How could a divorce effect a child ,emotionally?
It depends on many factors – the age of the child, the reason for the divorce, the relationship the parents have with the children after the divorce, the maturity of both parents, etc. My ex’s father was an alcoholic and abuser and he said he was so happy the day his mother finally left his father when he was 8, because it was the first time he ever remembered being able to sleep through the night without hearing screaming and fighting. And he was no longer afraid of his dad beating him if he did one small thing wrong or spoke to his dad in the “wrong tone of voice” as his dad would say. In his case, the divorce of his parents was the best thing for him. It’s hardest if the child wants to spend time with both parents, but the courts don’t grant shared custody. Or if one parent is constantly bad-mouthing the other. Or if the child feels that they were the cause of the divorce.
