Do you think it's possible for a baby to be raised by a single parent?

Question

I've heard a lot of people saying that women should not have a baby until they are in a committed relationship, or even married. Some people are even saying that having a baby as a single parent would be cruel to the child, because children need two parents.

What is your opinion on this?

Answer 1

What do you mean is it possible? Women have been doing it for years!!!!!!! All you can do is your best!

Answer 2

I think it's possible.  I was raised by a single mother.

Answer 3

My opinion is YES a single parent can raise a child...BUT it is definitely better to be raised by TWO Emotionally HEALTHY parents..I am a single parent and have been for 13 years..my husband was killed 5 weeks before our last baby girl Taylor was born and we also had 2 other living children (our oldest son Ty was killed along with his Dad) it has been difficult journey at times being a Single Mom, but Well-Worth it...even though all of my children are wonderful strong and loving people...SURE it would have been easier and I'm sure Better  had their Dad and Brother been here~~Aloha~~

Answer 4

Any loving person, single, married, straight or g*y can raise a child.

Statistics provided by the Dept. of Child Welfare Services in the U.S. have proved this year after year... simply with numbers, and of course testimonials such like yours.

I think most of us know of a high percentage of basket case children who were "raised" by dysfunctional "couples".  A terrible tragedy.

Answer 5

Of course it's possible.  Look around you and you'll see millions of cases where this has occured.

Is it ideal or preferable?  No.  Is it easy?  No.  

Answer 6

A child needs a good parent not that they need two parents but if single then the parent needs to be 100% committed to being a good parent.  My ex-husband left me when i got pregnant with our second son so I was really a single mom even though I was still married, I just made my boys my top priority.  I have known others to raise babies as a single parent and things worked out just fine.  Sometimes being single is your only option and sometimes it is the best choice.  If two people can't work together as parents then it works better to just raise a baby separate.  It isn't cruel to a child as long as they have that one good parent that actually cares and does right by the baby.  

Answer 7

Sure.  Many households with kids are single-parent operations these days.  

Answer 8

it's totally possible. my mom raised 3 kids on her own. is it easy...no. is it possible yes.

a child doesn't need 2 parents. as long as the parent they do have is teaching them to be kind, honest and responsible, than their good.

Answer 9

I think it takes a village to raise a child.  It's entirely possible to raise a baby on your own, but raising a kid with a partner is already the hardest job in the world, so doing it alone would be so much more difficult.  I was raised by a single mom and she was stressed out ALL the time.  I think it would have been more pleasant for me if she had some help.

Answer 10

whoever says that it would be cruel to a child is a cruel person. people cant help the fact that they get dumped, or whatever they case may be that makes them a single parent. my mother worked her *** off to support me as a single mother and i love her to death for it. i have a few friends that are raising babies on their own right now, and i think they are doing a pretty d**n good job. these women have alot of courage and strength to be able to do it on their own. sure, itd be wonderful if a child could be raised by two loving parents, but it doesnt always work out that way. but that doesnt make the mother a bad person, nor does it effect their love for their child.

Answer 11

I've never met my father and I'm glad!

Answer 12

I was raised by a single mother, my father left before i was born.  I have a great life!!!

Answer 13

There is no right or wrong answer to this problem.  There are people too immature to raise a child by themselves or as a couple, just like there are people able to raise a child by themselves without a problem.  

IMO, as long as the child is being raised with all his/her needs being taken care of first (housing, food, medical care, education, clothes), a single parent (mother or father) can do just as good a job as a couple.

Answer 14

I know lot's of people who were raised and are being raised in a single parent home. It's not about who raises them it's about how you raise them.  

Answer 15

I too was raised by a single mom, and my mom did an amazing job! Ya she had to work harder then the average parent but I think my sister and I both turned out good! we both have post secondary education, never been arrested or in any real trouble. I wouldn't change my upbringing for anything I don't know what its like to be raised with two parents but I know in my opinion my mom more then made up for my dead beat...rrr...dad.

and what about fathers that are coke heads or drunks or just plain    s**+tty people. they should be kept in the picture cause its better to have 2 parents!?!?!? OK....

Answer 16

I think raising a child as a single parent is far better than couples that have miserable relationships but stay together 'just for the children'. I have been a single mum for nearly 4 years and always did 99% of the caring etc before that anyway, it was a hard decision to split from his dad for good but it was the best decision I ever made, we're both very happy and get by just fine. The only drawback is that it can be a little lonely at times, not having anyone to chat with when he's gone to bed or share moments with when he does something funny but that's just something you have to get used to. I was raised in a solid two-parent family and had a great childhood but I don't doubt that my son will have any less just because his dad's not around most of the time (he sees him occasionally but it's very hit and miss). It is 100% possible to raise good, well rounded children on your own, you just have to be dedicated.

Answer 17

It's better for a child to be in a family with two parents, a mom and a dad, but it's not necessary, think of how many moms have no choice but to raise the baby on their own, and i'm sure that every child's going to react to it differently, but, it's not that traumatic in a child's life. They may go through a phase where they wonder why they don't have a dad like other kids at school, but it's becoming increasingly common for women to raise kids on their own. I see no problem with it. Especially if the mother has no choice.

Answer 18

iF Its a son, he needs a male father figure,  no way a women can raise him to be man  

Answer 19

of course i think the child would like it better rather than for you to get married again

Answer 20

Hello??Where have you been the past 50+ years?

People do it all the time.

single moms do it, as well as single daddies do it.

Sometimes even better then kids who have both parents.

Answer 21

I think that having 2 parents is a good way to raise a child because yes a child needs both a mother and a father. but people break up and die all the time so that isn't always possible and some parents are just dead beats. single parents raise their kids really well all the time. but that just shows that they are good people.

Answer 22

It is definitely possible, but not easy. Living on one income with a child is hard, and solving problems is more difficult. But it is do-able.

Sometimes it's better to have a mother-figure and a father-figure, rather than just one, because the child would have the best of both worlds (like tenderness and ruggedness).