CHECK THESE SAMPLES OF How Positive Psychology Can Benefit Children Of Divorced Parents
One, some or all of these life-changing events can cause great and lasting amounts of stress for children of all ages.... The loss of daily contact with one parent from the family situation, usually the father, results in the children losing the amount of affection they were receiving when both parents were in the same house.... Whether or not the divorce is amicable and the general stability of the parents plays a role in how the children will adjust to the divorce....
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Of particular interest would be the academic performance of children of divorce in terms of gender difference and age.... Aside from the loss of economic support as a consequence of divorce, the loss of a parent that should have been part of the basic social unit has placed undue pressures on the children of the union.... Children should not be in a household where conflicts between parents are an everyday occurrence.... The two parents should agree on how...
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This more differentiated body of research is helpful in policy formation and for educating divorced parents about known risk factors for their children and what protective behaviors may enhance their children's longer-term adjustment.... Focus questionsDoes divorce have effects on children of different age groupsWhat does literature say about itIf these are negative how they can be avoidedIf these are positive, how can they be utilised in clinical practice4....
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Divorce has been considered by some to be the 'best course of action', such as when a child is living with both parents amidst conflict, abuse, or both.... Younger children, for instance, are at risk short-term due to the confusion surrounding the divorce and the loss of the parents no longer living together in the home.... hellip; It would be obvious in this situation that the child would be better off living with one parent rather than remaining to live in the middle of such an unfortunate scenario as that; however, even under the best circumstances, few would argue that children are not greatly and long-term affected by divorce.
A child's perception of divorce will largely be determined by their age and gender, and when stressful events outweigh the available protective factors in a child's life, even the most resilient child can develop problems....
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After divorce the child looses contact with one of his parents without strong background.... If the contact with one of the parents is lost, then future of the child is under the threat of problems and disadvantages.... Child's best interests wouldn't be protected if he lived with one parent; fit biological parents have equal rights and play equal roles in the lives of their children.... Child's best interests are in active involvement in his life of both fit biological parents....
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Divorcing parents often try to shield their children from the effects of divorce.... One of the assumptions is that children are too young to understand what is going on with their divorcing parents.... Another assumption is that divorcing parents can shield their children from emotional stress.... The paper "Effects of Divorce on children" concludes that the effects, discussed in this paper, can be resolved by avoiding divorce if the there are no serious conflicts between couples, and pursuing divorce if there are serious conflicts which are likely to affect the children....
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The loss of daily contact with one parent from the family situation, usually the father, results in the children losing the amount of affection they were receiving when both parents were in the same house.... hellip; Divorce causes mental anguish which contributes to psychological issues for both parties and their children.... nbsp; The more contentious the relationship and consequential separation, the worse for all concerned but the children may be most negatively affected....
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ccording to Martin and Fabes (2008) children and adolescents whose parents have separated are at a high risk of suffering from emotional distress due to: poor economic status throughout their life; anti-social behaviors which only send them away from their peers, and in the adverse scenario in jail; poor performance in academics, considering that the distress could hamper regular attendance of or concentration in school.... "Negative Impacts of Separation or Divorce on children and Adolescents" paper reviews more than 25 studies conducted in the recent past to establish how adolescents are negatively affected by broken families with the focus being on how best their access to needs such as food, shelter, and education....
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Literature review