| Negative Effects of Single Parenting | | | | everything within their power to make sure their child |
| Normally when people think about the effects of single | | | | or children gets the help they need, then the following |
| parenting, they consider only the negative aspects of | | | | positive effects can occur. |
| the situation. While there is a great deal of potential for | | | | Children of single parents have an increased ability to |
| a child to develop negative effects of being a child in a | | | | build stronger bonds with their remaining parent. If that |
| single parent home, there is also the opportunity for | | | | parent opens themselves up and allows their child to |
| them to thrive as well. One of the most common | | | | come to them with any problem they might have, then |
| negative effects that can come from this situation is a | | | | the child will develop a bond with that parent that |
| decrease in the academic performance of the child. | | | | allows them to stay on a focused and responsible |
| When the child or children have too much to deal with | | | | path. |
| and are not given a good way to vent their frustration | | | | Those who are raised by a parent that goes out of |
| or resentment, they will often slack at school in an | | | | their way to get the children the emotional help they |
| effort to gain attention or lash out. | | | | need after the loss of a parent have the ability to get |
| Other negative effects of single parenting can include | | | | better grades in school, shine socially, and to excel in all |
| an increased risk of becoming involved in crime, alcohol | | | | aspects of their lives without succumbing to peer |
| or drug abuse, and other delinquent behavior that can | | | | pressure in order to fit in. Counseling after a parent has |
| negatively affect the child's future. The reason that | | | | left or passed on will give a child all of the tools that |
| children of single parents tend to gravitate towards | | | | they need in order to cope and not rebel or fall into |
| these behaviors is because of a lack of supervision, or | | | | detrimental behaviors. |
| because they do not receive the guidance or attention | | | | There are both negative and positive effects of single |
| that they needed in order to deal with their feelings | | | | parenting, and both should be considered closely. If a |
| and the loss of a parent. | | | | child is give the nurturing attention that they need during |
| Positive Effects of Single Parenting | | | | this difficult time, then they can steer away from the |
| The positive effects of single parenting are often less | | | | negative behaviors that they may have fallen prey to, |
| discussed or applauded, but they do in fact exist. | | | | and will be able to excel the same as or better than |
| When a single parent takes the time to embrace being | | | | those from a two parent home. |
| both a mother and father for their child and does | | | | |