Separation Of Children

Each year about 1.2 million marriages end in divorce, and many divorcing couples have children (Patel&Jones, 2008). In the year 2006 more than 1.1 million children were living with a parent who was divorced or separated. Though most parents face the challenges associated with divorce or separation in a healthy and successful manner without high-conflict interactions. However, according to Patel and Jones about 10% of divorce cases involving children disagreement on custody and visitation arrangements leads to litigation(2008). In these cases, it is often left to the court to make decisions about custody, and several custody cases are referred to court-appointed mental health experts during the process.

Child custody have been an issue for many years but no clear rules have been established until approximately in the 1970’s. In the early colonial years, the arrangement was unappealing to children and their mothers and possibly doing psychologically damage. Luckily, history has evolved and children’s well-being has become a priority in divorce cases.

Janet Shansky of Iona college wrote this intellectual article about some major theories within divorced families. These theories have the potential to explain the connection between parental divorce and negative outcomes for the children. These include, but are not limited to, the "marital disruption" theory, the "reduced resources" theory, and the "parental conflict" theory. Shansky takes a deep look at all of the research that went into these theories and how they explain the adverse effects of divorce on children. Another aspect of her article is how these significant theories can be put to use in intervening future students and children from having such a hard time with this major change in their life.

Divorce is a heavy concept that has many implications for those involved. The situation becomes even more consequential when children are considered. As divorce has become more commonplace in society, millions of children are affected by the separation of the nuclear family. How far-reaching are these effects? And is there a time when divorce is beneficial to the lives of the children? This paper will examine some of the major research and several different perspectives regarding the outcomes of divorce for the children involved, and whether it can actually be in the best interest of the kids.

Among industrialized countries, the highest divorce rate is in the United States, where about half of all first marriages end in divorce and more than a million children experience their parents’ divorce each year. During the '80s and '90s numerous examinations in different fields researched the inquiry whether there is a negative impact of this procedure on kids. Albeit most investigations demonstrated that separation has negative effect on kids, there are a wide range of elucidations about the outcomes of this circumstance on kids, particularly about the force of the impact, regardless of whether the negative effect is emerging from the separation itself or from the procedure, and whether this procedure can entirely be useful for the children in a few circumstances. Notwithstanding the negative impacts of the separation itself on youngsters, we ought to consider additionally the negative consequences for kids coming about because of the contention between the guardians, which is every now and again terrible and unpleasant. There is presumably that extensive losses of this battle are simply the

A Government Canada article titled “Risk Factors and the Development of Disruptive and Antisocial Behaviour in Children” states that supervision is a key factor in preventing childhood delinquency. Children who experience long time periods without supervision from their parents are more likely to be delinquent. A child with two parents is more likely to receive required parental supervision, and in turn, is less likely to be delinquent. Through the years 2012 to 2016, an average of 1,848,663 Canadian’s marital status was divorced. Following a parental divorce, it is typical for children to have reduced contact with one or both parents. Some children experience maladjustment after divorce due to this lack of contact with their parents. If reduced contact is the cause of child maladjustment, children who experience the death of one or both parents will also experience this inability to react successfully and satisfactorily in their environment. A meta-analysis concluded that children who experienced the death of a parent had more conduct problems and

A great deal of child custody help is about facilitating parenting plans in ways that accommodate all parties involved in the family, including parents and children. When parents split up, the emotional upheaval experienced by all parties doesn't usually lend itself to reasonable thinking and behaviors. There is often a great deal of uncertainty about where and with whom children will live, while parents try to survive the heartbreak of their lost relationship.

Divorce not only affects the spouses, but it also affects the children involved. As many Americans know the children are the ones who suffer the most from separations. For instance, in an article written by Christina Sadowki called “A Phenomenological Analysis of the Experience of Security and Contentment for Latency Aged Children in shared-time parenting Arrangement.” The article describes to the audience how children aged 8-12 felt dealing with shared-time arrangement. In the text Sadowski mentioned “For each child, it is the rigid, unresponsive context which the conflict occurs that triggers great distress, then exacerbated by the parent’s on going failure to recognize... the child’s needs” (88). This statement made is a huge factor in the lives of the children involved in divorce solely because they’re trapped. The ones trapped are the children, divorce affects the children in ways a parent could never know. Due to the fact that as in the article stated the children observe and the parents have no clue leaving a child feeling unwanted, ultimately leading to more problems down the road. For instance, when I was growing up I had no memories of my father so when I got older I became accustomed to it; ultimately, leading me to lack interests in gaining a father figure. According to another article “commuting between two parental households: The association between joint physical custody and adolescent wellbeing following divorce” written by Sofie Vanassche explains how

Divorce is accumulating at a faster rate in the United States than any other time in history, with half of all marriages ending in divorce. It is now time to wonder whether this will have any impact on the children of the divorced. But what exactly are the consequences of being raised by one parent? Children of divorced parents are at a disadvantage compared to children with two married parents because they are more vulnerable to an addiction and/or substance abuse problem, less likely to continue school, posses destructive behavior issues, and acquire more susceptibility to psychological problems.

Are children the victims of divorce? The number of marriages that end in divorce are increasing. This is leading to more children being vulnerable to the effects of high levels of parental hostility and conflict. Anxiety, acting out, depression, academic problems, defiance towards authority, difficulty maintaining friendships, poorer parent-child relationships, are some of the adjustment symptoms children are being forced into coping with, due to their parent’s behavior. Children don’t just witness conflict and hostility between their parents. Children are often unwittingly put in the middle of the conflict. They don’t know what to do or what to think. Their secure world around them as they know it, is changing. The levels of conflict and hostility continue to rise, but the parents are often too self-involved in their own crisis and bickering to put their child first, or to notice their child struggling. It is a devastating situation for children to be in. Without the involvement of courts and community groups this unresolved issue will continue to grow. High levels of parental conflict and hostility during a divorce directly impacts the adjustment of children involved and may have long term adverse effects.

For the last two decades, divorce has become ever more prelivant in society. Studies conclude that less than one-third of all marriages end in divorce. The effects of divorce can be very devastating, especially when children are involved. Everyone who has ever listened to the news has heard the dismal statistics of adolescents coming from broken homes. The statistics showing the effects of a fatherless household includes:

Consequently, nearly fifty percent of Americas youth will experience varying degrees of social, behavioral, or cognitive disorders as a result of divorce (APA 2017). These issues that arise because of parental divorce ultimately hinder a child’s ability to perform on standardized tests, resulting in lower academic success and achievement and them falling behind those who grew up with continuously married and cohobating parents. With more children experiencing parental divorce each year due to our country’s increasing rate of divorce, more children will experience this issue of lesser academic performance compared to their peers. This could prove to have disastrous consequences for the future of our nation and cannot be ignored, as our country cannot afford to be sending young adults out into the workforce or higher education whom are already at a disadvantage due to the effects of parental divorce. To address this issue, immediate and permanent action needs to take place in not only the home but in the schools as well in order to prevent or minimize the short and long term detrimental effects of parental divorce on children. The many social and cognitive issues arise from children witnessing their parents’ divorce, and that these issues will adversely impact a child’s academic performance later in life. This, ultimately, equates to lower scores on standardized tests

Each and every day a child somewhere in the world is experiencing major changes within their family. One of those major changes is divorce or separation of parents. Divorce is “the action or an instance of legally dissolving a marriage”(Webster, 2011 p1). Today’s reality shows that couples only have one in two odds of remaining together. “ The U.S. Census bureau – involved in research about counseling children of divorce- estimating that approximately 50% of all American children born in 1982 lived in a single-parent homes sometime during their first 18 years. Mostly are due to divorce”(Children of Divorce, 2008 p.1). The rapid increase in divorce rates is a factor that has contributed to the large decline of the typical family. “Over 1

Divorce is an ill-emotional experience that changes the lives of both parents and their children (Chavez, 2010). The relationship between parents is really important to the children as it makes them feel more confident. Mostly we see these things changing when the parents separated due to the custodial parent as children become more confused in their lives. It also leaves the parents affected. The literature covering this issue suggests that these disturbing events affect parents’ emotional, psychological, and financial stability and has been shown to also influence parent’s relationships with their children. This essay will discuss ways in which children of divorced parents can be affected by said divorce, compared to non-divorced parent’s children. Many states recognize some form of joint or shared custody that affirms the decision-making and caretaking status of more than one adult. This essay will illustrate reasons why parents should not relocate after the divorce looking at positive and negative effects on children. Furthermore the divorce of parent’s significantly weakens their children’s sense of security and stability (Gindes, 1998).

In sole custody, a single parent provides shelter and makes all important decisions for the child. In joint legal custody, the child lives with a single parent but decisions are agreed upon by both. Finally, in joint physical custody the child lives with each parent for equal periods of time and important decisions may be made by either one, or both parents (Furstenberg 32).