Psychological Damage of Divorce to Children

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They tend to take on the role as teacher/parent by scolding and lecturing others. Both boys and girls cry more frequently, become openly demanding, and regress to outgrown behaviors such as bed wetting, thumb sucking, needing a security blanket, and experiencing nightmares. (Divorce, np)
School aged children aged 6-8 generally have the most difficult time coping with the divorce of parents. This is found to be especially true with boys at this age. Psychologists feel this is directly linked to the fact that most fathers move out when parents divorce. The boys lose their constant male role model while girls retain their role model.(Divorce, np) Children at this age will cry openly and experience sadness. Because they feel rejected by the departing parent, it is common for both sexes to have a loss of self-esteem and feel as though they are unlovable. Concentration becomes extremely difficult and will usually surface when it comes to school work.
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broken homes. The child is filled with a "why me ?" type of outlook and is filled with helplessness, powerlessness, and anxiety of what will or could happen next.
Adolescents react much differently than younger children. They are less likely to feel responsible for the break up of parents and use the experience to distance themselves from parents. To avoid the parental relationship many spend increasing amounts of time with friends and at work. Because they are viewed as being relatively grown up, they are given more responsibilities around the house and with younger siblings. Some adolescents feel the added responsibility causes them to lose part of their childhood and take on the role ...

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