Does Divorce Effect Children?

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This paper cites numerous studies and research about the negative effects that divorce has on children and looks at how lasting these effects are. The paper also points out that these studies indicate that the damaging effects from divorce do not have to be lasting and that, often, children of divorced parents grow up to be more resourceful and resilient as a result of the divorce and the pain they suffered going through the divorce process.

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"There is something unnatural about divorce, yet often necessary at the same time. Unfortunately, divorce has become commonplace in today's society. Most families have been affected by divorce, whether by parents, uncles, aunts, sisters, brothers, or cousins. The majority of people have at least one family member who has had a divorce, and unless that family member was some distant cousin seen once a decade or so, that divorce had an effect on every other family member. For example, Aunt Susie and Uncle Fred have divorced, so after seventeen years, Aunt Susie will no longer be celebrating Christmas or vacationing with Uncle Fred's relatives, and vise versa, thus two entire families are affected as bonds are severed between family members. As difficult as it might be to adjust to Christmas without Aunt Susie as one big happy family, for children of divorced parents, adjusting to losing the unity of both parents can be overwhelming."

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