“University students whose parents have recently divorced are unscathed by the experience, an English study finds.”
“University of Warwick researchers assessed the productivity and happiness of 270 students, and found little difference between students of recently divorced parents and other students. In fact, some male students actually had higher productivity following their parents’ divorce.”
Full article here: http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/636283.html
Based on my personal experience with and observation of divorce, it is my belief that it’s not the act of divorce that harms children, but how the parents behave during the process. Children who observe their parent or parents acting immaturely and unfairly will be influenced by it. The divorcing parents who break-up like mature, responsible and loving adults will show their children that the end of a relationship isn’t the end of the world, and that it can be a wonderful new beginning.
Of course, this can be particularly difficult if one parent is behaving irrationally. In this case, it’s important for the other parent to remember not to react in front of the kids. Even if one parent unfairly turns the kids against the other, most children will eventually see the truth when they get older.
Copyright (c) 2010 Stephen Petullo
If your parents divorced, how did the process influence you? What would you do differently?
If you divorced and have kids, how did it influence them and what did you do to protect them?
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