Long Term Consequences Of Divorce

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Children react differently yet similarly in divorce. Every child caught up in the distress of divorce has a hard time coping with it and imagining their life without a parent. Their

Divorce is a significant stressor for an individual and the family. Divorce has immediate consequences on the family structure and affects the psychological and social construct of a family going through divorce (McManus & Nussbaum, 2011, p. 501). There is no doubt that families involved in divorce procedures have a challenging road ahead of them in terms of adapting to a new normal. Depending on the circumstances of the divorce, communication is a central component of minimizing the stress associated with a divorce taking place within a family.

After reading the reading the article on “Long-term effects of divorce on children, I believe community divorce is most difficult on both of marital partners. The divorcing individuals usually have friend that they made while they were together. After separation, it becomes difficult for them to still see their friends but separately. Even, for friends situation becomes awkward to be friends with both of divorcing individuals. In order for the divorcing individuals to move on with their life, they either have start over to make their own new individual friend circle or they have to pick and choose from their old friends.

This loss of the bond between parent and child is due to the stress and differing emotions that come from a divorce. It does not matter if the divorce was friendly; children are affected by it, no matter what their age or what the situation is (Daatland 2007).

Each person has their own set of priorities that range from being a job, to a task. For an individual his or her main priority may be to obtain a degree, or become employed. For adults, some of their main priorities include their family, and their occupation. Juggling a job and raising a child are some of the many obstacles adults face as parents. These obstacles increase in difficulty when there is only one parent in the household. Between raising a child and maintaining a job, multitasking becomes second nature. By putting more focus on one priority, a single parent may be neglecting the other, and the consequences can be severely harmful. Being a single parent provides an experience not only for the parent but for the child as well. Projecting

Divorces are a very common for child today in elementary and all the way through high school. Many things carry on from both parents to affect their kids at school and in their future relationships. Divorces do not just affect the parents it affects kids a lot as well because sometimes they are stuck in the middle on what to do.

Unfortunately, divorce is a common occurrence in today’s society. A divorce can occur for many reasons such as infidelity, unhappiness, money, poor communication, stress of having children, etc… The divorce process can be a long drawn out process and can be physically and emotionally draining on the couple. Not only does this process effect the two parents, but it also effects the child(ren). The effects of the divorce initially affects them during childhood, and in many cases, the effects cause problems in their adult life as well. The study I read talked about the long term effects divorce and even parental death have on children into their adult lives. ADD HOW PARENTAL DEATH OCCURS

Although many parents will feel an overwhelming sense of alleviation and a huge reduction in stress following a divorce,the children of those parents are oftentimes left feeling hurt,confused and sometimes traumatized. Divorce is a legal ending through the court system . Half of all marriages; over a million American children are left in the wake of divorce every year” Bolick,NO.. Children often deliberate its there fault why there parents got divorced.

Divorce, for a child especially, can be a difficult thing to work through. The process of experiencing divorce through the perspective of a child is full of twists and turns and up and downs (mostly downs) and can feel a lot like losing a family member for an unknown reason. You don’t know what happened or how it happened, but you know somehow it did and that is all that matters to you. For the last 5 months, my parents have started the process of going through divorce. For myself, this process so far has been full of anxiety and worry and not knowing what the future entails. All I can say right now is that this event in my life will shape who I am for the rest of my life.

Divorce is usually conceptualized as a stress process, or as a grief process (Yarnoz, 2008). Understanding the relationships that married couples have prior to divorce is important because it can provide clues to marital dissolution, as well as later well-being. Marital unhappiness has been shown to have a stronger impact on divorce in longer duration marriages compared to shorter marriages (White & Booth, 1991). Long-term, low quality marriages have significantly more negative effects on overall well-being (Hawkins & Booth, 2005). Although studies show that some individuals adjust soon after they divorce, others exhibit long-term deficits in functioning. Instead, they experience an immense amount of strain, anxiety, and psychological stress (Amato, 2000).

"The human species has evolved to make commitments between males and females in regards to raising their offspring, so this is a bond" (Lancaster). This means that humans were not meant to be with one mate their whole life. People only stay by this tradition so that children can grow up with the bond of both parents and not have to leave full responsibility on one parent. Couples without children, however, stay together because that is how they were raised, and that is what they are supposed to do in the eyes of god. “Marriage rates have increased between the years 1963-1975” (Gruber). Although marriage is meant to be forever, as humans, we naturally make mistakes and many couples get divorced. Divorce is two people deciding that they will be happiest without the other person and separate (Toth).

     As both premarital sex and divorce within the United States becomes both more popular and more acceptable, the problem of having two divorce mongering parent whom have already had children together increases as well. Its one thing to get married and divorce someone as you find that you’ve rushed things too quickly and don’t truly love a person, even though it might be wrong. But if children have already commenced between the two parties in question there is more to it than simple personal moral values. The well-being of the children must be accounted for and thus things should be thought through and one must tread lightly so as not to damage the developing butterflies. Children in most cases, as there are

Divorce is always a traumatic experience in a person's life, especially a child's. When parents divorce, children are not always considered during the settlement. This omission can lead to problems with the child's perception of daily life. The impact divorce has on a family is more prominent to the children of the family than the parents.

Relationships are all about give and take, and to maintain them you must be willing to do the work. Today, dissolution of marriage is being used as the easy way out when couples can no longer agree. When couples decide to divorce, emotions run rampant and the effects on the family are not always considered. Divorce has become a debatable topic because of the loss of family structure and foundation. For some people, the consequences of divorce are devastating, and for others it means freedom. What does living “happily ever after” mean, when divorce rates continue to increase, and the option of divorce is available for marriages that do not work?