My professor said that children from single family homes are more likely to not pursue education or really do anything with their lives, than kids from a home w/ both parents. I disagree. I've seen plenty of people from single parent homes just as determined to do something w/ their lives, as kids from homes with both parents.
2007-01-01 08:39:07 · 23 answers · asked by M.O.D. 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
not true my brother was raised by just our mom and he is in college plus works full time and has had the same girlfriend for 5 years they plan to marry in may i really hate when people automatically lock down upon single parent homes and i feel i have always had to say no my mom is not on drugs nor is she on welfare no we do not get food stamps. my mom has always held down a job and worked her as off to get us what we wanted or needed.
not every single parent is low class.
so no to get back to the point . no i don't think thi s is true
2007-01-01 09:11:02 · answer #1 · answered by ~*big mama *~ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well statistics back up your professor, however, that does not speak to the individual. As with all statistics there are those that are not within those statistics. It is harder for a single parent to provide the tools, home life, and choices that a home with both parents can. However, that does not mean that lots of kids from single homes don't pursue an education and really do make things out of their life.
2007-01-01 16:50:09 · answer #2 · answered by redhotboxsoxfan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think your professor is going on old information. That was the norm about 15-20 years ago, when being a single mother meant that usually the oldest child had to drop out of school and get a job to help out with bills. But now there is plenty of help for single parents, and it is frowned upon when you let your child drop out just to let them make more money for the house hold-
2007-01-01 17:20:28 · answer #3 · answered by allaboutme_333 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also disagree. Just like the 'studies' show that children with a parent that smokes is more likely to smoke also. I disagree with this because, having grow up with a father who smokes, I learned that it smells bad, you always smell bad, and people tend to run away from you! I think that the people who are doing these 'studies' better find a better family to do them on!
Don't let the statistics scare you, as long as you give your children love, there should be no problems.
Happy New Year!
2007-01-01 16:48:51 · answer #4 · answered by Lilla L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think it is true. like you i also have a lot of friends from single parent homes that do try hard in school and want to make something out of their loves, but the truth is is that there is a pattern in dropouts and failure that traces back to single parent homes. most of the people in my school's top ten percent have both parents at home with them. your future is up to you, but for some reason children with both parents still together seem to be more successful at it.
2007-01-01 17:09:43 · answer #5 · answered by b2k4ever08 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it is harder to motivate kids since they already know that something is differeent with their own family. The family is notogether as one functioning unit. Still if the parents are there for the child then there is more motivation for the kid to pursue good things in life.
2007-01-01 18:14:30 · answer #6 · answered by Zanik99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say this statement has some truth to it. Some kids decide to do other useless things with their lives. In my case, my parents are divorced since I was 13, and I am 20 now. I am attending university and doing just fine.
2007-01-01 16:47:34 · answer #7 · answered by luvluv_86 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I disagree with the professor.. plenty of folk had a bad home life and grow up to do great things.. if for nothing more than to have it better than they did
2007-01-01 16:44:30 · answer #8 · answered by Heather 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would ask the professor if what he said was his opinion or if he has research to back it up. If he provides you with research, follow up by reading it as well as doing your own literature search at the library. He may only be reporting the results of one study. There may be other studies that refute the one he is citing.
2007-01-01 16:48:50 · answer #9 · answered by Poopdedo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think maybe everyone is reading too much into it. I know that our family has always struggled with money, with only our mother raising us. My brother didn't have grades high enough so that scholarships could cover all of his tuition, and the family couldn't afford to pay, so he didn't go to college. I think it has little to do with family structure, and a lot to do with having two incomes in the household.
2007-01-01 19:25:45 · answer #10 · answered by Lynnie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋