Single Parent Issues

The single-parent issue.

For a long time, children growing up in a single parent household have been viewed as bad, unstable and very different from other kids. Being raised by only one parent seem near impossible because of the economic factor but yet over the years, it is become more common. In todays society many children have grown up to become emotionally stable and successful whether having one parent or not. The real problem lies in the difference of children raised by a single parent and children raised by both parents. Does the child really need both parents? Does a young boy need a father or father figure around? Will the government help single parent deal with economic factors. Do step parent fill a void? What role do step siblings play in this? With all these questions this topic has become a good argument. My opinion In this argument is that properly raising a child does not depend on the structure of the family but it depends on the morals or values instilled into a child as they become an adult. Kids from a single parent household can be just as stable with emotional, social, and behavior skills as kids coming from a two-parent household. 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