The_Negative_Effects_Of_Divorce_On_Children

The Negative Effects Of Divorce On Children Negative Consequences of Divorce on Children I have very rarely talked to a peer and heard them say that they wanted their parents to get a divorce. According to University of Michigan child psychologist Nick Kalter, “For kids, the misery in an unhappy marriage is less significant than the changes of divorce. They’d rather their parents keep fighting and not get divorced,” (Zinsmeister, 1997) . Despite this many of my friend’s parents have gotten a divorce. My parents are happily married but when I saw my friend’s parents getting divorces, I always feared that mine might end up the same way. I want to explore what emotions a child feels when they learn their parents are getting a divorce, and what can be done to make this a less damaging experience. I would also like to find out what can be done to lower the divorce rate in the United States. My friends never liked to talk much about their parents getting divorced but I always wondered what they were going through and how I could help. Fagan and Rector state that, “Divorce wreaks havoc with children's psychological stability. When their families break up, they divorce, parents, children, one, should, about, think, out, might, 1997, two, said, problems, percent, friends, couple, zinsmeister, work, very, through, make, important, gable, each, divorced, child, because, always, 2002, whitehead, themselves, result, partner, parent, negative