Divorce and parental separation become a very influential factor for the formation of behavior and personality of children. Harmonious family atmosphere that is not often led to conflict between both parents. One of the things that become big fear for a child is the parents' divorce. Divorce is not just an impact to both parties are bound in a marriage but also will have an impact on children who have been born in such ties. When divorce occurs, children will be the main victims. Parental divorce is considered one of the main causes of failure of a child's future. Children can lose orientation of the future because
loss of parental affection. Divorce events may cause adverse effects for the child's personality, such as emotional instability, experienced anxiety, depression, and
anger. However, the results showed that not all child victims of divorce adversely affected. Divorce was also a positive impact on children.
First, the child victims of divorce have a good orientation for their future. The child will think that the parents’ failure is able to become the lesson so that he is not like his parents who choose the divorced way, and it will be their BEKAL for MENUJU the better future. The child feels that inspite of their parents have been divorced, but he should not be discouraged or worse life. This is indicated by good academic and non academic achievements in school. Thus, not all children are victims of divorce disoriented future. This depends on the perception of children about divorce of their parents.
