Family life is much different today than what it used to be. Several years
ago mothers would stay at home with their children while the father went to work
to support his family, but it is nothing like that today in American households.
Today it is common for children to be raised by just one of their parents,
and those children are often disadvantaged in several ways. The most consistent
finding from studies of family structure shows that single parents exert weaker
controls and make fewer demands on their children than married families do
(Curtin et al. 368). There is a real easy explanation for this problem, it is
the simple fact that two parents together make more rules and are more likely to
stick by those rules than single parents are (Curtin et al. 368).
Single parents are not able to show the same emotions as married couples
can, because the love between a mother and a father plays an important part in a
family. Children learn how to love from their parents, but if both parents are
not there to teach them how to love, their love might be somewhat one-sided
(Curtin et al. 371). Yes, single parents can show their love toward their
children, but they have no spouse to express love to. Children from single
parent families are therefore denied that learning experience of how a husband
and a wife should love one another (Curtin et al. 369).
Relationships are another thing that everyone needs, especially children.
Children need a real strong relationship between themselves and their parents,
but children from single parent families are usually denied this privilege
because they are separated from one of their parents and often do not get to
spend adequate time with the other. Children who have a strong relationship
with their parents are more likely to respect the authority of their parents (
Curtin et al. 370). The problem with single parent is the fact that usually the
single parent does not have the time to help the child develop a close
relationship with them. Another problem is how can a child build a strong
relationship with a parent they do not live with and often do not see on a
regular basis. The simple fact is that children need both of their parents in
the household to build a close relationship with and to teach them to respect
the parents authority. True, not all children from two parent households have
close relationships with their parents, but it is much more likely.
Gender also plays an important role in families. Men and women have very
take care of the rest of the family. In addition, it was common that these single parents would
...weather or notl their children succeed. Anna's story has another example of this when she says she would get in trouble for kissing a guy, although she does have premarital sex, she says she doesnt like it, doesnt like her boyfriend and feels dirty afterwards. I think this is because she was brought up thinking it was wrong and will always believe that. Lisa's mother has been divorced 3 times and then Lisa's boyfriend cheats on her and she stays with him, they talk about marraige like its nothing. I think this is because she saw her mother do ti so many times it just seemed normal like it was no big deal. Her mother did however stress school was important and Lisa has never missed a day of school and goes on to attend college.
emerging adults report that they get along better with their parents now than they did in their mid-teens (Arnett, 2015, p. 51 ). Most parents feel they have a better relationship now with their emerging adult children now too . The national Clark poll shows that 55% of emerging adults have daily or almost daily contact with their parents (Arnett, 2015, p. 50). Parents and children have more frequent contact and enjoy spending more free time together (Gillen, 2015)
Whether it is planned out with a written plan of who does what or again the evolution of a natural fit where each partner seems to take on certain areas of the household. Whichever way it happens it just seems that with two parents it is less stressful. Each of the parents can find their niche and they don’t have to be everything to everybody. Rather the parents can fit into what they are good at and do it well while allowing the other parent to take on the other responsibilities. Either way it is half the job when two people are doing it.
Because, the fact is, it is very hard for sons to ever attain a really clear perspective on their own fathers.
Families are becoming more diverse and they come in all shapes and sizes. Some people consider families to be strictly biological, while others consider people they love to be their family. Although two-parent families are the majority, one-parent families are becoming more common in today’s society. A sole-parent is considered to be a parent without a partner or spouse who is the primary care giver of one or more children in a household (Ministry of Social Development, 2010). From the age of 14 onward I was raised by my father. I witnessed firsthand th...
Conditions leading to a one-parent household. Many people see families as either traditional (two parents) or not (single parent family). But most people surpass the idea of how that family came to be ran by a single parent, and this plays an important role. According to Child Development: An Active Learning Approach, whether it be from divorce, death, never being married etc. each of these situations has a different consequence for the child (Levine ...
Since the beginning of time, fathers have had a profound effect on their child’s development. Over the years, the norm for traditional family dynamics of having a father figure in the household has changed drastically, and so did the roles of the parents. It is not as common as it used to be to have a father or father figure in the home. In this day and age, women are more likely to raise children on their own and gain independence without the male assistance due to various reasons. The most significant learning experience and development of a person’s life takes place in their earlier years when they were children. There are many advantages when there is a mother and father combined in a
It is never a child’s decision to only live with one parent. There are many ways that single-parent homes occur. Some of these ways include unplanned pregnancy, divorce, the decision to be a single parent by choice, and death of a spouse. In every case families are disputed greatly. Parents might experience depression, emotional problems etc…. but the child is affected the most. Single-parent families are commonly targeted for controversial issues. We must be careful that we don’t stereotype these when they’re very hard to take care of themselves and their children. We do however need to notice distinct patterns in children who give up in a single parent home and what problems they face. Even though a dual family is noted as the best environment for c...
It has been said, children from two-parent families are better off. The setting is also a factor to take into consideration. The increase in single- parent homes has had an extensive and negative effect on children’s development. 50% of marriages end in divorce. We have young people with young minds having children, they can hardly take care of themselves at the age of 21, yet they have decided to bring four children into this world to be raised by one parent. In some communities, majority of the children are being raised by a single parent. Statistics have shown that children raised in a healthy single parent home have more problems emotionally, psychologically, in school, and with the law than those raised in healthy two-parent homes. No matter how good a single parent is, that a single parent can NEVER do for the child how two present, committed, parent partners share and work together; communicate together and solve problems together as equals.
There are three types of relationships between parents and their children, the first is a positive,
way as moms and dads relationship? Being exposed to the dirtiness of a break up or separation
“ The Disadvantages of Single Parenting”. All- About- Motherhood. n.p. n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2011.
Mothers are the primary caretakers of the children. The fathers have had minimal care taking responsibilities. Many women, if they had a career before hand, have to give it up to stay at home with the child. Although, many fathers where the wives must work become important in the process of care taking because their role must increase to their children. Studies of human fathers and their infants confirm that many fathers can act sensitively with their infant (according to Parke & Sawin, 1980) and their infants form attachments to both their mothers and fathers at roughly the same age (according to Lamb, 1977).