How Does Remarriage Affect a Child?
Resolving Feelings and Concerns About the Previous Marriage. Remarriage May Resurrect Old, Unresolved Anger and Hurts from the Previous Marriage, for Adults...
How does remarriage affect child outcomes?
Remarriage and Child Outcomes
Remarriage does not generally improve outcomes for children, despite the potential gains from both improved economic circumstances and the presence of an additional adult to help with parenting tasks. Indeed, some studies have shown children to be worse off after a parent's remarriage.
What your child is experiencing when you remarry?
Loss. As their parents date, develop serious relationships, and eventually decide to remarry, children may be reminded of their original family and of the life they once had with their mother and father. ... Some children may show signs of increased attachment to the parent who is getting married.