Bronte-Tinkew Single Fathers

Demographically, over 90% of the participants strongly agreed that fatherhood is crucial in our society. A little over 47% of fathers, that encouragement from the mothers of their children matters because of the obstacles they faced with finance, and their duties on the job. The final results of marital status statistics is over 80% married fathers, nine percent divorced, and six percent never married. One surprising statistic was 90% cohabitate with the mother and focal child (Glenn & Popenoe, 2006).

However, by rising to these challenges, custodial single parents develop significant strengths. The positive benefits of being a single parent are that the child receives a lesson in independence. The child sees how strong the one parent is at providing them with everything they need without having to depend on someone else. The parents are showing their children that it is possible to live on their own, have an enjoyable life and take care of others while doing so. The children will know that they are a priority to the parent. When there is a second parent around the house, it can be easy to put responsibility off on them, but when the children see how hard the parent is working for them, they will understand how important they are to their parent. (Dowd, 1997)

In 2002, number of children living with their single parent was 16.5 million (Davidson). The most important thing is that each single-parent family is different from the other. Children who live with a widowed mother will definitely be living a different home life from children with divorced parents or the one whose parents were never married. Children of the parents who were divorced will always have some kind of relationship with parents and parents’ partners. But it is obvious that children from single-parent families face tougher times economically as well as

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Today, many households are headed by single women raising children, some with the presence or involvement of the father and others without. According to Vargas et al. (2016), parenting by a single mother is defined as a home sustained by a maternal caregiver for many reasons to include absence, neglect, divorce, or death of the other parent. According to Anderson (2002), half of American children at some point in their childhood will live in a household that’s being reared by a single parent, who is primarily the mother. Lowry (2005) uses the term “social disaster” when describing the epidemic of absenteeism of father from the household.

For the past several years, research on the impact of fatherlessness has drastically increased. Though it has always been known that a father presence has value for a child, within the last ten years data and studies have shown the depth and extent of that value on a child’s life. As an educator for over 30 years and a high school principal for the last 13 years, I have seen firsthand the ill effects on students that come from homes of absentee fathers. If I could eliminate one thing in our world today that would save future generations, I would eliminate “fatherlessness”. Today’s world is one in which many fathers

As of 2016, there are over 20 million children in the United States who are being raised in single-parent households. While most of these children are being raised by their mothers, over 3 million of them live with their fathers. These single moms & dads face unique challenges. Luckily, there are many things single parents can do to face these challenges more efficiently.

More and more children each year are being raised by single-parents. Majority of people would think single parents would have a tougher time to provide for their family. In most cases this is true, it is a financial struggle to raise children alone. There are exceptions with other single-parenting families that have had enough income to provide for the family. In other cases, the situation is stressful based on income, family support, or lack of either. It is especially more difficult when the mother or father is a teen themselves. In the book it talks about the percentage of children living with one parent is rising to 27.5 percent. Some teenage parents or parent think that by having a child they may provide motivation and purpose for the

In the United States fatherless homes have become more prevalent and some may even refer to it as a growing trend. The National Center for Fathering mentions that over twenty million children live in a home without the physical presence of a father, and millions more live have a father who is physically present but not emotionally (“National Center for Fathering” n.d.). The importance of a father figure in a child’s life is critical for healthy child development and subsequently leads to a better adult life. Children’s early experiences and the connections they create with their parents are impactful and ultimately shape who they become as an adult.

According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2016 the majority of America's 73.7 million children under the age of 18 live in families containing two parents which stands at 69%, on the other hand, 23% percent of adolescents live in a household only containing one parent. There is plethora of reasons that cause mothers and fathers to indulge in the hardships of single parenting in which conclude: death of significant other, divorce, unintended pregnancy (most stereotypical circumstance), single parent adoption, ect. These reasons play a part in the child's mental and physical state and have the possibility for unpremeditated effects in the mere future-again every individual predicament is unique to

As the paper states, raising kids alone is hard work. Sharing the equal responsibility is appealing and many would argue in the best interest of the children. However, a fallacy lies in the assertion that fathers who do not receive sole or shared custody are unable to fulfill their role as a father. The paper supports this contention by making the argument that fathers are often denied access to child-rearing and that it has a negative impact to the emotional well-being and overall development of the child or children.

There have been monumental changes in the way we view and live our lives, resulting in both good and bad consequences. This would include the changing face of the average family. A major concern of the single parent, more often the single mother, regardless of ethnicity or reasons for single status, is financial. For the middle-class and down population, the prevalence of unmarried, female, single and head of the household families without interaction from the father has led to stereotypes. Above that “line”, many of single-mother households are the result of divorce and have less emphasis on the financial contributions of the absent parent.

What comes into your mind when you hear about single parenting? “Americans attitudes towards single [parenting] were so negative-- by negative I mean, nearly seven out of ten said that single [parents] raising a child without the benefit of a partner was bad for society” (Huntington Post). Many assumptions are made towards single parents looking down on them not knowing all that they go through. They just have that stereotypical mind that single parents are bad parents. Thoughts like single parents may abandon their kids, and do not care about them. Single parent may not know how to raise children on their own. What people do not know or think about is

Single parent households are a sensitive topic that is highly debated today. This topic is one that has repercussions for both the parents and the children involved. However, regardless of the different consequences, these households continue to grow in the coming years. “In 1970, traditional two-parent married households dominated, making up 81 % of all households in the United States (US). By 2012 this number dropped to around 66 % … In 2012, approximately 21 million children, or 28 % of all children in the US, lived with one parent” (Kramer, 2015). It is interesting to look at the way the single parent households continue to grow throughout the years, all while being a hot topic for discussion on its consequences. When thinking about a book to read for this course, there was no real choice. I stumbled upon this book and knew right away that I could benefit from this book, as well as connect to it on a deeper level and relate to it personally.

The purpose of this investigation will be to explore whether a single mother has an impact on their child’s development in relation to socio-cultural influences. Sole parenting has become more common to our society, this can be through the act of, separation, divorce, the choice of being a single parent from conception or the death of a partner. Looking at figure 1, the percentage of children living with a single parent is recognised in comparison to families living with two parents. It is clearly identified that our culture has dramatically changed over the years and shaped the way modern family types work. There are potential advantages and disadvantages on a child in the scenario of sole parenting, which can affect the child in different areas of their development including their social, emotional and educational growth. Figure 1