The effect of a broken home on the children depending on the severity of a broken home, the parent's relationship with each other, as well as their children, can affect how their children behave and may even develop. ... Depending on a child's age, the separation of their parents may cause extreme stress and, in the worst case, even depression.Dont get me wrong am not saying all children may turns out bad but simply saying for those children whose their parent are not on ground because of the heat generating between them and they couldn't learn to control their emotions