Facts About Single Parents
Author: JaneBear Total views: 12 Word Count: 483
Unfortunately, single parenting has seemingly become an acceptable norm. There were over 20 million single parents in the United States in the year 2000 according to the US Census Bureau. Certainly, the worldwide number of people who are challenged with single parenting is exponentially higher.
Single parenting can be the result of a voluntary decision, such as those women who choose to have a child by artificial insemination and those unmarried persons who adopt children. Women who become pregnant outside of marriage, or those parents who are widowed, divorced, or simply deserted by their spouses are all single parents.
More of single parent homes are female than male. The reason for this is that mothers are the one who gave birth to the child, so the mother and child have a stronger connection than with the fathers. But whatever the sex of the parent, parenting alone raises some unique challenges.
The problem being faced by a family headed by a woman is that the women's social position in society is still weaker than that of the men. Single mothers have to deal with the gender-based limitations of gaining employment, and they also have to cope with a demanding family. But in spite of this, females are known for being more emotional and show these emotions more often than men and they are more likely to nurture their children.
Before, fathers just were not socialized to be primary caregivers, but now it is not so rare to see a father raising a child on his own. Men tend to have higher positions in the work force, which in turn gives them higher income. However, fathers often do not communicate as well with their children as mothers do.
Being a single parent can be very challenging, not only do you have to play the roles of both parents, but you're financially responsible for a set of bills that are usually paid by two incomes. Children of single parents are very likely to share more household responsibilities, including looking after themselves and their siblings, if ever they have one. Single parents often discuss financial or family matters with their children, which, in other families, are usually discussed only between parents. This can make the children from single parent families particularly independent, mature, resourceful, and responsible as compared to their peers.
Due to the constraints of parenthood, the time is often spent between work and taking care of the children rather than going out with friends or dates. Single parents won't have much time at all for yourself; in essence, your 'self' will be all about the children.
Single parenthood can have advantages, even in the light of tough situation. You can establish rules and guidelines in a more straightforward manner, since there is no partner to consult or with whom to debate. There are many successful single parent families out there today and certainly, you can be one of them with some effort.
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