0 commentsIt is amazing how much influence celebrity behavior has on the general population. As celebrities get engaged the engagement rate in the country goes up and as celebrity couples break up the number of couples separating also goes up. At least that is how it seems. In reality celebrity behavior often only heightens our awareness of what is going on in our own social circles. This is why life and art seem to be mirror images of each other.
There are both positive and negative connotations about celebrity divorces. On the negative side they highlight how bad relationships can get and how petty people who were once in love can be when the love is gone. It also demonstrates how vulnerable children are to the effects of divorce, particularly kids that are forced to relive the horrors of their parents’ divorce in daily reviews of the situation by the media.
It is tragic that children and divorce have to interact. However, the reality is that half of all marriages in the United States are going to end in divorce. This means that millions of children will not only have to go through the divorce of their parents, but also through the divorce of their parents and their subsequent spouses. This disruptive cycle is very damaging to kids, but there is hope.
It has been demonstrated that while divorce can be disruptive for kids, particularly during their teen years, that there are things that can help them to do better in the long run. One of these things is to establish a stable home environment. This means that relationships between family members and household members are strong and consistent. It also means that subsequent marriages and divorces are not present during the age range of 14-18, or when the child is in high school. While this may seem prohibitive, it can help to ensure that your kids are able to focus more on their education and the final steps of becoming an adult without the disruption of major family changes. This is just something to think about.
