Can the separation of a father and a mother affect a child's development.

[Chkemka]

Can the separation of a father and a mother affect a child's development

[Karl_3000]

Yes, it can affect the children while growing up but that does not man they can not be successful. Children need the role of their father and mother.

It will also create a mentality for the child when he grow up that he can easily divorce if there is anything he does not like in the relationship, or prefer baby mama if he is a man and rich.

You can see some countries like Belgium and others with such bad minds having high divorce rate. And this is increasing everyday.

[Agbamoni]

In case you dont know, that's a big scar those two idiot will leave on their child when they separate. Men and women should stop giving birth to children if, in the end, they will not be there to guard the child. There is nothing much better than having both parents together while growing up. The experince from those with separate parents is terrifying. Some get abused by the step-parent, sexually or mentally. The society, at times, sees those kids as bastards, and no child will grow up in such conditions and be happy.

[Marvelockg]

Can the separation of a father and a mother affect a child's development

It's not even a matter of yes it can or not, 70% of children that are product of a broken home always experience serious challenge in life and there mode of training can never be a balanced one. Separation affects the father, the mother, the children and goes on to affect the family that will eventually come from those children if care isn't taken.

Most times, after seperatoon, the mother is the only one that's physically available and all the lessons the children should have learnt from the father won't come again and even if the father might be supporting financially, most of the children will develop hate towards him because it's deficult for them to understand that he's also playing a part. There's absolutely nothing good about separation and unless it's extremely neccesary, it's not the best decision for the entire family.

[JeromeTash]

Very much. It's a reason you have two parents and not just one. Absence of a father can be of much effect to a child's development, just like that of a mother. I have seen this in real time, and it's unfortunate that there is a high rate of divorce in our generation.
These days, children never get to have a feel of the love of two parents that are together, just like we used to, and if you look at how certain individuals behave in society, you can clearly see that something was lacking in their childhood.

[Findingnemo]

Can the separation of a father and a mother affect a child's development

Yes, can be positive or negative depends on the character of the person who is leaving.

Let's say a father who is taking care of the kid by giving everything the kid needs and suddenly for some reason he is not there for the kid to support means the life of kid could be ruined.

Also to counter that there is a father who is known for demostic abuse and being an addict, so the kid will have a better life if the person is not there anymore.

[bitterguy28]

Can the separation of a father and a mother affect a child's development

of course

the child will grow up having to go to different places. obviously the child will stay with one parent for the most part and he will see that his “family” is different from the norm which consists of a father, a mother and the child

[passwordnow]

Can the separation of a father and a mother affect a child's development

Yes. It starts with the kid's curiosity when whoever is with the kid and sees the other kids with a complete family. Just think of how their reactions will be when asking their mom or dad why the other kids have their mom and dad together and why he's not getting the same.

[Dunamisx]

Can the separation of a father and a mother affect a child's development

Yes, definitely when a father separates with the mother, the child is going to suffer the consequences because it is better to see the two parents take care of the child and bring him up, but when this responsibility becomes a single person role, it may not be effectively achieved as expected when the both parent took charge, children and mostly affected because separation will only cause disunity in a family and this should not be encouraged or see happen.

[Mhizlove]

Oh yes, it can affect the children especially emotionally because if parents divorce or separate the child feels sadness, confused or Insecure because care and communication isn't steady again but on the other hand if parents with the separation still shows love, stay involve in the life of the children and always keep peace at home they can still grow up without serious damage. The only thing that matters most is how the parents will handle the separation.

[$crypto$]

The separation of the father and mother, the child will be the victim of an incomplete family.

Actually, it depends on the parents' goals, even if they are divorced and have a commitment to prioritize the child's development, it will not be a problem, even though the child does not have full affection anymore.

But there are some people who do not care about children anymore when they are divorced, it could be because their economy is destroyed so that the cost of children is no longer able to afford it, so the child's future can be destroyed.

[Jewan420]

Separation of parents is the biggest obstacle to a child's development. Especially when the parents separate at an early age (1-3 years), the child is deprived of his father's affection and his mother's care. If the child grows up under the father's care, then the lack of care has the most negative impact on the child's development, because the lack of his mother in the child's development cannot be filled in any way.

If the child is under the care of his mother, then it is not an easy task for his mother to support the child, if the mother keeps running out to earn money for the responsibility of supporting her child, the child will also be deprived of his mother's care and father's affection. In other words, due to the separation of parents, it is never possible to fulfill what is needed in the development of the child, most of the time we want to see its negative effects.

[Merit.s]

Yeah, it will definitely affect the child development directly or indirectly because the child will miss that fatherly advice and love when growing. A child that is being raised up alone by his mom will become weak when he's faced with some life challenges that he should overcome easily with the help of his Dad by his side.

A man motivates the child more than the mom who only care more on how to pamper the child because she is soft. Both the father and the mother is very important for the growth of a child before he becomes an adult.

[o48o]

In case you dont know, that's a big scar those two idiot will leave on their child when they separate. Men and women should stop giving birth to children if, in the end, they will not be there to guard the child. There is nothing much better than having both parents together while growing up. The experince from those with separate parents is terrifying. Some get abused by the step-parent, sexually or mentally. The society, at times, sees those kids as bastards, and no child will grow up in such conditions and be happy.

Because kids who grow up in households that SHOULD get divorced, but stay for the kids are so great for the kids mental health? Anyone believing that haven't seen the fear inside of the abusive marriages, and what that does to kids.

If 2 people got married and grow to hate each other, that doesn't mean they hate their kids. And when they get divorced, ideally they both are still raising their kids. If those kids are not cared after divorce, what makes you think they would be cared within that abusive marriage?

Also This has zero to do with step-parents (if those even exist after divorce) abusing kids, as we know that it's more likely that biological parents do that.

And if society sees kids as "bastards", then it's the society that needs to grow and wake up, because it's not their kids or their parents fault. You can be part of that growth and refuse to call kids without parents as bastards.

[Somto9Light]

The same way a child's gene is made up of both the father and the mother, that's exactly the same way the child's growth and development should also be dependent on both. There are things that a father cannot teach a child, it'll up to the mother to do that, and there are things that mother cannot teach a child, it'll be up to the father to do that, because a single parent cannot teach the child everything they need to know, they can only do their best to train that child, but there'll always be something missing, so the child literally needs both parent, even though sometimes it may not really look like it.

[Judith87403]

In case you dont know, that's a big scar those two idiot will leave on their child when they separate. Men and women should stop giving birth to children if, in the end, they will not be there to guard the child. There is nothing much better than having both parents together while growing up. The experince from those with separate parents is terrifying. Some get abused by the step-parent, sexually or mentally. The society, at times, sees those kids as bastards, and no child will grow up in such conditions and be happy.

Lol, You really took this personal didn't you? Honestly you are 100% correct, I see no reason why people would make the decision of bringing a child into the world when they are not sure that they'll be able to put their differences aside and prioritize the interest of that child. When a child is born in a family, that child becomes the main concentration of the family, things shifts from just being about the interest of the couples to the child, and any parent that's not ready to make this shift is clearly not ready to have a child. period.

[Zlantann]

Yeah, it will definitely affect the child development directly or indirectly because the child will miss that fatherly advice and love when growing. A child that is being raised up alone by his mom will become weak when he's faced with some life challenges that he should overcome easily with the help of his Dad by his side.

A man motivates the child more than the mom who only care more on how to pamper the child because she is soft. Both the father and the mother is very important for the growth of a child before he becomes an adult.

The child needs the father and mother to get a balanced upbringing. When I see the rate of crime in our society, I think it could be traced to poor upbringing. A single parent cannot be able to closely monitor the children. Such a parent would have to work long hours to provide for them, which would result in poor supervision of the children. Children would now learn more from social media or peers because of a lack of parental care.

But a child should be groomed by a single parents than grow up in an abusive home. Abusive homes are the reason why we have children who lack feeling, empathy or affection. The bottom line is that when both parents raise children in a peaceful home, the results are better.

[Iamgoat]

Can the separation of a father and a mother affect a child's development

Yes it can affect the development of the child for different reasons. The effect could be either a positive one or a negative one. It could be positive if the marriage is a toxic one. If a child grows up in a home where both parents are fighting each other and abusing themselves every time, it becomes a thing of fear and negative effects to the child. It is better for the child to leave such environment rather than growing in the same environment. But the negative side of separation is more than the negative side of it. If the couples were to separate, the child firstly becomes an orphan then the child also grows up under a single parent which sometimes becomes a problem to them. A child normally needs the care of both parents, it is meant to be a combined effort between the two. Fostering a child from his infant stage up to the level of adulthood is never a small thing to do.

[Dunamisx]

We can't compare the responsibility of both parents to when only one is being involved in taking care of the child, nature has already balanced it all for us, but we choose to stand alone on our own self due to our individual differences and misunderstanding that arises at the cause of being together in marriage, I don't think people should see separation as something good to do or an option for them to take when they know that the children will definitely suffer it most.

[Oluwa-btc]

Can the separation of a father and a mother affect a child's development

Hell yeah!

Good parenting is having both the fathers guidance and mothers love, tenderness and kindness. You need the both of them. It is super mandatory.
I must also use this medium to give thanks to both single mothers playing both roles perfectly and that of fathers playing both roles. They're indeed heros.