Divorce has become an important part of our society and affects many people every year. In some divorce cases, families have been torn apart, leaving children stuck in the middle of the conflict. This is where children start to lash out at their parents and everyone around them and it's because they are hurt and out of their comfort zone. We cannot forget the children that divorce negatively affects. However, this is not always the case. There are children of divorce who get over it relatively calmly. However, one must keep in mind that divorce is not always the answer. If there is a marriage that has only minor and easily solvable problems, then they should try to reach a compromise. Married couples facing irreconcilable marital problems should not stay together for the sake of their children because they need to consider their own well-being, divorce may allow them to function better as a family, and staying together may put their children at greater risk for psychological problems. .Couples faced with the question of whether to divorce have many things to consider. However, they must not forget about themselves when they make such a shocking decision. Couples must consider their own well-being when contemplating divorce. They don't realize that how they feel and act affects how their children will feel and act. It also affects the way children may perceive things in life. “My belief is that the effects on children should be one of the considerations in making such a decision, but not the primary one. The determining factor should be whether or not the parents feel there is enough pain in their relationship to justify breaking it up” (Gardner, 38). This... middle of paper... leaves children at less risk of serious psychological problems. In cases of high-conflict marriages, the benefits of divorce for the good of the family outweigh the benefits of staying together. Works Cited Tennant, Agnieszka. "The CT interview." Christianity Today March 2006: p40-43Kirn, Walter, et al. “You should be together for the kids.” TIME Magazine September 25, 2000: p74Wendt, Sarah, et al. “The effect of family violence on post-separation parenting arrangements: the experiences and views of children and adults from families who separated after 1995 and after 2006.” Family Matters 2010: p49-61Wolf, Anthony E. “Why Did You Have to Divorce? And when can I get a hamster?" The Noonday Press: New York, 1998. Gardner, Richard A. The Parents' Book on Divorce. Doubleday And Company, Incorporated: Garden City, 1977.