How children and adolescents are affected when their parents divorce

Thursday, January 29, 2015

I would like to believe that most people enter marriage with good intentions to make it work and last for life. Unfortunately, the number of marriages ending in divorce courts seems to be increasing by the decade.

If all couples planning to tie the knot went for effective and professional pre-marriage and marriage counselling, most of the challenges faced by children of divorcing parents would be avoided.

Very few children want their parents to separate. Marital relationships need to be helped to improve and grow rather than fall apart, especially when children are involved.

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