Many young people react to the shock of divorce with anger and uneasiness.
They may experience shame, guilt, fear of abandonment, fear of not knowing what is ahead for them, ambivalent feelings about their parents divorcing, and even ambivalent feelings of love and resentment toward their parents. Children of divorce feel that the two most important people in their lives- their father and mother, have disregarded their sense of trust. Divorce Often Affects Behavior Children of divorce spend a large part of their childhood in a family crisis environment. The two years following a divorce are called the crisis period for families. This is a time of emotional turmoil as each family member comes to terms with the shock of the divorce.