Children have better upbringing with two parents?

Question

Just wondering if children who have two healthy, NON dysfunctional parents raising them are better then a single parent.
I totaly understant that some single parents are doing an awesome job...just would like to know if techinically the kid is better off being raised by two parents?

Answer 1

Yes of course. Best case scenario for children is a two parent family, with a loving mom and dad.

Answer 2

Of course they are better off with two parents. Non dysfunctional parent. Two! Man and woman! Every single study shows this is the way to go. Even the gay political groups that produce studies saying two gays raise healthy kids aren't very convincing - they basically say that there are no more problems than you would expect in the general population. Which is not saying a whole hell of a lot since the population is huge and varied.
The biggest problem with single parents is that there is the threat of financial instability. You don't have to be rich to be a good parent but having financial stresses all your life, and all the lives of your children, makes it that much more difficult and choices are very very limited.

Answer 3

I think that personally children should grow up with both parents, no matter which parent leaves, the child suffers, as there is a healthy balance with both parents, the child can have all the help and support they need as well as any questions they have about who they are. For example, I was raised by my mother as a single parent, and as such had a hard time with some things, learning to shave, why my voice was stranger than it used to be one day and all the other things that even though my mother tried she struggled to explain, as she wasnt a male influence. Kids need a happy loving home more than anything, but I think that life is better for them having both parents.

Answer 4

Yes, any child is better off with a mother and father. HOWEVER, some groups will agree with this on "one side" of their mouth and deny it on the other. What do I mean by that, well if the issue is with the mother and father, they agree. BUT, if the issues is dealing with a homosexual couple, for some reason their standards or beliefs change. Then they claim that there is no need for either the mother or father. BUT, in a single parent family then they claim there is a need for the other parent. Go figure... But, yes, children do better with a mother and father. This has been proven to be true in school when it comes to their grades, not to mention other things.

Answer 5

A child feels secure when their parents are together and raising them so i think it is better when two parents raise them but things happen and you can't always do that.I think a single parent can do a good job but it would never be the same as having two parents together that is just a sad fact...I got divorced and my daughter lives with my ex husband I got remarried and have another child and my daughter is very unhappy and acts out.She is also jealous and you can see why she still says she wish i was with her dad she is only six years old and its heartbreaking.

Answer 6

Yes, two parents are better. When a parent is single, if the child only has a mom, he or she doesn't get to experience having a dad... and vice-versa. Children also learn more about love and how to live their lives if their parents are still together and communicate well with eachother.

Answer 7

I am a single parent and I believe that children are happiest when the parents are. I have been a single parent for 14 years raising boys that are 7 years apart. My children are not only happy, they make excellant grades and they mind, yes mind and have manners and respect for other people.

Answer 8

My personal opinion is yes. Both parents bring different qualities that help balance each other out.

Dads are good for pushing kids to try new things, moms make sure kids don't get hurt trying the new things.

Having two parents in the home is the model for children in their own lives. They get to see how men and women relate to each other. They get to watch healthy conflict resolution, and loving relationships.

Answer 9

according to (sociological) statistics, both parents are better.

that said, i find my single-parent raised son is much better behaved than many of the children we run into in normal everyday situations. but keep in mind, his father and i still get along really well.

i was raised myself by a single mother, and of her four children, i turned out to be the quiet well-behaved one, my older brother is a felon, my younger brother has tourettes (but is very well behaved), and my younger sister is just weird (but also mostly well-behaved). i'd say my mum did okay. i only ever met my father twice in my life, and my siblings had less luck.

i've interacted with many two-parent families and walked away saying i'd never treat my kid like they treated theirs. my child is not too spoiled (grandparents are not under my control, doggone it), doesn't throw tantrums, and usually does what he is asked to do.

so, if i were to give a personal point of view, i would say single-parent children have just as much chance of being raised just as well as (if not better than) two-parent kids.

Answer 10

No.

I know studies have said that blah blah blah.

But I have met many people. Some have 1 parent, some have 2. Some have 2 nondysfunctional parents, some have 1 nondysfunctional parent, ect.

The ones with good parents/a good parent, are equally well off, equally well adapted, equally everything.
The ones with disfuctional parents or one, are equally messed up.