Children of Divorce
Summary: The child has to divide their world before full development has happened.
Before you read, have a little insight, it may help centre matters: Masked Emotional Instability
The effect is – it divides them internally. Two situations with tension, no solid direction, no stability, defence mechanisms, and survival mode can be exhausting in an uncertain future. A loss of interest comes from a lack of purpose. Parents who disrupt or mask require an education to understand the long-term effects divorce has on children. As adults, if left unresolved, children of divorce can lack trust, and self-awareness, or choose a more singular pathway due to childhood hardship.
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After divorce - Learn to repair, take responsibility, and move beyond the assumed required perception. Questions: What shall we do next? How are we going to do it? The 'how' is key.
References:
VWM – How Divorce Affects Your Children as They Age
P – How Divorce Affects Children, Age By Age
KC – The Effects of Divorce on Children
VWM – The Psychological Effects of Divorce on Children
CMI – Supporting Kids During a Divorce
TDM – A story of divorce from a child’s perspective
FM – What Are the Effects of Divorce on Children?
MPD – The Ways Children of Divorce Love Differently
PT – Divorce and Kids: What You Need to Know and Why I’m a Shrink
GB – Helping children through separation
