assignment for school?

Question

what are some negative outcomes of divorce
*what are some positive outcomes of divorce
*what stratigies can you use to help the children

Answer 1

Negative - Not having both parents around all the time, feelings of being unloved, anger, fear, stress, possibly less material possessions,
Positive- Less stress. A less hostile environment if arguing was a common occurrence, a closer relationship w/ parent, sense of being an individual and freedom for a person with no children
Strategies- communication is the main one. Talk to the child about what is happening. Depending on age of child don't try to hide things from the child (this one is a tricky one because some things a child doesn't need to know). A couple other big ones- let the child know they are not to blame for the divorce and assure the child he/she is loved.

I went through this as a child (been happily married for 28 yrs so cant comment on the adult personal aspect). My parents were honest with me and never tried to blame the other wholly for the divorce. Helped me alot. I have a great relationship with both. Hope this helps

Answer 2

the negative outcomes of divorce
- if they have any children, the children will have a very hard
time coping with the situation (esp if the parents are still
arguing)
- broken family
- if the reason of the divorce is because of a third party, the
spouse might go crazy or will suffer depression, etc
- breaking the vow that they vowed never to break (silly)

the positive outcome/s of divorce
- if the couple are always arguing, well at least now that they
are from each other, they can have a break, and think
things out

what strategies can you use to help the children
i think it will help if, since the parents are divorced, they can be more nice to each other or at least act normal with each other. that way, the children will not be confused on whether they should pick sides or not. the children though should be visited by both parents, so that they know that they still love them. and i think it will still be nice if they can have some family gatherings.