Do children NEED a father and mother to be sucess in life?

Answer 1

NO! I don't think a child needs a father and a mother to be successful in life! It all depends on how they are raised by the parent they have... Yes it is awesome to have both parents who love the child and love each other and have this awesome family, but honestly who has that anymore... I think it mite be more harmful to be in a family where there is SO much negativity going on. I'm about to be a single mother and I wouldn't change things in the world now, YES, the situation isn't one i had hoped for, but you know what I'm OK with that. My child will have everything a mom and dad could do for it plus some... It all boils down to FAMILY! not just 2 people.. its love, encouragement, hope, and faith, and teaching your child right from wrong, respect for itself and others...that's what helps a child be successful not who is there teaching it... but at least it has a family who is there...

Answer 2

no. As we know, not all 2 parent homes (heterosexual) are not necessarily as good homes as a single parent or other home. Sucessful people are made from their own decisions... not from having a man and woman parent. Many 2 parent (hetro) homes are abusive and teach the children to not believe in themselves. Personally, I would have been better off in a home with one parent or 2 gay parents, rather then the home that I did grow up in. I was torn down and controlled as an individual... now I probably would have always wanted a dad or a mom (whichever I was lacking)... that is normal... but I also could have had a lot better life... ALOT better. And with my personality.. I would have been sucessful faster.. with the mom and dad that I had, it took me till my 30's to even to get ready to be sucessful becuase I had to overcome so much junk that held me back from my mom and dad. But I would have been sucessful alot faster in a nuturing environment, even with just a dad, or 2 mom's

Answer 3

It is possible for a child to grow up to be a very successful adult even without a mother or father. You would never tell a little orphan that he will never be successful because he has no mother or father. I'm sure that children in homes with a father and mother are much more likely to be successful, though.

Answer 4

not really. They just need a parent to care for them, and sometimes not even that. There have been many kids that grow up with just one parent, and they end up becoming greater than they could have ever imagined. Don't get me wrong though, every child desrves a father and a mother, but as the world is, not every child has one. It doesn't even have to be an actual mother or father, it can be a motherly or fatherly figure that they can trust, and that is usually all it takes...Someone that cares.

Answer 5

It depends. If the mother/father is very well caring and nice (and explains why the child doesn't have a father in a 3rd person point of view), then the child will think that his/her world is safe and secure. Just be careful to not be too stressed out and forget him/her, though, because that happened SO many times in life. I see people do that all of the time. Encourage children to do sports/instrument and have a talent so he/she will have better self-esteem for herself.

Answer 6

My father left our schizophrenic/alcoholic mother when I was 10 (my sisters were 8 and 6). I began working to support us all when I was 12 (this was the 60's) and we were on welfare all the way through high school. Myself and my 2 sisters worked our way through college. (took me 6 and 1/2 years because I did it without loans) I have been teaching special education (the really TOUGH kids) for 25 years now, my middle sister is an executive in a huge insurance firm and my littlest sister is a research scientist assistant and a 3 time world champion kick-boxer in tae-kwon-do. We are totally normal and probably stronger women then if we had grown up "normal". LOL

Answer 7

Yes.A child definitely needs parents to be success in life.This is because most parents plays an important role to teach their children the recipe of success.Home is the place where a child is cared and loved.A child who is not cared or loved often experience bad childhood.In my opinion most divorce cases causes the children to feel depressed.This may cause them to be reserved almost everywhere.Since childhood is a very important phase in a person's life there most be parents to guide them right and wrong doings. Children are sent to school to teach them to be rational which is an important recipe for success.However not all teachers take good care of the students.Besides peer pressure can cause many things to go wrong.Hence parents are important for that.

Answer 8

well my mom passed away wen i was 11 and my dad hasn't really been in my life since 2001 . i think I'm doing good so far in school. the things that cant break you can make you. I'm in a relationship with god and i have learned that if you don't have a mom or a dad then he could be that for you. but whenever i was younger i didn't always think that i could do anything without my parents. if you think like that then you might not be able to accomplish anything. i also have the rest of my family and grandmother thankfully so they have been helping my fulfill my dreams. i can only speak for myself though because some people say that they wouldn't do anything if their parents were not there any more. i hope no body out there feels that they cant fulfill there dreams without there parents for whatever reasons.

Answer 9

Some children might actually become a success in life due to the fact that they have only 1 parent. They may have to learn how to compensate for the deficit and become stronger for it. I think though that the majority of children will do better when raised in a 2 parent home.

Answer 10

A child need the desire for success to be successful. Having a mother and a father is a very good first step toward achieving that goal.