Is a divorce really hard on a child?

Question

Is a divorce really hard on a child?

Answer 1

I can imagine it is pretty hard, expecially on younger kids bc they may not understand what is really going on. I've been wondering about this a lot lately because I have a 2 yr old and I think my husband and I are headed down that path.

Answer 2

Yes a divorce is always hard on a child. No matter the age I was several diffrent ages when my parents divorce and remarried and redivorced. They been married 3 times and divorced 3 times. So yes it all depends on your child and how they handle the divorce so many do so many diff things. Some may take it out on people in anger, and some people take it out on themselves it all depends

Answer 3

Ever case is different. A child is better off without two parents together if all they do is argue and fight and do not want to be together. Children pick up on all the bad vibes parents give off.

Answer 4

Very hard.  It tears them to pieces.  Unless you have a very good reason such as your mate being sexually unfaithful or abusive, its better to try and make peace.  A single person with a child will have economic problems.  And another mate could be just as difficult as the present one.

Answer 5

of course it does, especially if the child is in their teens

Answer 6

Sometimes remaining in an abusive marriage is much harder on the child - especially when it is the child who is receiving so much abuse.

Answer 7

Of course.

Answer 8

Yes, especially when they get brain washed by their mother.

Answer 9

It depends on the age of the child but normally yes, my son had a hard time with the divorce he asked" why did we get married if we didn't love each other?" he was nine when it happened, that entire year he kept blaming me for everything, he couldn't see that his father did anything wrong, so I let him be until recently I had to have a heart to heart with him because he has his father on a pedestal and he isn't doing anything for him, I didn't say anything bad about his father, I just told him the truth and now at 12 he sees things in a different light.

Answer 10

Well i was 13 when my parents got a divorce... it really just depends on the age of your kid(s) and if they dislike one parent.  I hated my dad so it wasn't hard on me i would talk it over With your kids if possible.  

Answer 11

Yes, but some deal with it better than others. Some have a hard time committing to relationships, some become promiscuous. Some just keep it all bottled up inside. Some develop a lot of resolve or maybe a religious commitment and then make every effort not to have a divorce themselves.