How many kids do you know with divorced parents? Or better yet ,how many kids do you know who are being raised by single mothers? Personally ,I know more kids raised in this manner than kids raised by both parents whom are still married. I am one of these kids who was raised by a single parent. I've noticed when growing up I was more mature than most of my classmates, being that I went to a Catholic school and majority of kids had both parents raising them under one roof. I thought this was just my biological makeup, until I realized my home life was very different than my friends. Meaning we were focused and prioritized different things. My friends only focused on school, sports, and weekend plans, while I focused on making dinner, taking …show more content…
The effects can range from positive to negative. Michael Kismet, author of Psychological Effects of Being Raised Without a Father published on Owlcation.com, wrote about his own personal findings and experience associated with being raised without a father. Published on January 14, 2018 , Kismet talks about an article he read about the “psychological ramifications of growing up fatherless”, as Kismet puts it. Leaving him devastated ,he wanted to learn more about the psychological effects of how not having his father throughout his childhood has affected him. He found that common effects include: depression, low self-esteem, drug use, and a tendency to be aggressive. Being a male, his already prone to these characteristics but not having a male figure to teach him how to control it heighted his aggressive tendencies. Although all the evidence presented is negative some good came out of his findings. He was able to learn that life isn't fair, but he doesn't have to let his father's absence determine his destiny. Kismet says” I have to believe I can overcome the disadvantages of growing up without a father. I have to believe that I can still determine my future”. On the positive side of being a child of a single mother you learn to be more independent, value inner strength, and are heavily influenced by the parent who raised you; which is stated in 5 Things To Know About Kids Who Grew Up With Single Parents. Written by Bob Alaburda, 5 Things To Know About Kids Who Grew Up With Single Parents discusses five characteristics kids with single parents adapt. Alaburda is infact a child raised by a single parent and his findings are based off of his own personal experience. While Dr. DePaulo’s findings are based on scientific research. A substance abuse survey performed by 22,000 adolescence, published in Psychology Today, found that 5.7% of children with single parents suffered from substance
Twenty-three, that's the percent of children who lived in fatherless homes in the U.S. in 2015 (Home). Scientists have done countless programs, research, and experiments to understand the impact fatherless families and fatherless children go through and what it could mean for their future. When there is an absent father the children’s rates for; drug and alcohol abuse, suicide, educational neglect, and poverty go up tenfold (Parentless).
When you love someone, you tend to do things that you never thought you would do. Yes, we all think about having kids with a dream girl or guy when we get older. Although, the problem is that some relationships don’t always last. This sometimes leads to kids not having both parents in their life. The statics shows that 15% of children in the world are now living in a single parent household. Single parenting can affect the way a child grows up. It can lead to sexual behaviors, drug and alcohol abuse and more.
Growing up without a parent Does growing up without a father really affect a child’s life? Some may say it does and some may say it doesn’t. In this paper I will be striving for readers to understand that it does affect a child growing up fatherless. I feel like children should have both parent figures growing up because they both teach them different things and have that different effecton them that causes them to do certain things. There are many articles and interviews that proofs that it does affect kids growing up fatherless, and my paper is going to help support that.
Throughout history a one-parent household has been deemed as a nontraditional family, but in today’s society it seems more and more common with every day. Although the reason and causes vary, each year the number of children raised by a single parent increases. Most people don’t seem to realize how much this can change a child’s future. The impact of childhood experiences simply set the disposition of adulthood and the rest of their lives. There is not one sole factor that affects child development, but one very important one is the role and relationship created with one’s parents. How a child is parented and raised leaves a lasting impression on them, commonly for a lifetime. You can see how this might alter a child, being that one parent is missing. Child development based off of living in a one-parent household is very circumstantial because each child and each parent are different individuals. But one thing is for sure; all areas of child development can be affected due to a missing parent, including social, cognitive emotional, and physical areas. I sat down with Dr. Carlos Antoline, a children’s school psychologist to see what the real impact of growing up in a one-parent household has on child development.
The Family structure has changed significantly in the last fifty years. With higher percentages of marriage ending in divorce, and higher rates of childbearing out of wedlock, single parent families are increasing rapidly. “Seventy percent of all the children will spend all or part of their lives in a single-parent household.” (Dowd) Studies have shown that the children of these families are affected dramatically, both negatively and positively. Women head the majority of single- parent families and as a result, children experience many social problems from growing up without a father. Some of these problems include lack of financial support, and various emotional problems by not having a father around, which may contribute to problems later in life. At the same time, children of single-parent homes become more independent because they learn to take care of themselves, and rely on others to do things for them.
Growing up in a single parent household can have positive and negative impacts. Some effects of growing up in a single parent house are behavior issues, financial issues,
Another possible outcome of growing up without a father is the increased chances of a life of crime for the child. For example, these fatherless children are more likely to become murderers, and have higher rates of juvenile crime than children from two-parent homes (Williams, 2014). Another effect I see of the absence of a father is in the level of education. The child is more likely to have bad grades, lower test scores, and perhaps lower IQ levels. Most concerning is that the child is much more likely to become a drop out and become trouble for the community (Gabel, 2004).
A single parent household is a house with only one parent and one or multiple children. Single parent households are becoming very common in all racial and ethnic groups because it is no longer required for people to be married before they have children. Most households only have one parent because of divorce, never being married, separated, widowed, or because of business. The most common are, separation, divorce and just simply never being married. In these cases it is usually the mother who is the single parent. It is not too often that you see a father taking care of their child by themselves. This is usually because they do not know how, or they simply do not want to take care of their child. Statistics show that family structure has a big impact on certain characteristics of a child such as their attitude and level of respect. Children tend to be less respectful to people because they do not respect the parent who is not around. In many cases a child may become depressed living with only one parent causing them to get out of control and do things that they shouldn’t. Sometimes the child may feel like they are incomplete leaving them to do crazy things to find what they feel like they are missing. often times the child feels that they are the reason their parents are not together.
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.
A father being in a child’s life is an absolute necessity. A male parent plays multiple roles in a child’s life. They’re supposed to help take on the many obstacles that will happen throughout their lifetime, whether it’s providing a positive male role model, discipline or with self-esteem issues. Our society may think not having a dad around does not impact a child’s life, however it does. This is coming from a young woman who did not have her father around.
Fatherless children suffer many issues effecting society. Edward Kruk, PH.D is an associate professor of social work and specializes in child and family policy. In 2012, Kruk wrote an article in psychology today that extensively describes the effects of absent father homes on society. Kruk states, “Children need both parents, and parents need the support of social institutions in regard to being there for their kids”. Without this, children are at risk of developing a large array of problems that become a detriment to
In my personal experience, being raised by a single parent allowed me to realize that it is very important to have a the affection of a parent in life and it also helped me learn on how to become independent and at the same inspired me to achieve my goals despite the obstacles. This shows that a single parent can also contribute in forming a good parenting structure in a child’s life. One must keep in mind the main goal which is to place a child by considering what is in the child 's best interest and to place other assumptions aside. According to the statistics of orphans without a family, it would really help that agencies as well as attorneys would make it easier for single parents to adopt a child because this way more kids would at least have a chance to experience what is like to have real affection and real
As little boys grow up, they are curious as to why their father is not around. In recent discussions of absentee fathers and single mothers, a controversial issue has been whether a father’s absence in their sons’ life have created a violent young man. Some may argue that an absent father will lead to violence within their son. From this perspective, little boys or young men grow up with hatred because they did not have a father to love them or show them how to be a man while growing up. On the other hand, however, others will argue that a single mother can do the job of both, a mother and father, and raise a successful man.
As a child of a single parent household. I have first hand experience on the affects of having only one parent to not only take care of me but also show me and teach me about life and the correct choices that I should make in my life to better myself. Parenting is hard enough but parenting by yourself as a single parent is nearly impossible. You want to do everything for your kid to have a flawless life but the unfortunate news is that you can’t give them everything. Along the lines of helping your child in life as a single parent you are
Single Parent Struggle For many years, children growing up in a single parent family have been viewed as different. Being raised by only one parent seems impossible to many yet over the decades it has become more prevalent. In today’s society many children have grown up to become emotionally stable and successful whether they had one or two parents to show them the rocky path that life bestows upon all human beings. The problem lies in the difference of children raised by single parents versus children raised by both a mother and a father.