The effects of broken homes

Answer 1

The effects of broken homes on children are traumatic. Broken homes can cause children to question their self-worth, to experience unnecessary grief, guilt and/or confusion. Young children especially, have difficulty understanding the rationalities of their parents' decisions to divorce. All they know is that their parents used to live together and now they don't, used to "love" each other and now they don't. Children often take responsibility for parents' decisions to divorce. They conclude that they were the cause of the quarrels and ensuing divorce. They question whether or not their parents love them or are mad at them. It is so important for children to have a stable home life. In a broken home it is difficult for children to find a sense of security because experience shows them that what seemed stable and good fell to pieces and left them feeling empty, yet full of questions. Growing up in a broken home may also cause children to have difficulty in future relationships and cause them to struggle with the issue of trust. People who grew up in broken homes and get married are also more likely to end up divorced because their parents didn't provide a healthy model of marriage. They saw parents end disputes with divorce rather than working through them together. They may run from commitment or avoid relationships all together. They may also develop a emotion of fear toward marriage because they do not want to relive the grief they experienced as a child, nor do they want to have children and risk putting them through the same hurtful circumstances.

Answer 2

In marriage, there is a supposed high level of trust, dependency for security and financial support by the couple as well as the children in the relationship-all depending on one another. In addition, there is a high expectation for the future. Hanging on this expectation are happiness, mental stability of the couple or the individual as well as the mental, physical and future stability of any children that may be involved. Similarly, the happiness of in-laws, family members and friends may directly or indirectly depend on or be affected by the marriage or relationships......

Answer 3

• It depends how old the individual is and why the parents are splitting up when they come from a broken home. Small children to teens can often feel depressed and sad and with constant hope that their parents will get back together and sometimes saddened when it doesn't happen and both parents find different mates in life. Some children to teens are happy their parents have split up and there is no more arguing; possibly verbal or physical abuse; Alcoholism, etc., and are relieved when their parents split up.

Answer 4

Broken home refers to a home, or family beset by usually, Divorce. it does not refer to structural damage by fire, weather problems, poor maintenance, unlike say a broken down auto. The term was tossed about recklessly by Priests and Sunday School instructors. it was held to be a virtual fountain-head of juvenile crime, delinquency, street gangs ( Da Fonz sort of thing sans the comedy)- and even worse, juvenile suicide. This is not even factoring in the academic and social angles. It was considered to be an insufferable social handicap.

Answer 5

Divorced parents, estranged parents, non commumnicative family members may all classify as a broken family.

Its effects are mostly like children having low self-esteem. They may even try establishing friendships or relationships that me seem good, but may actually be bad for them. Anxiety, low patience, withdrawal are other effects.

They may become moody, tempramental, abusive as elders or become total intoverts.

Elders may have difficulty in trusting people and may seek love from wrong people.

Answer 6

There are many ways in which broken homes could affect children. In a Relationship book written by the foremost authority on the subject, Dr. Joel Akande, he discussed in great details, the impact of broken relationships and homes on mental health, physical health, education, social economic and other consequences on children. I find Dr Joel Akande's analysis very thorough and helpful which can be accessed here http://www.myeexpert.com/areasofexpertise.php?id=355&page_category_id=11

Answer 7

Where parents have spilt-up/divorced, and children are in the custody of either parent (generally).

Answer 8

It is when parents are divorce and staying apart from children...That makes the children lose a lot me parental care or control which may lead them to the join of bad goups

Answer 9

Broken families affects the well being and morals of the children. Such children turn to gangs and drugs to fill the space of love.