Children of Divorce

Children of Divorce Regardless of age, race, sex, or religion, divorce has devastating, often long-term, consequences. The immediate effects of divorce, such as hurt, anger, and confusion, are evident in both children and adults. The longer-term effects are not so easy to pin point. Adults are usually able to articulate their emotions and verbalize their distress, anger, pain and confusion to help themselves through this period of transition in their lives. As well, adults have …

…time has come to give childhood back to the children and responsibility for the children back to the parents. Works Cited Darnell, Douglas. Divorce Casualties: Protecting Your Children from Parental Alienation. New York, N.Y.: Taylor Publishing Company, 1998. Shreeve, C. Divorce – How to Cope Emotionally and Practically. Northampton shire, England: Turnstone Press Limited, 1984. Skolnick, A. The Intimate Environment. Boston, MA: Prentice Hall, 1997. Teyder, E. Helping Children Cope With Divorce. New York, N.Y.: Macmillan, Inc., 1992.