Statistics shows that two of every ten college students today is a single parent‚ whether male or female. And the number of single parents in college is on a steady rise. This shouldn’t really be surprising since single-parent households have been on a sharp and steady increase for several decades. Today‚ there are more single parents enrolled in college than ever before. Single parents face difficult challenges‚ and single parents who are also college students have additional stresses and demands
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First Serious Argument With My Parents Arguments between parents and children has existed for as long as we can remember .When I was a child my mother decided everything I was going to do :the clothes I wore ‚the food I ate ‚ even the boys I chose to talk to .This is a good thing ‚kids need this kind of protection because they aren’t mature enough to take care of themselves and make careful decisions on their own ‚but eventually kids grow up and become teens and part of being a teen is developing
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fundamental awareness. Although the basics of child rearing are common knowledge‚ rarely are parents told the techniques for raising a productive child. Decades ago‚ it was routine that the father worked while the mother stayed home to care for the children and the household. In this era‚ there are some extenuating circumstances where parents cannot totally commit to monitoring their children. They may be forced into single parenting‚ they may be required to work more than one job‚ or they may have too many
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Differences In Single- and Two-Parent Household Scores Differences In Single- and Two-Parent Households Criterion Referenced Competency Test Scores Kristy Griffin‚ Cassie Furlow‚ and Jondrea Randall Columbus State University‚ Valdosta State University‚ and Georgia Southern University Our group decided to research the impact of single parent versus two parent homes on student
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The Trials and Tribulations of Being a Single Mom Vanessa Henry Everest Online I was 19 in college majoring in criminal justice. I remember it like it was yesterday. The semester ended‚ and I was out of school for the summer. It was nice outside‚ no more snow‚ so it was time to party. I ended up moving about an hour and half from where I was in college with my boyfriend. What was I thinking? I ended up moving out and met my soon to be son’s father a few months later. Things were going well
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Same Sex Parents "Whatever the final equation of factors influencing sexual orientation and identity‚ there’s an immediate implication for the increasing number of gays and lesbians forming families" (Of Boys 27). Today‚ many gays and lesbians are " out of the closet" and they are not afraid of facing society with what many people consider abnormal sexual orientations. We must now ask ourselves the question: is homosexuality really an abnormal lifestyle? Is it still against the norm
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Both parents and teachers have a huge significant part in students’ life that can build tough-positive relationship between teachers and their students. First of all‚ as parents‚ especially mothers‚ do raise their kids first before sending them to schools‚ in the same time‚ parents are preparing them before school. In other words‚ house prepares kids for school‚ and school prepares kids for outside world. As a result‚ any issue that concerns students in schools especially that involves teachers
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Brad Ward English 152 Dr. Reiter 10/13/2011 The Argument on Obesity being a Disease Roughly‚ in the United States‚ there are 60 million people with the problem of obesity. Uniquely‚ this disease affects women in the United States more than men. Obesity is a problem because both men and women of all ages are exposed to a large amount of food in their everyday lives. He or she should lose weight because Obesity it can bring on a lot of health issues. This issue is a “big’’ problem
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In the case of the child being taken away from her foster parents‚ it would seem as though there is no way to make a decision without someone getting hurt in the end. On one end‚ the birth parents made the horrible decision to do drugs and were unable to care for their daughter. While they did become rehabilitated‚ it took them a very long time to do so. On the other end‚ the foster parents were only temporarily legal guardians of the girl. So the question I think everyone would ask themselves is
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My Proud Moments as Being a Parent My father always said to me and my siblings when we were growing up‚ “You’ll never know how proud we are of you until you become a parent yourself.” Raising my children is a full-time job‚ and even though they have left the nest I can still remember the times that they have made me so proud. Some of the memorable moments are me becoming a parent‚ graduating from college‚ and watching my daughter walk down the aisle on her wedding day. First of all‚ the moment
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