not crying because you’re getting divorced. I’m crying because I don’t want to leave my house”. Children can surprise us at times; when we think they’ll not be able to cope with something like divorce, they amaze us with their visceral responses to life changing events. Children experience a lot of transition when living through parental divorce, but they are resilient to change. They have the ability to cope, adapt and to overcome the life-changing events that ensue. It has been found that one of the most effective way to help them with this transition is to be proactive rather than reactive, giving them time to adjust to each new change, …show more content…
The debate of whether or not children are affected positively or negatively is a continual one that will never be solved. There are opinions and theories, but in the end, it is the parents and ultimately the child, who determines how they will adapt to the change and what affects it will have in their lives. Many studies have been done to show the negative effects of divorce on children. Stephenson (2013) discusses honesty in a study with 400 students conducted in a business school class where the results were a surprise. Of the 400 students that participated, 50% of the subjects lied about money they had in their "pretend” accounts. Of those 200 students, 29.3% of them were children of divorce. The people who ran the study and analyzed it felt that …show more content…
Once a person truly becomes aware of something that may strike a nerve, or capture attention, they want to know more about it. Once they begin to learn about something, they begin to formulate their own opinion of that topic, the view of the topic, etc. and take a stance. That is where the beginning of anything worth defending starts. Once you become aware of a problem or an issue, you can be driven to find a solution to it. In the case of divorce and the effects on children, there is a large amount of information available that discuss the negative effects, but not many talking about the positive effects. To take a stand on one side or the other, one must be open to facts of both
Lynda Loges
DeVry University
Children of Divorce
“Mom, I’m not crying because you’re getting divorced. I’m crying because I don’t want to leave my house”. Children can surprise us at times; when we think they’ll not be able to cope with something like divorce, they amaze us with their visceral responses to life changing events. Children experience a lot of transition when living through parental divorce, but they are resilient to change. They have the ability to cope, adapt and to overcome the life-changing events that ensue. It has been found that one of the most effective way to help them with this transition is to be proactive rather than reactive, giving them time to adjust to each new change, …show more content…
The debate of whether or not children are affected positively or negatively is a continual one that will never be solved. There are opinions and theories, but in the end, it is the parents and ultimately the child, who determines how they will adapt to the change and what affects it will have in their lives. Many studies have been done to show the negative effects of divorce on children. Stephenson (2013) discusses honesty in a study with 400 students conducted in a business school class where the results were a surprise. Of the 400 students that participated, 50% of the subjects lied about money they had in their "pretend” accounts. Of those 200 students, 29.3% of them were children of divorce. The people who ran the study and analyzed it felt that …show more content…
Once a person truly becomes aware of something that may strike a nerve, or capture attention, they want to know more about it. Once they begin to learn about something, they begin to formulate their own opinion of that topic, the view of the topic, etc. and take a stance. That is where the beginning of anything worth defending starts. Once you become aware of a problem or an issue, you can be driven to find a solution to it. In the case of divorce and the effects on children, there is a large amount of information available that discuss the negative effects, but not many talking about the positive effects. To take a stand on one side or the other, one must be open to facts of both