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