Inferior and Superiority Complex
Single parent families have grown larger with the incoming years. Today, 1 of every 4 families with children under the age of 18 is a single-parent family, up from 1 of every 10 in 1970. As of 2000 an estimated 13.5 million single parents had guardianship of 21.7 million children less than 21 years of age whose other parent lived somewhere else; single parent families. One parent families numbered over 12 million in 2000. Single parent families have increased almost half of the percent in a span of merely 10 years. Of all custodial parents, 85% were mothers and 15% were fathers. Clearly a growing trend, the single-parent family is often subject to extreme economic problems: single parent families need special assistance with career development and professional preparation.
Children and the single parent parenting begin with the divorce of a couple who have children. Roughly speaking, about ninety percent of all minor children live primarily with their mothers. Non-custodial fathers usually have less than biweekly contact with their children, and connection usually wanes as time goes by. Since most single-parent households are mother-leading, and have only one income, often below that of a man. The result of this is economic agony and fewer opportunities for educational and extramural understanding and experiences, economic constraints may limit growth enhancing experiences. Even children whose fathers pay extensive and substantial child support are challenged with limiting experiences. Children hate divorce because having two of the most important people in their lives living apart is painful. For children, divorce is not a one time event, but a continued process. This is a traumatic experience for the child or children because it leaves them feeling alone, as if nobody in the world cares for them.
Single parenting affects each child differently according to that child’s age. Infants and young children need to feel, hear, and see both parents in order to form
Children and the single parent parenting begin with the divorce of a couple who have children. Roughly speaking, about ninety percent of all minor children live primarily with their mothers. Non-custodial fathers usually have less than biweekly contact with their children, and connection usually wanes as time goes by. Since most single-parent households are mother-leading, and have only one income, often below that of a man. The result of this is economic agony and fewer opportunities for educational and extramural understanding and experiences, economic constraints may limit growth enhancing experiences. Even children whose fathers pay extensive and substantial child support are challenged with limiting experiences. Children hate divorce because having two of the most important people in their lives living apart is painful. For children, divorce is not a one time event, but a continued process. This is a traumatic experience for the child or children because it leaves them feeling alone, as if nobody in the world cares for them.
Single parenting affects each child differently according to that child’s age. Infants and young children need to feel, hear, and see both parents in order to form
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