{"id":1677,"date":"2019-03-26T07:21:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T14:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arwanilawfirm.com\/?p=1677"},"modified":"2019-03-26T07:21:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T14:21:24","slug":"what-is-the-best-age-to-get-divorced-so-as-to-protect-my-childs-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arwanilawfirm.com\/what-is-the-best-age-to-get-divorced-so-as-to-protect-my-childs-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Best Age to Get Divorced So As To Protect My Child\u2019s Mental Health?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As attorneys who regularly assist clients with divorce<\/a>, we often hear concerns about the potential impacts of the divorce on the couples\u2019 children. A number of couples each year wonder if they should stay together until their children are \u201ca little older\u201d in case that would somehow be easier on them.<\/p>\n

However, according to new research published in January, divorce actually has less<\/em> of an impact on children when it is done earlier in childhood; specifically, when children are under the age of seven. In directly comparing children ages three to seven whose parents divorced versus those who did not, researchers essentially found no difference whatsoever when it comes to behavioral and emotional problems. Researchers thus hypothesized that, after the age of seven, children are more sensitive and better able to pick up on particular relationship dynamics.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the study also showed that children from privileged backgrounds were just as likely to develop negative reactions to divorce as those from less advantaged backgrounds, and divorce was also more difficult on mothers when it occurred later in their children\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n

Helping Your Individual Child Get through It<\/strong><\/p>\n

Of course, every family is unique, and whether and how a divorce will impact children of course depends upon the particular circumstances of that family and the children\u2019s temperament. Still, there is plenty that parents can do to help get them through the process, regardless of their age, such as:<\/p>\n