Youngsters this age usually react to divorce with anger.
Children are likely to be intensely critical and resentful of their parents' decision to divorce.
Like younger school-age children, they may continue to blame rigidly one or both parents, and to ignore or dislike outwardly their parents' dates. They may also resent the additional household or child care responsibilities. Children in this stage of development do not like to stand out among their peers and generally feel shamed or embarrassed by the divorce. They also have acquired the ability to empathize and worry about how their parents are coping. They may mask their true feelings through a display of bravado or a flurry of activity.