Is it better for parents to stay together or divorce?
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Is it better for parents to stay together or divorce?
Having said that, there is no reason to believe that staying together at any cost is better for children than divorcing. In fact, when parents who are unhappy together and engage in unhealthy relationship habits stay together "for the kids" it can often do more harm than good.
Is there a good age for parents to divorce?
According to Terry, who was 3 when her parents separated, ''The worst age for divorce is between 6 and 10; the best is between 1 and 2. '' The younger children do not feel responsible for their parents' divorce and are consciously aware of the advantage of being younger when it happened, Dr. Wallerstein said.
How are parents affected by divorce?
The primary effect of divorce (and of the parental conflict that precedes the divorce) is a decline in the relationship between parent and child. Immediately after a divorce, most parents have two sets of problems: their adjustment to their own intrapsychic conflicts and to their role as a divorced parent.
