How Your Divorce Affects Your Child's Relationships

We have known for a long time that the children of divorced parents have a higher rate of divorce in their relationships. A 16 year study found there are other ways in which your divorce can affect your child's future intimate relationships. Surprisingly, parental divorce does not seem to have any impact on a son's rate of divorce. Daughters, however, do tend to have a higher rate of divorce - but - you can actually turn this around to help your child. The key factor was the mother-daughter relationship during the divorce. When the mother and daughter maintain a warm, close, nurturing relationship, the daughters emerge from the divorce with higher self-esteem and less likelihood for problems in their own relationships. As I always say, everything in life is an opportunity for the negative or the positive. You choose which one. To learn much more on how to help your children have the best possible chance for happy, healthy relationships after your divorce, read here.