I come from a stable family where both my parents are not just present but they are also always available. Now, I have this friend who I like to think has daddy issues. Sad, but she lost her dad quite early in her life, and that got to her. I can not explain it and how she's so keen on getting appraisals from the males(not validation, as you might think). I find it cringe, that level of love seeking which she talks about without thinking about(I suppose) and tries to rope me into. Speaking to one of my big brothers and when her name came up, he thought the same thing about her, but he does understand her better. So maybe I had been asssum8ng and thinking from a place of privilege.
I believe that the most wonderful gift that parents could give to their children is their time. It seems so basic, but yet most of the parents get involved in their own whirlpool of struggles.
I also like to assume that the biggest issue with single parenting is the lack of a masculine/feminine personality in raising children. Research has shown that men and women parent differently, with both being important to a child's growth. Generally, women act as caretakers, ensuring safety and health. Men act as explorers encouraging children to move independently of the parents. With the parents acting in those roles, your child can feel safe in exploring their world, knowing there's always a safe home to come to. The kids respond differently to the parenting of both parents.
Parents have much more to contribute than simply genetic material.
Sometimes, but not always. It depends on good parenting, the nature of the child, and other support systems. Plus, there's the socioeconomic level of the household.
However, I believe that children are more successful if they're raised by either one or two conscious parents. As long as they're conscious. For example, one happy parent is better than two unhappy parents. Whether we alp agree to it or not, irrespective of the love and dedication shown to a child by both parents, if the environment in which they are groomed is toxic and the parents have unhealthy relationship, it affects the development and stability of that child.
I don't know the statistics, but I know from
observation that if a child's parents are happy and stable, they clearly raise happier, healthier children. What you consider successful should be that for the litmus test.
I think it is far more important to raise children with the right morals, expectations, and behaviors than it is to have more than one parent. I'm just saying... Having both parents is more a benefit of time, money, and hopefully less stress.
Having both parents being loving and caring is the ideal upbringing of a child cause no child is born without both a mother and a father. All children benefit from getting both mom's version of parenting as well as dad's version of parenting, so the wholistic family perspective is maintained. No one parent has a monopoly on parenthood wisdom.
There are lots of benefits associated with having both parents in a child's life. It's, however, important that we recognize that there's a difference between a present parent and an available one. Also, there are grounds upon which having both parents is fantastic and not.
No one should have to have sole responsibility for a child. With both parents, it's very taxing. Talk more of just one parent. The bottom line is that the child's welfare is a priority, and it matters less if one or both parents groom him/her. What's important is that they are nurtured in love and care. Cause, two people could raise a child and he turns out badly and one person could and he turns out well, and vice versa. There are no handbooks to this thing
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