Impact of Family Breakdown on Children’s Wellbeing

Seeing parents breakup is the most painful thing to watch. It is the most painful experience, and memory and children are the first ones that get affected. Everybody wants a happy ever after, but life isn’t always perfect and doesn’t always work out as planned. Sometimes, divorce happens. It’s actually quite common among families in this modern era. Most adults can deal with breakups, but if there are kids involved, things could get complicated and devastating. Although infants or children don’t really get affected, teenagers and young adults may experience some problems in their social, emotional and educational life. Here are some impacts of a family breakdown on children’s well-being: Lack of self-confidence Credit: DeviantArt One of the impacts a child has after their parents’ divorce is that they will lack self-confidence. It can be very depressing to see your child like this and sometimes they will put the blame on their parents because everything was going smoothly and life seemed happy, but it all went downhill after the breakup. Shyness Credit: Dreamstime.com Shyness and lack of confidence come together and are a common trait that kids from a broken house face. This change in your child’s life could cause your child to withdraw from his or her own shell. Your child will find a way to blame themselves for the breakup, and it may make them feel guilty. Health problem Credit: Envato Elements Mental health is the primary health problem faced by the child. They will get frequent headaches and asthma. Children who are emotional will always be unhappy and is the cause of having a frequent headache. It is known that kids who live with their moms will have a higher chance of getting treated than kids who live with their dads. Anxiety Credit: Tatty Bumpkin Anxiety can be a very serious health condition which can weakly affect a person’s life. Anxiety is an irritating fear that comes and goes every day of daily situation which they don’t know what it’s about or why they are having anxiety. They worry about things they shouldn’t be worrying about. If they don’t go for counselling or therapy, things can get worse. Sometimes having them to talk over the phone can be a huge problem. Depression Credit: Child Photo Competition Depression is a severe mental health issue which can sometimes lead to death. Adults can sometimes handle depression, but for most kids, it can be quite unbearable. Depression can affect your kids' daily activities and their development. It could affect the way your kid socialization skills, how they make friends and the feelings of negativity just get bottled up and result in things which could be dangerous and disastrous. If you see any symptoms of depression in your child, help them. With all these impacts, you will notice a downhill effect on your child. Their lives will be different, and they will not act like they used to. Whatever happens, parents still play an important part in their child’s life. For more articles, stories, and products: browse through our website www.mamahood.com.sg

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