Single parent’s households shared their daily struggle in their process of raising their kids. Nowadays situations with single parent household had been notorious because of separations, divorces or a natural cause. In the process of taking care of a house, mothers and fathers play different roles because of their mentality, human characteristics and differences. Being a household involves a lot of hard work that goes from everything a child needs to the home care. The issues of expensive day care with parent’s shortage of quality time with their children, their economic struggle, and the work and home duties they have to accomplish make them work hard every day (Sociology of Families, 2002). Parents share their responsibility being households by protecting their family; however, the considerable differences between mothers and fathers become apparent when one considers their roles being households, the effects on children raised by single parents and what they stimulate to their child. The role of mothers on children discern on how to best support their children and observe their mood and moral deeper. They are more affection, inner feelings, sharing and an unique unconditional love from nature that cannot compare to others. On the other hand, fathers in general, provide physical protection to their children, playing more and spending time together. Their role is to raise their kids, educate them and take care of the basic needs of the house (Difference Between, 2011). However, both mothers and fathers play crucial roles in a child’s development providing them values and cultural opportunities.
Children raised by single mothers have risks of performing poorly at school because they have less attention and guidance on homework. Moreover, they are more emotional and full of values. In contrast, children raised by single fathers have a positive academic development in general and tend to do better on school. In
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