CONSEQUENCES OF DIVORCE

Consequences of divorce

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What do you think are the primary short- and long-term consequences for children whose parents get divorced? Feel free to talk about social and emotional outcomes, but you may include other aspects of functioning as well. Do you think those consequences vary based on the child’s gender and the age of the child when the parents divorced? If so, how? Please be specific.

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In most cases, children are the central victims of divorce. When parents have reached an agreement to separate, they do not even consider the interest of their children. Children are innocent, yet they are the one who suffers severe consequences as a result of their parents’ separation, and yet the involved parties who are the parents have nothing much to lose but rather a relief. Children first exhibit the short-term effects both emotionally and socially when their parents separate….