| -> | | | | becomes easier to accept this situation as a couple. |
| So far as the institution of family is concerned, our | | | | However, in the case of a single parent, it may lead to |
| society is predominantly oriented towards two-parent | | | | feelings of hurt and frustration. This sense of loneliness |
| families. For upbringing and fostering children, the | | | | and isolation may repel the individuals from resorting to |
| presence of both the parents is considered to be | | | | a divorce. |
| essential and fundamental. Any other scenario | | | | Other reason why the prospects of single parenting |
| deviating from this norm is believed to be inherently | | | | may prove to be an impediment on the way to a |
| faulty and damaging. To some extent, it is true also. Till | | | | divorce is financial insecurity. If one of the spouses |
| now, human families have been built on the rock of | | | | happens to be unemployed or not earning enough to |
| two-parent orientation. This belief has certainly | | | | support the children, the prospects of raising a family |
| influenced the micro-intricacies involved in the process | | | | alone may seem to be impossible. This could induce |
| of growing up and becoming an adult. However, by | | | | the aggrieved individual to avoid a divorce, so that the |
| stressing this norm beyond a limit, we tend to ignore | | | | children may continue to enjoy the benefits of financial |
| the necessity and inevitability of social evolution and | | | | stability. Research has shown that one of the biggest |
| individual independence. For relevant reasons, people | | | | reasons that can jeopardise an attempt at single |
| may resort to alternate trends which may not be | | | | parenting is financial incapacity. Lack of resources may |
| popular or have a mass support, but are acceptable | | | | vitiate the family life and could have damaging effects |
| and sometimes unavoidable. Single parenting is one | | | | on the personalities of the children. The financial |
| such trend. | | | | self-reliance and self-sufficiency of a single parent is |
| Several circumstances may lead to the formation of a | | | | vital for him or her to make his family life a success |
| single-parent household. However, divorce happens to | | | | story. |
| be the number one reason. Being a single parent is a | | | | People tend to be concerned with their progeny's |
| big challenge in itself and, sometimes, this task may | | | | psychological and emotional health. They want them to |
| seem to be so undaunting that an individual may | | | | grow up into healthy adults and expect them to have |
| continue to stick to a festering relationship, rather than | | | | stable relationships with their future life partners. A |
| moving ahead with his life and accepting the challenge. | | | | divorce may deprive them of adult role models and |
| There are several reasons why people are repelled | | | | may lead them to have unhappy and unsuccessful |
| by the idea of single parenting. | | | | relationships with their spouses. This could turn out to |
| One possible reason could be concern for the children. | | | | be one of the reasons for avoiding a divorce. |
| People are concerned about their children's growth | | | | Thus, we have seen that for a number of reasons, |
| and future and want them to have the advantage of a | | | | people may drop the idea of a divorce and may |
| regular family. For this, they are willing to bear with their | | | | continue with their non-functional relationships, rather |
| personal unhappiness and turmoil. Though this decision, | | | | than opting for single parenting. However, many of |
| in reality, may not be in the best interest of the children, | | | | these reasons are based on myths and a logical |
| yet, the myths prevalent about single parenting may | | | | analysis of them may dispel these fears. It is good to |
| motivate the people to suffer for the sake of their | | | | have adult role models, provided these men and |
| children. | | | | women are emotionally healthy individuals. Children |
| The other side of the coin is that the problems faced | | | | may suffer greater harm by living in a situation of |
| by single-parent households are the same as that of | | | | perpetual conflict and discord, rather than having an |
| regular ones. Yet, the reason they seem to be so | | | | effective and mature single parent. A single parent |
| difficult is because the person supposed to face them | | | | with relevant family skills and financial ability can raise |
| tends to be alone. Parenting is a full-time job and may | | | | well-rounded children. Alternate role models may |
| involve certain situations which could be tackled easily | | | | emerge amongst friends and relatives. Initially after a |
| as a couple than as a single parent. For example, | | | | divorce, things may prove to be tough for the children |
| during certain phases of their growth, children tend to | | | | and the parent responsible for them. |
| exhibit a critical and hostile attitude towards parents. It | | | | |