Single-parent families have been increasing since the 1970s and as you can guess, growing up in a single-parent family can be difficult and stressful for a child. Kathryn M. Feltey states, "The U.S. divorce rate steadily and dramatically increased in the thirty-year period 1965 to 1995. In 1965 the divorce rate was 2.5 per 1,000 people, increasing to an all-time high of 5.0 in 1985 and declining to 4.4 in 1995." (Feltey). Growing up as a child living without a father/mother figure can be challenging for a child. They do not have a father/mother figure to look up to usually because their parent is too busy working, trying to put food on the table and moving the child forward. The parent will not always be there for the child because of all the …show more content…
Since the parent must pay rent, food, clothing, and other necessities, the child can be put in a struggle. There might not be enough financial support for the child and that can lead to bullying from his/her peers. Kathry M. Feltey states "when the demands for work, housework, and parenting can be overwhelming for one person; and emotional overload, when the single parent must always be available to meet both their own and their children's emotional needs" (Feltey). Financially the parent gets challenged because he/she has to give emotional attention to the child and also make sure that everything is fine at the house and at school for the kid as well as going through every challenge that life throws. Finance can also be a huge thing because the child will need to have his/her school supplies and etc. Finance can majorly affect the child and how their future shapes and hopefully the parent can do something about …show more content…
In the "Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family" Feltey states, "In the first few years after a divorce, the children have higher rates of antisocial behavior, aggression, anxiety, and school problems than children in two parent families." (Feltey). If a child is aggressive and also has anxiety, that can all build up and the child can just blow up with anger. Let's suppose that the child is in class in the middle of a lecture and his classmate is bothering him, the child will not let himself be bullied due to his aggression. If the child gets into a fight or does something that can get him in trouble, he can get suspended and that can affect him in the future when he tries to apply for colleges, they will ask him why he got suspended and what happened. Every action teens do will always be forming who they will be when they grow up. Another way his aggression can get him into trouble is if children get into an argument with their parents, they can respond brutally and, also cause conflicts at the house. Being aggressive can be dangerous for the child and the people who surround them.
On the other hand, some might argue that it might be helpful since they will grow up independently as well as the family will get help from the state such as child welfare. Child welfare is a program that helps families by helping them with assistance and needs.
Child welfare system can provide resources such as child care services for single parents who lack education, which limits their employment. Such services can help the family become financially stable, and hopefully get out of living in poverty. Most services provided to families by the child welfare system have really complicated requirements that make it nearly impossible for them to receive all the necessary resources. For example, the child welfare system currently provides the family with a packet of resources, in which the family on their own must contact agency after agency for services, just to be notified that there are fees to receive services or there are long waiting lists. For the most part, families are then discouraged from asking for further assistance. The child welfare system needs to be able to address the underlying issues that disadvantaged families are dealing with, which may be playing a role in the child
Inadequate child care and single parenting effects children in many ways. They won’t have the care they need and deserve as a child. When it comes time for them to have a family, they will treat their children the same way they were treated because they don’t know any better. Many parents should stop and rethink their decisions when deciding to have children or maybe to get a divorce. The decisions they make will stick with them for the rest of their lives.
Unfortunately, we live in a world were economic times are tough. It can be a struggle for parents to adequately support children - especially if there is only one parent. According to Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development about 15.9 percent of children world wide live in single-parent households. In the United states alone there are approximately 13.7 million single parents today, and those parents are responsible for raising 21.8 million children (approximately 26% of children under 21 in the U.S. today). The question we must ask is, What struggles and psychological effect does separation and divorce have on the parents as well as the children?
Some people cannot handle the responsibilities and obligations a parent must fulfill. Children, especially toddlers, need constant care and supervision putting a lot of weight on the parent. Single parents may feel this stress even more iif they do not have outside help from a family member or good friend dince they must also work as well as take care of their child or children whereas families with two parents are able to share the burdens of child rearing even if both have jobs. Another stress inducer is when moeny problems become prominent or a sudden tragedy has happened in the household. When money is an issue panic can set in causing the parent or guardian to lash out on the child. Money problems can also lead to child neglect if the parent is incapable of providing the basic needs of the child. Sudden tragedies in a home that can lead to abuse are unexpected deaths or medical emergencies such as an expensive operation or high maintenance care, others include a parent leaving the home, the loss of a job, or even of a child is mentally or physically handicapped. Deaths and medical emergencies can take a huge emotional toll on the family, without proper care the parent or guardian of the children may take their sorrows and pain out...
When a couple with a child chooses to get a divorce this can have major impact on a child at any age. There are many causes of stress throughout the divorce process that can negatively affect children. First, negative reactions and behaviors are dependent upon the situation before the divorce. Some studies show that how much parents fight, how it is done, how it is resolved, and what precautions are taken to protect the children from it's effects are the most important predictors of child adjustment (Kelly, 2000). Meaning that if children are exposed to fights about custody, money, or the failing marriage they could feel the repercussions of their parents conflict. Next, divorce can cause children to have heightened fear...
The problems of the family are far more complex than what the popular debate often suggest.” The simple allegation is that the problem and instability children gain does not matter about the family situation, but comes within how the child is raised, which affects the behavioral skills the child will develop as he or she grows. We must acknowledge that it can be difficult for one parent to raise a child by themselves for many reasons. A single-parent must work full time to be able to afford and provide for not only themselves but for their children. They also must be able to still communicate and spend time with their child in order to obtain an emotional bond with one another, which is a proven fact that does affect the child's well-being.
Were there any circumstances which you feel might have adversely affected your academic performance during college?
Growing up in a house with a single parent is going to be hard. Whether it's a single dad or a single mom, it's still going to be hard. Days are going to be worse than others, you won't talk to them for a few days, or things would get awkward. Even though when most hear about a single parents, they'll think of an single mom. A single dad is more than capable of raising a kid better than some mothers. It doesn't matter which parent you grow up with you're still going to experience different difficulties. .. .
when to do their homework or even in some cases when to go to bed.
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,
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.
The loss of a parent can cause loss in knowledge, skills, and resources from the parents. They loose such things as support from the parent in finances, emotions, and care. Children tend to have a harder time dealing with a divorce the more divorces their parents go through. The better the parents adjust to these losses, the better the children will adjust, and the fewer problems that will come about. When the child is in a single parents home, there is usually a loss of money and therefore, resources. This can lead to the child being jealous of other children and having lower self esteem.
In this day and time it is common for children to be raised in a single parent households
When a topic such as this one has a broad amount of variables it is impossible to simply link these problems to only having one parent. In the article, “Single-parent families cause juvenile crime”, author Robert L. Maginnis states, “Children from single-parent families are more likely to have behavior problems because they tend to lack economic security and adequate time with parents”. The simple statement that raw criminals are products of single-parent adolescence is absurd. What this writer must understand is that it can be extremely difficult for one parent to raise a child by themselves for many reasons. A single-parent must work full time to be able to afford to provide for themselves and their child. They must also be able to still have time to offer an exuberant amount of emotional time for the well being of their child. However, even though this may seem impossible, it can be