The effect of divorce on children

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  14.06.2018 г.
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  Introduction
  Our high rate of divorce may have been fuelled by the popular perception that divorce is a problem solver and one not all that harmful to children. After all, it seems reasonable that if the adults aren’t happy in the marriage, the children can’t be happy either. If divorce is a solution for the adults, it makes sense to assume the kids will benefit, too. The second, equally comforting thought is that children are resilient. They bounce back quickly from divorce. Even if they don’t like the idea at first, they will get used to it. And because they are young, they will probably adjust even better than their parents.
  As reassuring as these ideas are, they are false. Before the late teen years, virtually no child will agree that his or her parents should have divorced. In fact, few children experience relief of any kind when their parents divorce. Rather, the experience is unpleasant and far from insignificant – an emotional earthquake, an unparalleled crisis that roars through their lives making sweeping changes without their consent.
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