Relocation to another neighborhood and school system can intensify this feeling of separation and rejection. Loyalty and resentment - Children are place in difficult positions at times. A child may be split between the parents. The child begins to question their position in the family and which parent really cares about them. A divorce can also separate children from relatives on one side of the family.
Parents can make children choose the parent to be loyal to.
This can cause them to lose loyalty to both parents, as they feel their loves being called into question. Some children will resent their parents for getting a divorce. A father of mother who doesn't visit or call can be resented. When they do not attend important events in their lives this only reinforces this feeling. Remarriage can further complicate a child's emotions.