Occasionally, they will feel some relief because the unhappy environment before the divorce was unacceptable to them. Many times they feel that they were the cause for the divorce . When children are affected by the divorce, certain problems are more common at different ages. Young children can regress by clinging, wetting the bed, having disrupted sleep and reverting to infantile behavior. School age children can have some difficulties in school, show more disruptive behavior and have a short-term difficulty with relationships.
Teens frequently engage in negative behaviors, do poorly at school and become rebellious.
When To Seek Help Divorce is an adult decision. You may need to seek help to avoid feeling guilty over how it may hurt your children. Children cannot be spared all the hurts in the world but they need help to develop coping mechanisms to handle the changes. Individual or family counseling would probably benefit your family. Your pediatrician can help you sort out your child's normal developmental behaviors and those that may be caused from stress of the divorce.