Child Abuse In Single Parent Households

There are certain demographics that are more prone to child abuse. Lower income families and young single mothers are the most likely to have child abuse in the home. This is due to the levels of stress in these types of families. When a person gets too stressed, and is not given the proper tools and resources to let that stress out, naturally it goes to a person that is close to them. Most of the time it is the children, all it takes is for the child to do something small, it can be something natural such as crying for no apparent reason as children often do, to take the abuser from simply over stressed to their breaking point.

❖ A child’s self esteem and confidence can be affected by negative experiences at school or other aspects of their life

Socially and Emotionally the family is a big influence in a child’s development. Parents have a big role by providing care and guidance for their development. Unfortunately some families cannot promote the development of a child because of the conflict among the parents. A single parent can have difficulties in boosting a better development in children and young people, sometimes a child is separated from its siblings and this can affect them too.

Pew Research Center, in 2014, reported that single mother’s median annual income is $24,000 annually (2015). If the single parent do work then this can cause supervision concerns and even contribute to delinquency issues associated with children. In the 1960s and 1970s there was also an increase in violent crimes in the United States (Fischer, 1980). Crimes associated with domestic violence and drug and alcohol abuse impacted children. Domestic violence contributes to physical abuse of the child in the home. Drug and alcohol concerns can lead to neglect and placing children in harmful situations.

Here many would probably object that socioeconomic levels do play a part in abusive rates amongst households, but it does not. Once again Karas’ statistics in the Bennington Banner may change many people’s perception on abuse and how it does not relate to a person’s social status. Childhelp has revealed not only socioeconomic levels not being a factor of in abusive households, but all religions, ethnic and cultural beliefs also do not play an effect on the odds of abuse taking place in a home. Surprisingly “education levels” also play no part in the odds of abuse coming from the family home

I will also provide resources and programs for a family that is suffering from abuse. Reported on the nbcnews.com website 72 percent of black children are born to unmarried mothers according to the government statistics. Children that are raised in single parent household are in jeopardy of doing poorly in school, violent towards others and continuing the pattern

Through many years, children growing up in single family homes has been discovered as problems. “At first glance, defending single mothers and their children. Raised by a strong and resourceful single mother, I turned out OK” (Wilcox). Being raised up with one parent seems to be stressful and impossible, but for decades its become possible to happen. In the society today, there are children growing up overcoming emotional stages and achieving their goals whether if they have both parents to show them difficult paths in their life that they will overcome as a growing human being. The problems that occurs within raising a child in a single family home compared to a married home can be different or the same depending on the disciplinary actions. There are many questions asked, does a child need both parent figures to be raised? Does a son need a father figure, does a daughter need a mother figure? Among all the questions asked, is there a person taking care the main responsible with much undertaking, on the single parenting topic it has become an interesting argument. People need to be more informed with raising a child. Raising a child does not rely on the structure of a family, it is more to how a parent is discipline and having a proper process of teaching their child with learning how to be mature and respectful. Children of a single home can be progressive with the same emotional, social able, and interactive behavioral skills that is raised with both parents.

Children of single parent households may find that they do not feel as close to the parent that they live with. This can be because the children are a different gender than the parent or because the parent has increased the children’s responsibilities. Children that are a different gender than the parent that they live with may find that they are unable to confide in or ask questions of that parent due to the gender difference. An example of this could be that a daughter raised by her father may miss out on advice that only a mother can give. Children of single parent households may also find an increase in their responsibilities as the single parent is no longer able to perform all the household duties that they were able to prior to becoming a single parent household. A single parent will spend more time outside of the home and may be unavailable to make sure that the children are fed at night and do their

I believe that children should be raised in a stable nurturing home by either both parents, mother and father or by a single parent. I feel that if it is a loving home where each parent is taking part in raising the child it is beneficial to the child. On the other hand if both parents argue all the time than it is not beneficial for the child’s upbringing. In having just one custodial parent the child is better off because the one parent will be able to provide a better stable social environment. Few parents decide on becoming single parents other reasons why someone might become a single parent are the death of one partner, abandonment or adoption of a child by a single person out of his or her choice.

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

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION TO STUDY There are many sociological theories that can provide people with a different perspective than what they might already believe. Sociological theories help to explain and foresee the social world that we live in. Sociology has three major paradigms; functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interaction. This discussion uses the three paradigms; in order to gain a deeper understanding of child abuse in today’s society.

n many cases it is known that the perpetrators is someone close to the child. It is proven that ninety-three percent of the victims know who their perpetrators are. While no child is immune, there are child and family characteristics that significantly heighten or lower the risk of sexual abuse. Family structure is the number one factor on sexual abuse. Children that live with both biological parents have a low risk of being sexually abused. The risk increases when children live with step parents or single parents . As do children living under foster care without either parent have the high risk of being sexually abused. Children that live with single parents that have a live-in partner are highest risk : they are twenty more times more likely

Dalessio and Stolzenburg peer-reviewed article study is about children who suffers abuse from the hands of their stepparents and whether it has anything to do with the community they live in. The two researchers mentioned that stepchildren are more likely to be abused than biologically children. Dalessio and Stolzenberg also talks about that a stepchild is more likely to be abused where communities lack social and academic resources. The article also talks about how a stepchild’s biological parent cohabitating with another relationship partner other than their divorce spouse which can lead to a high risk of child abuse. The researchers did a study using the national incident-based reporting system (NIBRS) to look at the effects that child abuse have on stepchildren.

This chapter is about the victimization of children and elders and what it means to be maltreated, even though it may not be physical. This chapter points out an important article that is based on the role of fathers playing a major impact on physical child abuse and neglect. Not only fathers have an impact on it, but also those men who are seen as a paternal figures. What most people don’t realize about a single parent household, is that even though fathers may not get involved with their children, children might still be abused and neglected. When the father is not involved, there's a great amount of probability that the income in that household is pretty low, which often leads to stress and may cause child

Through taking part in investigation it will be determined whether a single mother looking after a child has an impact on their child’s development. Sole parenting has become more common within our society, this can be through separation, divorce and the death of a partner. It is an important factor that needs to be addressed because of the significant increase in the rate of parents getting divorced in this past century. Now that arranged marriages have decreased, it has been identified how our culture has dramatically changed over the years. There are advantages and disadvantages on a child in the scenario of sole parenting, which can affect the child in different areas of their development throughout growth.