Most parents concern about the arousing effects of divorce on kids. They might be concerned enough to decide divorce isn’t “the right thing to do” and try to save their marriage. They might distinguish that divorce is expected but be overwhelmed with worries about how it is affecting their children.

Insecure and afraid of the future

The many and often inescapable changes that escort divorce can weaken a child’s sense of safety and make them scared of the future – about “what is next?”

Fearful of being discarded

From a kid’s point of view, the unbelievable has happened – a parent is no longer at house Kids might be intensely afraid that the other parent is going to “withdraw” too and leave them alone in the globe.

Rejected

Kids of divorce might feel discarded and detested by the parent who has left

At fault

For the same cause, kids might believe the divorce is their mistake, caused by something they did or said, or just the way they are, and feel a deep sense of shame and guilt.

Powerless

Kids who feel accountable for issues between parents tend to think they can also fix things.

Torn in two

The most harmful effect of divorce on kid is the arousing trauma caused by parents who belittle or fight each other in front of their kids.

Sad

Kid of divorce might feel a big sense of sadness and loss, believing that the absent parent has gone eternally and that they no longer have a family – a way of life is at an end

Stressed

In the course of divorce, kids might feel stressed and under pressure to do more than they can practically cope with at a time that is already tense enough.