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Single Parent Vs Two Parents
In the last two decades, the number of single parent household has increase considerably. Recent research by social scientists shows that children brought up in single parent households show lower academic achievement and higher incidences of problems with behavior. Besides this, the image of single parents in the eye of public is not so favorable, whereas married couples are looked upon with high esteem and pride. |
Single parenting is not an easy thing to do. Single parents have to face many problems, and their biggest problem is often related to finances and money. The financial situation of a family headed by one person is quite perilous. In two-parent family, when both the partners are working, money is usually not a big issue. Most single parents are not in a position to provide basic needs to their children
Other problem faced by single parents is that they have to balance work, household, visitation schedule and children’s school and extracurricular activities. The stress caused by these situations can cause many physical and psychological problems like tiredness, insomnia, depression and behavioral problems which entails frequent visits to physician and psychologists and regular intake of drugs.
According to one study greater percentage of one parent families live below the poverty line compared to two parent families. Also, it has been seen that children who come single parent homes experience long term psychological problems, higher absenteeism rates at school, lower levels of education, higher dropout rates and more delinquencies such as alcohol and drug addiction.
Single parents also have limited social meetings compared to two parents as they have the responsibility of looking after their children. Therefore, it is quite common for a single parent to feel alone and lonely.
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