Today one in two marriages ends up in a divorce, and in many such families there are children. Parents who are separated often worry about the impact of divorce on their children. While parents may be dismayed or relieved by divorce, children are always afraid and confused by the threat they feel about their safety.

Divorce can be misinterpreted by children such as believing that they themselves in some way caused their parents' conflict or sometimes take responsibility for reuniting parents with their own sacrifices. They become more vulnerable to both organic and mental illnesses and this may be due to the traumatic loss of one or both parents through divorce.

Talking to children about divorce is certainly not easy.

Young children can react to divorce with an increasingly aggressive behavior, refuse to cooperate, or have a withdrawal. Older children may feel deep sorrow and similar events of mourning. A drop in school performance and behavioral problems may be observed

If a child shows signs of anxiety, at Veresies Clinic will be evaluated and intervened by a children's or adolescent's psychiatrist . In some cases, psychotherapy for the child or adolescent may be proposed if necessary.