How Divorce Affects Children

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Not only does divorce affects a child academic development but it also affects their emotional development as well. Divorce has a great influence on a child's self-confidence. Most of these changes are due to a change in the way that a child views him or herself. Wallerstein stated that divorce leaves a lasting imprint on children which make them unhappy, miserable with lots of uncertainties that lingers throughout their adult stage (Wallerstein et al. 2001). Children often believe that they are the ones who initiated the conflict and made it end in a divorce. Also, they may blame themselves and think because of their actions their parents no longer want to be part of their lives anymore, so they leave.
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