Why do people argue that growing up with a single parent has all these faults, couldn't it be fine either way

Question

I mean a good amount of people are doing it. Are these kids in trouble?

Answer 1

I grew up with a single mother and I loved it and she did great, I dont feel I was missing out on a father figure I did not have one and it was ok, I have my gramps and he rocks.There was no favoritism, all my sisters and I felt equally loved by mom.

Answer 2

Whilst many children grow up fine in a single parent family, and some children from nuclear family's go of the rails, the facts show that children are far more likely to go off the rails. Therefore the ideal should be seen as an nuclear family. However sometimes it can't be helped (in the cases where a tragic incident has taken place) and also I would say it is far better for a child to be brought up in a single parent family then by parents who are constantly arguing etc.

Answer 3

While growing up in a single parent home, I did OK. My brother felt differently. He grew up to be a burden of sorts on society. He played the victim role and blamed the lack of a father figure for his woes. But I have observed with ample curiosity how others have weathered in single parent homes. I feel that the need for 2 parents is paramount. Preferably, both biological parents.

Answer 4

It is argued that  the balance factor is missing in the home..Actually this is a left over theory from the fifties.. Social Studies conducted in the year 2000 ,with the increasing single parent syndrome across the United States,,warranted this study..It determined the absence of one parent while eliminating one gender,,social environment of today, tends to minimize this lacking..Divorce, it found,,was by far my traumatic,and disruptive in a child's life,,and more confusing..Single family children tended to be more independent,and self thinkers,and motivated..The single parent home while more demanding of children,,with a loving parenting person,,provided all the necessary ingredients for a stable and nurturing  environment..It most definitely can and is most of the time good,,in fact its sometimes BETTER, than  TWO parents who are in conflict in a marriage.. SOLOMON

Answer 5

i do not think that growing up with one parent is a problem because although a child needs good male and female role models sometimes having both parents in the child's life can have negative influences more than good

example:

having an abusive father can lead to a very bitter teen, in girls it can encourage complete hatred of men and lead to very unhealthy relationships

and a young boy abused by his father can very well grow up to do the same to his own children thus repeating the cycle