To what extent do you think divorce affects the children?

[Kigen Valarie]

This question reminds me of a small boy who asked his parents if they were getting a divorce and was happy about it because he gets to have two homes. This is a great examples of how kids that are still young will view this. However, it may be traumatizing for older kids. It may affect them emotionally, some even blaming themselves. I think sometimes finances become a strain, parents start to fight for custody, leaving the children wondering what they can do to help in these situations

[Adaolisa Okoye]

To a very large extent. It can affect them emotionally and physically. Communication will be reduced between the parents and the children. It can equally affect their mentality which might in turn give a bad shape to their future. They can grow up avoiding marriage or not even believing in the existence of love. They can move into depression which can dwindle their performance both in school and at home. It has much impact.

[Adaboo King]

It deeply affects the children's mentality and emotional stability. Undoubtedly, they will miss the role of one of the parents in balancing their lives. Even with both parents' efforts to maintain their connection, a deficiency in their lives is bound to happen. Not to mention the trust and commitment issues they develop growing up.

True. There is always some gap that remains empty.

The parents themselves need a ground foundation for parental guidance. Many who don't educate their kids are doomed. Education must be passed intensively through any means. Media, Movies, Shows, and FM radios. We are in the age of technology

[Naushin Moledina]

It deeply affects the children's mentality and emotional stability. Undoubtedly, they will miss the role of one of the parents in balancing their lives. Even with both parents' efforts to maintain their connection, a deficiency in their lives is bound to happen. Not to mention the trust and commitment issues they develop growing up.

True. There is always some gap that remains empty.

The parents themselves need a ground foundation for parental guidance. Many who don't educate their kids are doomed. Education must be passed intensively through any means. Media, Movies, Shows, and FM radios. We are in the age of technology

I agree to this

[Penny Ann Criswell Johnson]

Divorce affects children deeper than the parents can imagine. When parents decide they no longer want to be married, the child has no say. Children may develop behavior issues, feel abandoned, or blame themselves for the separation. Something changes in a child whose parents get a divorce.

[Scott Hughess]

I think that divorce affects children the most. It wrecks their ideas of a functional home and it is bad.

[Adaboo King]

What if there's an upcoming terror and curses. Problems that aren't going to be resolved in the future. And maybe the only way to stop that and help them is by divorce only. And the solution is to depart the children from the parents, not by relationship but by divorce. So they can be free. What do you think?

[SGuha2024]

Divorce is not easy for anyone to handle, especially for the young ones. A child always looks for safety, and from a very young age, a child assumes that if both parents are together, then it's a safe environment. However, a child cannot comprehend a toxic setup and a safe setup if nobody teaches them. A child will seek safety, and it's the parents who provide this safety in a rational way, even if it means divorce. It's much healthier for a child to grow up with a single parent if the environment is not safe for the child. However, this doesn't change the fact that the child will still suffer. No child accepts loss with open arms.

[Adaboo King]

Here, especially in Africa, I'm currently experiencing a great hypocrisy and a huge lack of knowledge. What do I mean by that, every parents here put themselves first before their kids. They themselves aren't satisfied with their ego. And whatever a kid or a child wants to accomplish they think if it doesn't aligns with their beliefs, you aren't stable enough to be...

[Loner Pen]

Divorce can have a significant impact on children, depending on various factors such as their age, personality, and the circumstances surrounding the divorce. Some common effects of divorce on children include:

- Emotional distress: Children may feel sad, angry, or anxious due to the changes in their family dynamics.
- Insecurity and low self-esteem: Children may feel responsible for the divorce or worry about their own relationships in the future.
- Behavioral changes: Children may act out or become more withdrawn as a coping mechanism.
- Difficulty with transitions: Children may struggle with adjusting to living in two separate households.

[Adaboo King]

They may also feel unrewarded.
And I feel like if they meet other children with their parents, they will feel sad because they may not have opportunities for their parents to say cheese to them. Which is sad.

[Ohmy Book]

Children are affected a lot. It is very important to marry the right person. Parents are a child's whole world until they grow up. Yet, some divorces are necessary and can't be helped. But I do believe that divorces affect children immensely.

[Adaboo King]

This question reminds me of a small boy who asked his parents if they were getting a divorce and was happy about it because he gets to have two homes. This is a great examples of how kids that are still young will view this. However, it may be traumatizing for older kids. It may affect them emotionally, some even blame themselves. I think sometimes finances become a strain, and parents start to fight for custody, leaving the children wondering what they can do to help in these situations

I'm optimistic over this particular line:

This question reminds me of a small boy who asked his parents if they were getting a divorce and was happy about it because he gets to have two homes

. That's the consequence of leaving a young child who is still not aware of the condition of his domain. If divorce must even happen there should be love and a strong foundation for them. They are the future treasures and nature speaks through them.

[Adaboo King]

Children are affected a lot. It is very important to marry the right person. Parents are a child's whole world until they grow up. Yet, some divorces are necessary and can't be helped. But I do believe that divorces affect children immensely.

Yes, of course, in high magnitude. We should love them so that nothing comes between the couples.

[Revathy Prabakaran]

Childhood and lives of many children are ruined to a great extent because of their parent's divorce. When they were grown up, many of them discover a huge fear towards marriage life. Divorce decision affects the future of children in many ways.