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MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS: Family conflicts and the pain children feel
By Jeanine Hatt
Special to the Herald Democrat
The coronavirus pandemic is straining many marriages some to the breaking point. There are signs that separations and the divorce rate is rising as couples struggle with the emotional and economic fallout of the past year. According an article in WebMD last November, family lawyers surveyed in April and July reported a 25% to 35% increase in requests to start divorce proceedings compared to the same time in 2019.
Unfortunately, the family members who are most at risk of being hurt are the children. There are so many times that, during a child’s visit in my pediatric office, I have witnessed a parent criticizing the other parent in front of the child as well as admitting that there are heated arguments at home with the children present. New research warns that kids who see their parents bicker are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depres
Separation, divorce may fuel fear of abandonment in kids, study says
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When children are caught between two bickering parents who are separating or divorced, their fears of abandonment increase regardless of parental relationships according to new research. Photo by geralt/Pixabay
Kids who see their parents bicker during a separation or divorce are more likely to develop a fear of abandonment, new research warns.
And even if a youngster feels close to one or both parents, that fear can still undermine his or her mental health down the road.
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The findings stem from interviews with roughly 560 kids between 9 and 18 years of age. Parents and teachers were also interviewed.
Conflict between divorced parents can worsen kids mental health, study finds
Experts worry about how these kinds of arguments affect kids’ stress levels 01/15/2021
Photo (c) Goodboy Picture Company - Getty ImagesDivorce can be a major source of physical and mental stress for consumers, and a new study has explored how kids of divorced parents are affected by this change in the family dynamic.
According to researchers from Arizona State University, kids are more likely to struggle with mental health concerns when their divorced or separated parents are frequently arguing.
“Conflict is a salient stressor for kids, and the link between exposure to interparental conflict and mental health problems in children is well established across all family types married, cohabitating, separated, and divorced,” said researcher Karey O’Hara.