When their parents divorce, preschoolers and young school-age children often fear that both parents may abandon them. experience depressed mood and become unruly. are less likely to display angry, defiant reactions than older children. typically display few changes in behavior?

Preschoolers and young school aged children will experience a range of emotions. A lot of time a child will feel abandon because they only know having both parents, and with one of them leaving from the main house hold the child will feel empty, or not fully loved. Other times the child will lash out because they are angry and have no idea on how to express in words to either parent why they are mad.