Children Quote by Stephanie Coontz

The thing that experts agree on is that although divorce is difficult and stressful for kids no matter what, the real harm to kids…

— Emily Doskow

“It has consistently been shown that when parents can contain their conflict, manage their own emotions, and do their job of parenting well, their…

— JoAnne Pedro-Carroll

One of the tragic consequences of divorce is that the kids are legally obligated by the courts to spend a fixed amount of time…

— C.D. Payne

I have long believed that what most affects a child is not the divorce, per se, but how it is handled

— Dennis Prager

The worst problems for children stem from parental conflict, before, during, and after divorce or within marriage.

— Stephanie Coontz

Divorce is war and unfortunately, some parents live in constant entanglements with their ex-spouses and they shift aside the issues that post-divorce can leave…

— Diane Greene

Often, parents feel overwhelmed. Many must accomplish the whole job single-handedly while bearing all of the emotional pain of divorce.

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

I am a step mother, so how children deal with divorce is something I've witnessed first hand and thought about a lot.

— Ann Hood

I get sick of that old rationalization, "We're staying together because of the children." Kids couldn't be more miserable living with parents who can't…

— Johnny Carson

Divorce in and of itself, and with children, is devastating.

— Robin Wright

For a couple with young children, divorce seldom comes as a "solution" to stress, only as a way to end one form of pain…

— Fred Rogers

Divorce is, of course, difficult for a child. I didn't go through it as my parents stayed together, but I have a lot of…

— Elizabeth Hurley