How will divorce affect my child?

It will hurt them immensely and they'll think it is all their fault. I know that when my parents separated that is how I felt. Maybe if my sister's and I were a little better and helped out more...they wouldn't have fought and my Dad wouldn't be using every curse word in the book as he packed his bags to leave. As painful as it was...the older I got the more I realized that they just simply did not get along and it wasn't my fault. Or my sister's. My mom and dad didn't like each other and only stayed together for us. Long story short, YEAH, it will hurt and they'll be upset for many years but if you give them attention and let them know it's NOT their fault...they'll be just fine.

Divorce will affect different children in different ways - it's not so easy to pinpoint a generic reaction. In my experience, having been divorced (I have children) and had my parents divorce at a young age, I would say that the experience doesn't have to be overwhelmingly negative. There are going to be lots of questions which need to be answered so you will need to take time to sit down with the children and explain to them in a supportive environment about how it may affect them. The main thing is that you listen to them and give reassurance that this is not happening because of them. I would recommend treating divorce like any other time of major change for children (moving house, changing school etc). If you and your ex are positive in the way you deal with it, then the children will pick up on that and respond much better to the changes. I wish you all the best.

I think it is really hard to foresee how divorce will affect your child since there are so many variables. One thing to take into consideration is the age of a child, current living situation, their temperament and demeanor. But I think that the most important thing that a parent can do that is going through a divorce is to be honest and open and answer any questions in an age-appropriate manner. One of the biggest factors can be when children are feeling as though they are left in the dark or put in the middle. Try your best to make interactions with the other parent as amicable as possible and that will help any negative effects that may occur.

The answer to this question depends entirely on how the two adults act both during and after the divorce. Children are resilient, but if one or both of the parents uses the child as a weapon in the divorce, which happens a lot, at the very least you will see some behavioral issues. This one is on the parents. Place the child before everything else.

divorce itself, after the initial shock is not such a big deal, but the things that inevitably change when parents get divorced. if the two adults experience it in relatively good terms, share the custody, and keep open dialoge with their children, the kids get the idea of things being alright with them and with each parent and is easier for them to get over the idea of their parents no longer living together under the same roof. of course is not always easy to do things that way, but above all, let your children know, as honestly as you can, how you feel towards them and towards the situation and inasmuch as they can understand it and wont disturb them, let them know the reasons you got divorced. clear and direct information is what makes the child understand better what is going on, and turns the situation less scary for him

It depend on what kind of relationship you have with your child. If you are both loving, caring, it will be hard on him/her at first. But as long as the child still has the opportunity to meet, talk and play with both parents at least a few times a week, he/she will feel better and more used to it. On the other hand, if your child is used to being alone, the change won't be as dramatic as it would be in the first case.

Sadly to say it can cause major problems such as it can make disorders worse if the parent isn't careful it can cause several problems you should be careful don't hurt the child to get back at the other parent cause this happens often and support and help the child threw it.

It depends on how old your child is, what their personality is, etc. Although divorces usually negatively affect the children, if you feel like you two are not suited for each other, you should consider divorcing. As a child of parents who have threatened to divorce with each other three times, I have found many advantages and disadvantages of divorcing. When I was 5, my parents were yelling at each other and although I couldn't understand what was going on, I understood one thing, they wanted to leave each other. That was when I made the biggest mistake of my life which I still regret till now. I begged them to stay together, I threw a tantrum, I did everything. Why, because I was scared of change, because I wanted the perfect family, because I wanted them together. Fast forward to now, I'm 15 and my parents are still together. You would think that I am happy because I got what I wanted, but no. I would do anything to turn back time and let them just divorce. I can see how unhappy they are together. They keep on complaining about each other to me. It breaks my heart, but I also don't have the heart to tell them to divorce now, it's too late. This story isn't to show you that you have to divorce, because you don't have too. I'm just trying to say lots of people believe that divorcing will negatively affect their children because it will. I'm showing you the side that not many people see. Were children are still negatively affected because their parents didn't divorce. I personally believe that once you divorce, your child may be negatively affected, but if done right, they can get over it. Also, value your own happiness because it matters too. Please don't be like my parents and only stay together to keep your child happy, because at the end of the day, everyone gets hurt.

Imagine if your parent are divorced, how would you feel about that? The impact is bigger than what you think especially when the child is still young.

It will plunge them into deep depression. Most children want there moms and dads together. It's hard when thy go back and forth between houses. Then sometimes they miss the other parent when it's your week...