Their children are not likely to experience the same feelings. In fact, most children of divorced parents soon realize that their parents divorce has made their own lives infinitely more complicated.
Divorce is a major life change.
Long-term consequences affect everyone, but can be particularly devastating for children, who usually view their parents divorce as a loss. They may, for example, become the messenger between battling parents, trying to protect a parent by withholding information on one hand, or reluctantly giving information to satisfy a jealous parent on the other hand. The U.S. currently has one of the highest divorce rates in the world. The remaining two-thirds of today s divorces are thought to terminate low conflict marriages, which, if a couple is willing to build on their strengths and work through problems that come with daily living, can be salvaged, she said. In fact, divorce is likely to add social and economic stresses.