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Divorce is a stressful event often combined with spouse conflict which significantly affects the way children experience the consequences of family reorganization. Various factors contribute to the impact of divorce on child development, one of the most decisive being the quality of parental relationship prior to, during and after divorce.
The article addresses one main question how spouses' conflict during the process of divorce is intertwined with a child's experience.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 adult children (7 men and 13 women) from divorced families. Adults ranged in age 21 to 42 years old. Five to twenty years passed from their parents' divorce.
The results show that in the cases of violent parents' relationships or family relationships with addiction prior to divorce, the participants experienced relief when the nuclear family dissolved; however, in most cases conflict between parents persisted after divorce, the child being torn between both parents. When the conflict between the parents is combined with various addictions, the consequences for the child are even more devastating. In most cases, children were left to themselves.
The findings of this study can therefore contribute to creating various forms of educational, consulting, or therapeutic help.

'Eine elterliche Trennung ist für Kinder ein kritisches Lebensereignis, das sie vielfältigen Belastungen aussetzt und von ihnen eine Reorganisation und Umstrukturierung des Familienkonzepts erfordert. Das Ziel der Untersuchung bestand darin, die kindliche Perspektive gegenüber den neu organisierten Familienbeziehungen zu erfassen. Im Rahmen des Forschungsprojekts Ich bin ich - Gesundheit fördern durch Selbstwertstärkung wurden von Grundschulkindern Familienbilder angefertigt. In diesem Beitrag werden die Ergebnisse dieser Analyse vorgestellt. Die Darstellungen der Scheidungskinder unterscheiden sich deutlich von den Darstellungen der Kinder, die die Erfahrung von Scheidung nicht gemacht haben. Die nähere Betrachtung der Gruppe der Scheidungskinder zeigt, dass Jungen mehr Anpassungsschwierigkeiten an die neue Familiensituation haben als Mädchen. Die Darstellungen der Scheidungskinder sind sehr heterogen, die typische Nachscheidungssituation kann nicht festgestellt werden.' (Autorenreferat)

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Ending a Marriage -- In the Beginning -- Who Will You Live With? -- Splitting Time -- Long Distance -- Changes for Everyone -- Making Things Worse -- How Do You Feel? -- New People -- Everything Will Be OK -- Glossary -- Index -- Websites -- Back Cover

Drawing on a three-year multidisciplinary study of the children of divorced parents, the authors, leading academics in their fields, present a much-needed guide to working with children who are experiencing parental separation. Providing an in-depth picture of the effect of divorce on children both during and after the proceedings, the topics discussed include: how parents break the news of divorce to children and how this makes them feel; where children get their ideas about divorce from; how parent-child relationships change after separation; ways in which children adapt and cope with divorc

Why do parents stop having contact with their children after separation and divorce? This book explores what the loss of contact means to parents as well as to their children. It also discusses the emotional, legal and public policy issues involved for divorced parents and their children

Intro -- INTRODUCTION -- Most Children Adjust to the Negative Effects of DivorceSarah-Marie Hopf -- Divorce Affects Young Children Differently than AdolescentsCarl Pickhardt -- Cohabitation Has Replaced Divorce as Biggest Threat to ChildrenDave Bohon -- Divorce Has Unique Impacts on Special Needs ChildrenBarbara Epperson -- Parents Must Manage Their Children's Anger over DivorceThalia Ferenc -- When Parents Divorce They Must Emotionally Support Their ChildrenWilliam Mosier -- Divorced Parents Must Work to Coparent Their ChildrenMatthew Sullivan. -- Children Need Structure and Routine During a DivorceJoseph Nowinski -- Divorce May Affect How Parents Discipline Their ChildrenRobert E. Emery -- Adult Children of Divorce Are More Likely to Have Relationship IssuesGeraldine K. Piorkowski -- Having Children Can Cause DivorceVicki Glembocki -- Divorce Should Not Be Attributed to Having ChildrenMichele Zipp -- Some Adolescents Should Have an Influence on Their Parents' DivorceMichael C. Gottlieb and Jeffrey C -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- 1 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 2

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. High-conflict parenting: the family context -- Case example -- Parental acrimony and resulting family dynamics -- Parental separation and its effects on children -- The parental alienation debate -- Family Ties and child triangulation processes -- The concepts of 'closer' and 'distanced' parents -- 2. Family Ties: conceptual framework and evaluation -- Systemic frameworks -- Attachment theory -- Internal working models -- Parental acrimony and changing attachment representations -- Conflicting narratives and related attachment behaviours -- Mentalization-based concepts -- Cognitive, behavioural and psychoeducational frameworks -- Key assumptions of Family Ties -- Research findings -- Measuring change -- 3. Legal frameworks and planning the work -- Chronic litigation -- The court process -- Contact issues -- Expert witnesses -- Legal considerations -- The Letter of Instruction -- Planning and starting Family Ties work -- Structuring the work -- 4. Assessing children -- Case example -- Building a relationship -- Sequence of assessment sessions -- The ascertainable wishes and feelings of the child -- Assessing attachment -- Story stems -- The Child Attachment Interview -- Creating a relationship map -- Assessing children's allegations of abuse by the distanced parent -- Assessing the presence of emotional abuse and neglect -- Assessing capacity and consent -- Collecting additional information on the child -- Parental misuse of diagnoses -- 5. Assessing parents -- 'Good enough' parenting -- Case example -- Listening to parental narratives -- The history of being parented - 'lessons' learned or not? -- The ability to mentalize the child -- Capacity for self-reflection -- Assessing parenting competencies.

Most would agree that divorce should be as quick and pain-free as possible, especially when children are involved. After all, divorce can affect children in so many different ways, with damaging consequences for their self-esteem, behaviour, academic performance and even health."It's No Big Deal Really" combines professional advice, and first-hand experiences of the successes and mistakes that can occur when dealing with a family separation. Anne Cantelo provides a commonsense roadmap to avoid putting children in the middle of a divorce or using them to score points off your ex. Addressing questions like: Is divorce ever right for children? How do you know if you're doing more harm staying together than separating? What happens after the divorce?, Anne Cantelo shows how to minimise pain and upheaval on one's children.Highlighting the errors many parents make and the impact they can have on children, Cantelo aims to make divorce seem like 'it's no big deal really' rather than the end of the world.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Bird's Nest Parenting as a Child-Centered Solution in the Context of Shared Parenting -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Context for the Study: Bird's Nest Parenting − A Form of Shared Parenting -- Methods -- Participants -- Interview Design and Data Collection -- Data Analysis -- Findings -- Experiences on Child Custody Practices ― Children Moving from Home to Home -- The Bird's Nest Parenting Model in Practice -- Bird's Nest Parenting − the Concept in Theory -- Child-Centred Approach -- Parent-Centred Approach -- Bird's Nest Parenting Model's Suitability -- Main Strengths of Bird's Nest Parenting -- Main Weaknesses of Bird's Nest Parenting -- Preconditions for the Successful Implementation of Bird's Nest Parenting -- Discussion -- Limitations -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Child Protection Workers' Reflections of Child Engagement within Child Protection Practice Assessment Contexts -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Engaging with a Child in the Child Protection System: Child's Voice in the Assessment Process -- Method -- Participants -- Study Design -- Data Analysis -- Results -- Engaging with a Child in 'Theory' -- Age of the Child -- Meaning of Engagement -- Engagement: How -- Engagement: When -- Engagement: When Not -- Engagement: Harmful or Not -- Engaging with a Child in 'Practice' -- Case Characteristics -- Collaboration -- Case of an Engagement or Not? -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Organizational and Environmental Influences of Staff and Client Outcomes in Child Welfare: The Impact of Macro Level Factors on Practice -- Abstract -- Children in Foster Care -- Deaf Children in Child Welfare -- Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare -- Youth Outcomes -- Placement Changes for Foster Children -- Mental Health and Behavioral Issues of Foster Children.

Jedes Jahr werden in Deutschland hunderttausende Ehen geschieden. Diese Zahl ist vor allem dann erschreckend, wenn man bedenkt, dass fast in jedem zweiten Fall auch Kinder betroffen sind. Lange Zeit stand in erster Linie die Trennung aus der Sicht des Ehepaares im Mittelpunkt des öffentlichen Interesses. Auch bei den rechtlichen Regelungen im juristischen Scheidungsverfahren stehen die Belange des Paares meist im Vordergrund. Dabei ist es unbestritten, dass die Kinder unter den lang andauernden und heftigen Konflikten der Eltern vor, während und nach der Scheidung extrem leiden. Für viele Eltern scheint eine Scheidung meist der einzige Ausweg aus einer unerträglichen Situation zu sein, während für die betroffenen Kinder mit der Trennung das Leiden oft erst anfängt. Den Auszug eines Elternteils empfinden Sie oft wie einen endgültigen Verlust, und die neue Situation mitunter als Untergang einer Welt, an die sie fest geglaubt und auf die sie stets vertraut haben. Untersuchungen haben sogar ergeben, dass der Tod eines Elternteils weniger negative Auswirkungen auf die Kinder haben kann als eine Trennung der Eltern. Die ungelösten Probleme einer Scheidung bewirken oft die schier unendliche Fortsetzung von Konflikten, während der Tod ein endgültiger Abschied ist, mit dem die Kinder nach einiger Zeit abschließen können.Dieses Buch geht der Frage nach, ob eine Trennung der Eltern Auswirkungen auf das Sozialverhalten und die schulischen Leistungen der betroffenen Kinder hat. Anhand von ausgewählten Fallstudien wird gezeigt, dass es von vielen unterschiedlichen Faktoren abhängt, inwieweit die elterliche Trennung für die Kinder zu einer unüberwindbaren Belastung wird.