Children from broken homes or whose parents are divorced often become adults without family values ​​and, in turn, have broken homes of their own. In some cases, these children grow into adults with few values ​​and unable to do whatever it takes to ensure that their children do not suffer the same hurtful experience as them. It is unfortunate that marriages sometimes end and children are caught in the trap. middle of marriage, but it can be worse for parents to stay together simply for the sake of the children. However, when parents divorce, it is the children who are most affected by the divorce. Quite often, divorce causes children to feel displaced and feel like their world is coming to an end. These children tend to grow into adults with either extreme emotional detachment and self-esteem issues, or they will have strong family values ​​and try to prevent the cycle from repeating itself, but the majority of these children grow up suffering of divorce. Children of divorced parents often feel like the divorce is their fault and become depressed and distant while suffering from low self-esteem because they believe they are the reason their parents separated. Many children of divorced parents usually grow up with behavioral problems and poor self-image, as if they can't be loved or don't deserve to be loved since their parents divorced, they feel like they can't be loved. not be loved at all. Children also suffer because they are now separated from one parent and no longer have both parents at home. This devastation causes psychiatric trauma in the child's state of mind. Quite often, divorce is already a strain on both parents, so the child...... middle of paper ...... rowing into adults and facing the same issues that their parents struggled with . Works Cited Gallagher, M. (1996) The Abolition of Marriage How We Destroy Lasting Love. Regnery PublishingCherlin, AJ (1981) Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage. Harvard University PressHill, P. (1993) Recent advances in aspects of adolescent development Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Department of Mental Health Sciences, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, United Kingdom Dawson, DA (1991) Family Structure and Children's Health and Well Being National Health Interview Survey on Child Health, Journal of marriage and the Family Worobey, AR and JL (1988) Single motherhood and children's health, Journal of Health and Social BehaviorHughes, Jr. R. Ph.D. (2009) The effects of divorce on children. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign