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Divorce is a horrible thing and the people that have gone thought it have gone through the good once and the bad once. Tell you what you want to either A) not get a divorce at all or B) be on the good side of the divorce because it will be better for the kids. In this essay I will show you what divorce does to children of all ages, what happens to a family, how the divorce affects the parents, and what are the long term effects?
Clearly, the reality of divorce has a very large impact on all members of the family and parents who are considering divorce naturally worry about the effects on the kids. To show what happens when your parents get a divorce I am going to write about what could happen to different age groups. Kids from 0 to 2 need the safety and security from their mother. One thing to expect from babies is crankiness, regression, because the reality is that their lives are upset. For kids from 6 to 8, the divorce a undermined his or her advances in the new world and there is a strong tendency for the child to deny what is right in front of them; that is, their parents conflict. Kids from 9 to 10 are becoming more understanding of the situation and realize that they can take advantage of this like make get you to get them things make them do what you want or get want you want and also the child will try to understand more and try and help more. And finally kids from 11 to 13 may rush into risky behaviors because they can not mange life’s realities without you and also that they may deny things about life being different because they don’t want to admit they’re upset. So you see that no matter what age your kids are in the divorce it will affect them. Even to get back to a normal developmental progress the parents will
have to work together to make it better again. One more thing is that make sure to talk to your kids even if they look like they are ok because they could just be hiding it and that isn’t good for them.
A divorce happens when a mom and dad don’t love or care for one another any more and they try and fix it by seeing and therapist and working out their problems but sometimes things can’t be fixed. Sometimes the kids want the divorce because they can see that the parents don’t get along because they are always fighting and can never agree on any thing or don’t even talk to one another. On the other case kids think that if they behaved better and did everything better their parents would be together. It’s normal to feel lots of different things, including anger, fear, and sadness, and even though it may seem like your whole world just fell apart, with time, things will be better again. It can feel good to know that you have two homes where you know were you are loved. One more thing is that even if you are mad make sure never to take your anger out on any one but your therapist.
Even though it doesn’t look like it to the children the parents are affected by the divorce too. It may cause them a lot of pain emotionally and physically, due to stress, and can eventually hurt them in the long run. Some of the things you can do to help your parents is to just talk to them, spend time with them, and visit them every once in a while because no matter what your parents will always care for you. Another thing is that every year the divorced parents get older there is a 9 percent chance that kid will help them. One more thing is that the parent can go through funny mood swings because they
are upset at themselves for letting this happen, because they know that a divorce is hard, and they tried to do everything to stop it, but there are some things you just can’t stop.
Children can be really hurt by divorce, especially when the divorce is a nasty one and, if it is, the child often faces issues with self esteem. The absence of their parents may make the child feel extremely lonely, but as long as the parents keep a healthy relationship with their kids, they will be well-adjusted. Depending on what the parents do during the divorce will affect the children. That will make the divorce not as easy on the parents, but they are grownup so they will be able to deal with it. One more thing is that children are not ready mentally or physically for the divorce so you need to make the divorce easier for them.
Divorce can hurt a family really badly but as long as the parents stay in contact with their kids and spend time with them and make the divorce as easy as possible then the kids will be okay. Even thought your parents are divorced doesn’t mean that you don’t have parents. You just have parents that don’t live together any more.

Some thoughts
You make a lot of great points here and have gathered a good deal of information about the effects of a divorce--I especially like how you discuss the developmental stages of children and how each age experiences the changes a divorce brings to their lives. One suggestion would be to expand this section slightly to include a advice for parents on how they should react to a child's particular needs. Perhaps giving one or two suggestions for each age group to highlight the positive moves parents can make?
You have a lot of information you are trying to communicate here about children, parents and the family as a whole. Have you considered choosing just one of these areas to discuss in the essay? Maybe splitting the piece into sections or or even separate essays?
I'm wondering if you worked from an outline of the points you wanted to make? I often find that this is helpful to me in organizing my thoughts and making a strong argument. Try to find one or two short sentences that sum up your main point about the effects of divorce and then organize the rest of your information around that thought. I like lists, but you might also find that a more visual approach, like mind mapping, is helpful. A short explanation of this approach can be found here: http://educationalissues.suite101.com/article.cfm/brainstorming_versus_o...
My last suggestion would be to read this piece out loud, either to yourself or to a friend if you're comfortable, and see how it sounds. You ears will often help you find the right word, or the right place for a period, or a comma, or a new paragraph, etc. And have you thought about a title?
Overall, good work and keep going!:)
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