| The changing face of marital relations | | | | the girl child. Girls tend to skip |
| is determining new family dynamics, | | | | school more frequently and display more |
| which will have an adverse effect on the | | | | depressive behaviour than the boys. In |
| future of the society. We should bear in | | | | addition, girls tend to face self-esteem |
| mind that children of divorce will | | | | issues that can affect their |
| become future citizens of tomorrow and | | | | personalities for the rest of their |
| our society will look very different | | | | lives. They are more likely to engage in |
| because of them. | | | | unsafe sex and become teenage mothers. |
| Absence of a parent: Divorce invariably | | | | Impact on Stepchildren: The age of |
| alienates the child from one of the | | | | divorce has given rise to step |
| parents. In most cases, the custody is | | | | relations. When divorced people tend to |
| awarded to the mother. Therefore, most | | | | remarry, it can have far-reaching |
| the children of divorce tend to grow up | | | | consequences for the children. Research |
| without having their father around for | | | | indicates that stepchildren are abused |
| the most of the time. This trend of | | | | physically, sexually, and |
| growing up without a significant | | | | psychologically than children from |
| presence of a father figure has adverse | | | | intact families. These circumstances |
| effects on the mental and physical well | | | | further damage the fragile minds of the |
| being of a girl as well as a boy child. | | | | children, leading them to engage in |
| Growing up without one parent can lead | | | | disruptive behaviour in general as well |
| to psychological problems amongst the | | | | as in their future relationships. |
| children, which can directly have an | | | | Divorce Impacts Health and Mental well |
| impact on the society that we live in. | | | | being of Adults: Recent studies have |
| Children growing up without one parent | | | | indicated that married people are more |
| are more likely to have unstable | | | | likely to be happy and content with |
| relationships in future and are more | | | | their lives. On the contrary, divorced |
| likely to be confused about their | | | | individuals are more likely to face |
| gender. The latter can be especially | | | | psychological problems of some kind. |
| true if the child is staying with the | | | | The trauma of divorce and an |
| parent of the opposite sex. | | | | unsuccessful relationship affects future |
| Children of Divorce Tend More Likely to | | | | relationships in a way that the cycle of |
| Become Delinquents: Recent studies have | | | | unsuccessful relationships may become |
| proved that children who grow up in a | | | | hard to break. This can partly be |
| divorced home are more likely to engage | | | | attributed to the attitude of people |
| in criminal activities. In fact, such | | | | towards divorce. |
| children are likely to become | | | | Successful, mentally and physically |
| delinquents by the age of 15, regardless | | | | fulfilling relationships, as we know, |
| of when the divorce occurred. | | | | may cease to exist completely in the |
| Boys who come from divorced families are | | | | future. Divorced individuals are more |
| twice as likely to end up behind the | | | | likely to indulge in alcoholism and |
| bars than boys from intact families. In | | | | suicides. If such individuals have |
| addition, they also displayed signs of | | | | children, it can have extremely |
| physical abuse, violence against women, | | | | detrimental consequences of their |
| child abuse, and drug abuse. | | | | psychological wellness. |
| Children of Divorce likely to Experience | | | | High divorce rates will have an impact |
| Poverty: Children of divorce are more | | | | on how people plan their families. Most |
| likely to drop out of schools because of | | | | people tend to fear divorce and delay |
| lower academic achievement. Therefore, | | | | planning children because they adopt the |
| they are less likely to build successful | | | | approach of "wait and watch". Some |
| careers, which will keep their standard | | | | people tend to go through so many |
| of living low in their future. This | | | | divorces in their lives that they never |
| increases their chances of poverty in | | | | get a chance to plan for children. When |
| their adult lives. | | | | individuals wait for too long to have |
| Impact of Divorce on Girls: According | | | | children, they are bound to experience |
| to recent studies, the impact of a | | | | fertility problems. |
| divorce can be more pronounced amongst | | | | |