Joint parenting after divorce as a challenge for the modern day
Abstract
Research objective
The aim of the article is to present the importance of cooperation between parents after divorce and their joint involvement in raising children as a significant social challenge aimed at minimizing developmental risks caused by divorce.
The research problem and methods
The research problem refers to the answers to the following questions. What are the challenges arising from the cultural changes associated with the increasing divorce rate? What are the consequences of parents divorce for children's development? What model of parenting after a divorce protects more effectively against its negative developmental effects? Th study is conducted using the analysis of literature on the subject.
The process of argumentation
Referring to studies showing the consequences of divorce for the children well-being and indicating some resilience factors, special attention was paid to the quality of communication and cooperation between parents. Practical solutions were suggested in order to emphasize the need to maintain shared responsibility for the child after divorce, and to maintain his/her relationships with both parents.
Research results
The results of the research on shared parenting indicate that this model of custody after divorce contributes to better communication with the father, better adaptation, lower rates of negative emotions and behaviors of children in school age and adolescence.
Conclusions, innovations, and recommendations
Due to the prevalence of the "divorce culture", there is an urgent need to broaden the discourse on child care after separation. In this context, a change is observed in moving from focusing on maintaining the parent's rights to the child to care for his/her welfare and emphasizing the importance of her/his relationship with both parents. An expression of this tendency is the growing popularity of the shared parenting model, prompting an in-depth reflection on its consequences.
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