INTRODUCTION
Society has systemically studied children born and raised by single parents verses children parented by and living with both parents. Furthermore, single parents are scrutinized from the birthday of children until the child reaches adulthood. The interest is whether a single parent can properly raise a child to be a productive citizen without the influence and guidance of both two parents - mother and father. The concern, rather real or not is if the single mother is receiving the proper medical care, if is she the expectant mother drink alcohol or doing other drugs that would be harmful to the health of the unborn child smokes, and/or does drugs during the pregnancy which is considered harmful to the …show more content…
Children raised by single parents exhibit violent behavior that may result in delinquency issues.
Boys living in single parents’ households more apt to be suspended from school, or incarcerated in prison or other residential institutions because of anger issues that may reach the level of violence and/or abuse?
Assumptions
1. Boys living with mothers as the single parent home exhibit dysfunctional behaviors
2. Boys subjected to cohabitating single mothers’ exhibit angry behaviors’
3. Boys living below the poverty line are more apt to exhibit anger or violent behaviors
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The partner has no responsibilities for child rearing i.e. disciplinary responsibilities, for the child at all. It was apparent as we discussed this issue caused tension and some dissension between the couples. All parents with boys responded that disciplinary issues were solely their responsibility. The single parents considered disciplining their children was their responsibility. However, the responsibility to correct children was the duty of both parents in a dual household the discipline according to the respondants.
As indicated by the questionnaire, we interviewed five single parents, three women made up dual parent families. The final category included single parents with live-in male companions. These relationships appeared very protective of the child/children as to who has the responsibility of the child/children. Moreover, single parents appear very protective of their child and just as proud and carry the same expectations for success as do dual families.
We further identified the ages and sex of the children which included ages ranging from six years (2), ten years (1) and twelve years old (4) (Figure