Divorce occurs when the two parents seize living together as husband and wife after the hearings in the court. According to the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, the effects of divorce on children varies from child to child. First, insecure and afraid of future whereby children start to wonder what will happen next, whether they will have enough food to eat, go to a new school whether they will loose their pet or still see their friends hence otherwise being fret about all the things that are important in their world. Furthermore, they feel rejected and unloved by the parent who has left. Also, they believe that they are at fault in that they did something that was not right hence causing their parents divorce.
To some, they undergo an emotional effect: for instance anger which is caused by lack of understanding or acceptance of the divorce. However, these children can be helped in certain ways in order to accept the changes in their life, and the way the parent talk to their children about divorce is important. They should be monitored the way they think about divorce hence nipping these emotions in the bud. In addition to being monitored, the parent should also watch their own behavior ensuring that they do not overestimate their children's maturity henceforth being available to their children thus keeping their negative feelings about their spouse under wraps. Finally, parents should also discuss about divorce with their children even though it is painful. This will enhance the relationship with their children.
Jacklyn Ngesa
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