Product of a Single Family
From the time I was a child I always knew that I was different; that my family was different from the other kids’. ... She answered me, as I’m sure most single moms answer they’re seven year old kids when they ask this question, with a brisk “You do have a dad. ... As a result, I want to know the consequences of being raised in a single-parent home and how they have affected me. ... From what I have seen of other girls raised in single families, I believe that this is true. ... ” In the midst of all the disparaging research that is written about single parent families and the effects of children raised in single parent homes, I was able to find some good things that can come from being raised by one parent. I know that no matter how depressing the research is, being raised in a single parent family isn’t all that bad. ... The article entitled Problems and Strengths of Single-Parent Families went on to give the benefits that can, in fact, come from growing up lacking one parent, such as an increased level of responsibility and positive mental and physical health. I agree with all of them, especially how children raised in single-parent homes have increased levels of reasonability. ... During my research, I was incensed by the fact that most of the information out there regarding single-parent families is horrid, and the good aspects of it aren’t written about very much. I respect the fact that some worry that by giving the good that can come from single parent families they are making it some how look more enticing, but at the same time it happens.