6. Become more aggressive or begin to regress, if they are younger, to try to adjust to the change.
7. Lose trust in their dependency on their parents because they can’t see them depending on each other.
8. Engage in fantasy and wishful thinking, forever hoping their parents get back together.
9.Often suffer with difficulties in forming meaning relationships.
10. Experience depression, anxiety and maladaptive behaviors in the process of resolving this drastic change in their life.
11. May engage in drugs, alcohol and other delinquent acts to help ease the pains of their emotional adjustment.
12. Learn to fear rejection and social isolation, often doing everything they can to please their peers.
Again, all children are different and are affected by divorce differently depending on their age, but parents should navigate divorce conscious of the reality that it absolutely has an affect on their children. In most cases, even in the case of divorce, most loving parents find common ground in resolving and reconciling their differences for the sake of saving their children.
If you are someone you know is having a difficult time in their marriage and in need of help, please contact Leroy Scott – “America’s Relationship Coach”
