Why do so many children of single mothers end up in jail? Why can't women raise children without men's help?

Question

mark: assuming you didn't just make up those stats I agree with you!

A child who is raised by a man (either in a psrtnership or alone) is far less likely to grow up to be a scumbag than if that child were raised by a single mum.

Answer 1

Because a traditional, mother and father family environment is by far the best way to bring up children.... Though that does not mean that single parents cannot bring up their children successfully.. many of them do a great and loving job.

Answer 2

It's hard for any single parent to raise children as well as a couple can.

Either they work so they're not around - which can lead to feelings of neglect, which lead to rebellious behaviour - or they don't work, which fails to give children a positive, economically active role model.

Men are no better at raising children without a woman's help - and may be worse. For instance, the link below shows that classroom behaviour of children raised by a father only is, if anything, slightly worse than those with a mother only. That despite the fact that (where both work) single fathers generally have higher incomes than single mothers - and that's because of society's bias towards paying men more, not any fault of the women themselves.

Answer 3

Did you know .....
A newly published study by a Harvard researcher finds that children raised by single fathers are less likely to visit the doctor than kids living with single moms or both parents.Like any parent, single fathers are most apt to bring their children to a physician or emergency room when medical problems develop. The difference comes more in whether kids regularly see the doctor for checkups.
"The bottom line is children in single-father families may be more vulnerable to health problems because they're not getting well-child visits,"
In a telling note, kids of single mothers are the group most likely to be seeing pediatricians for well-child visits, at higher rates than even two-parent families.
To that end, Ziol-Guest's findings showed single-father families are 20 percent more likely to be uninsured for health coverage than other household types. Single-mother families are the most likely to be properly insured.
"Kids in single-father families are more likely to spend the entire year with absolutely no insurance than they are in other family structures," she said.
As far as kids being raised by single Moms ending up in jail.

Think about this, women in general make less in the job market then men do, so a single Mom does not have the money to pay higher rent in the good neighborhoods. She is forced to live where she can. So is the reason kids raised by a single mom end up in jail or is it the environment in which they are forced to live in.
You are one cold banal & insipid women hating pig !!!!

Answer 4

that is not the case at all. Many children who where raised by both parents end up in prison also. Single parents can also be men by the way. This question has been raised before and did not do well then. It is not fair to vilify single mothers, maybe the children end up "screwed up" because the father walked out and caused untold emotional suffering for the child.

Answer 5

There's a difference in the prospects of a child raised by a single mum with family support in a reasonable area to the prospects of a child raised in a sink estate by a young mum with little or no family support. It's all to do with the company the child keeps and role models.
It's got nothing to do with being the child of a single mother.

Answer 6

There have been many single moms and dads that have raised great sons and daughters. It might be true that single parents have a harder time raising better children, but it is also true that there are some couples (moms and dads) that have raised terrible kids. I'm stating this, but at the same time I do agree that children need both their mother and father in order for them to become good members of society, and that is the reason why I don't support same-sex couples raising children, (which in itself is a whole new issue). I don't think a mom, a dad, two moms, and two dads are ideal for parenting. All things considered, CHILDREN NEED BOTH THEIR MOMS AND DADS. And that is the TRUTH.

Answer 7

Women can, and do, bring children up VERY well on their own. However, you have to look in more detail to answer the question: A woman who splits from a long term relationship and is left to bring the kids up without the dad is no more statistically likely to have a problem child than a two parent family. A woman who has a bastard (in the true sense of the word but no doubt someone will complain and this will be censored) is FAR more likely to bring the child up badly and that child become a problem. You have to look at who's birthing the child, NOT the actual child for your answer.

Answer 8

So many children of single mothers end up in the pokie because of poverty. Single women are more likely to be living in poverty than single men. Therefore, if the children are with a single mother rather than a single father, there will be more poverty.

Poverty equals living in dangerous areas and having to go in dangerous areas (i.e. public transpo in certain areas). When you are in dangerous areas, you may be pushed to do bad things to protect yourself. You also may be brainwashed into falling in line with the prevailing norms of that area due to peer pressure (i.e. dealing drugs).

Also, when the family has no money, there is pressure on the children. The children feel guilty because they feel that they are a burden (even though the parent was the one who dragged them into this world). Everyone makes the child feel guilty of behalf of the parent. This guilt makes the child do whatever she has to do to make that money and "give back" to the parent.

Also, single mothers usually do not have "lives". What I mean by this is that they do not have husbands (obviously) or friends of their own age bracket. So, when they need companionship, they come to the child burdening the child with all kinds of mess they have no business having to deal with. Money issues are one of the problems they keep bringing to the child and some mothers straight out tell the kids to do this or to do that to bring in money and goods because i've seen it happen.

All kids of single mothers don't end up in jail. Mothers can raise children without the help of the fathers but they should not have to. Men need to stand up and do their jobs. You don't have to bear the child...at least you can do is be a man/father.

If the trouble is going to start, it typically starts when the person is young (ie. 19, 20 years old). When you are in that age bracket, your parents are typically not old. At that time in your life, you should be focused on getting your stuff straight and being young, having fun and doing what you need to do to make sure that you are set up for a successful future. But if you are the child of a struggling single mother, the mother is likely to be begging you for money all of the time, burdening you with all sorts of drama she should've taken care of herself and the rest of society is just going to heap that guilt on you. "She's been lookin' out for you all these years!", they crow. Um, yeah, when you bring people here you cause them to need that. The combination is too much for many fragile young minds and they do what they have to do to get money. Let's be real. How much work experience does a 20 year old have? How much advanced education does a 20 year old have? With the lack of education and experience, they are not going to have a good job and to bring in the money that the household is constantly needing (i.e. for medicines because the mom has no insurance and has like 50 ailments from a hard life or to take care of younger siblings) so they turn to crime to get what they need.

People say that these wayward children are "adults" but it is not that simple. When you are raised under someone, it is not that simple to walk away and even if it was, society is going to heap that guilt on you. The combination of the guilt and seeing someone you love who needs but doensn't have is too much pressure for someone who is still very young in the scheme of things.

Answer 9

Calum J, please look at the world in a less biased perspective. Do you hate women? Were you not raised with a mother?

1st. There are more single mothers than single fathers. It may seem that way but have you asked what happened to children raised by single fathers? You'll be surprised by the statistics.
2nd. Can men raise children without women? Please help yourself and find a copy of a Reader's Digest and find why being a female is a gift from God. Females are better species than males.

Calum J, if you were God, to whom will you give the gift of child bearing? If God is pushed to the edge, my best guess is female :)

Answer 10

Where on earth did you get that information from, the beano, blaming single mothers is the new witch hunt of old. I suggest that many of these kids go off the rails because many parents both parties that is, do not keep a check on them. I know plenty of single mothers who have been dumped, divorced or partners who have died raising their children perfectly well.
Sweeping statements like this doesn't help matters you know.