Infants experience separation and divorce as an emotional disruption in their daily routine. Over half of the children who experience divorce, encounter it before the age of 6, and ¾ of them under 3. In the event of a divorce during infancy, these infants may not know what the separation means, but they experience stress.
Babies depend on their parents from birth for all aspects of their care and they are very aware to changes. These changes can impact their feeling of security. This is due to the fact that the separation will impact the predictability of their innocent lives. There are three main aspects that may increase the negative impact of this confusion:
(1) The major change in their day-to-day life.
(2) The emotional awkwardness that might be picked up from parents.
(3) The sense they have for the conflict going on in their life between their parents.
In many scenarios, parents are sensitive to the importance of schedules and routines, but not so much to how a divorce may actually disrupt this peace. These parents may think that since they are babies, they are not aware of the tension. Click here to read more about dealing with divorce during infancy.
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