Children don't grasp or appreciate how parents can stop loving each other, separate or divorce. Children lose some degree of trust in others or themselves. They often fear that one or both parents may abandon them. They can feel guilty even when they have nothing to do with the turmoil between parents. They feel especially guilty when they created conflict or were the source of conflict between parents.
Divorce often makes parenting and raising children more difficult.
If there were conflicts or disagreements over parenting before a divorce, those problems will usually be worse and not better after the divorce. Children raised in conflicted and marginally functional homes have fewer problems and develop in a manner that is often superior in many ways to those children whose parents divorce. It is important for children to have good enough parents within a functional home environment that is free of ongoing abuse. The responsibilities of parents include providing an environment that is understanding, reassuring, open, kind, respectful and firm. Emotions of love and romantic love between a husband and wife play an important role in a marriage.