Divorce and Consequences for Child Development

Elimination of marriage, or well-known "divorce" rarely happens and is often seen as a marriage that a wife could not maintain happiness (Lewis, 2013). In the 1960s, due to legislative changes, partners could end the marriage without giving reasons, and when combined with the sexual liberation movement the divorce rate has more than doubled (Wilcox, 2009). According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2012), although the number of marriages ended by divorce continues to increase, the negative impact of divorce on children is still common despite increased social acceptance (Kelly & Emery, 2004).

The effect of divorce has greatly damaged the growth and development of the child and has greatly changed their way of life. According to research, "The impact depends on the age of the child at the time of divorce, the gender and character of the child, conflict between parents, and support from friends and family members" (Temke 109). Children over 2 years of age may experience emotional and psychological interference if parents divorce. Children at this stage are maturing enough psychologically enough to understand the nature of the relationship the parents experience, and when parents divorce, they often feel depressed and traumatic. Preschool children feel guilty and they tend to divorce to get divorced as they leave their families. They are frustrated because their children are so small that they can withstand emotional and psychological barriers and their performance declines in the classroom.

Divorce is the worst situation that children have never experienced before growing and developing, and we must deal with this situation. The effect of divorce on children depends on the age of the child at the time of divorce. Other factors that determine the impact of divorce with a child depend on the character and gender of the child In addition to the frequency of competition and differences between parents, support provided by other families and relatives affects the degree of influence I will decide. Considering age, young children under 2 years are less likely to be affected by divorce, but if they have close relationships between children and parents it may not be so. These babies can not understand the essence of conflict, but react to the change brought about by divorce.

As a result of divorce the result of divorce is difficult to influence in relation to divorce. Continued legal struggle concerning conflict between married couple, separation of one parent, loss, partial loss, change in social and financial situation, single parent family, and child support and visitation. A mixed family including one or two ladder brothers and sisters, and new allied children, they are half brothers and sisters, and part of the extension process, divorce is merely an isolated event