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    In My lifetime of challenges, the biggest problem I have faced is living within my environment. Being raised by a single undocumented parent that plays both roles in my life and barely makes any money at all. Then I have two older brothers, one that lets his anger out of control. He always starts an argument with my mother just to acquire money so he can spend on his drugs. Then there is my oldest brother that I have never socialized in person with but always calls to plead my mother for money.

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    the turmoil and its ill effects on one or both parents are apparent, which ultimately negatively affect the children. Therefore, while I definitely agree that the absence of a father can have a negative impact on boys, “absence” can occur even within a marriage, this unjustly imbalance can cause significant stress and the impact can be just as great if not more so for the children. Therefore, I believe that, while not ideal, oftentimes single parent homes are healthier for the children.

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    pros and cons of any given situation. Single parenting would be where one parent is in charge of the household and cares for the child. Although single parents face a thousand challenges, they are also able to obtain many benefits. There can be many difficult challenges with being a single parent and not only for the parent, but for the child as well. The main problem with single parenting happens to be time management. Despite the efforts, the single parent will have to spend a great amount of time

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    Single parent vs. two parent homes and the effect it has on their child’s viability, intimacy and conflict in their intimate relationships. Introduction Several years ago mothers normally stayed in the home with their children while the fathers took on the role as sole provider. Family life has changed dramatically over the years. Most families now being dual-income families where both the mother and father work, today it is much more common to see a child being raised by an outside caregiver or

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    changes is the increasing numbers of one-parent families with children under 15 years (ABS, 2007). This paper aims to explore the extent and nature of the growing population of single parents and their households in Australia, particularly giving attention to their health status and related primary health care services. A single parent family composes of one parent with at least one dependent child residing in the same household (Qu & Weston, 2013). Single-parent families are at higher risk of disadvantage

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    of Single and Two Parent Homes Society’s common views of “an ideal family includes a mother, father, and children” (Kinnear). Those in the more common married households see themselves as the “building blocks of society” (Kinnear) while viewing anything uncommon as negative such as the way that the common two parent families see single parent households as having higher suicide and depression rates, children with poorer scores in academics, and an increase in poverty. However, a single parent household

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    Ch.7 This week we look at the parenting in single-parent families and stepfamilies from each angle, we were able to understand the different household make up. The learn information of the different type of single-parent families. The stated information by Turner and colleges (2012) there are variety of type of families of the single-parent make up. (Turner, P. H., Welch, K., & Hamner, T. J., 2012) As becoming a service provider to families I have to understand that each make up of a family is different

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    from a single parent home, kids really are less fortunate than those staying in a two parent household. Children in a single parent home don’t have as many option as the children do in a two parent household. The reason I say that is because they are less fortunate and their options on things are low because their isn’t a stable income. Choosing this topic was a good pick for me because I can relate more on the situation and the struggle of being raised with just my mom doing everything. Single parents

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    country, especially the developing once. Poverty plays an important role in effecting the life of single parents. The most common problems faced by single parents due to poverty are parenting, monthly expenses and health problems. First, single parents face hard time providing their children activities and parenting which have long term effects on children as compared to married couples. "With a single parent, there 's only one earner.... When it comes to ferrying children to lessons or sports, they just

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    Book Critique Dating and the Single Parent The book Dating and the single Parent by Ron L. Deal is written to help single parents and people who are going to be dating single parents. This is done by asking questions of the reader to find out if they are ready for a blended family and to make sure that the reader understands how to make a blended family work. The author draws his experience on his counseling of single parents and his work in ministry. The book is broken up in three sections, with

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