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Single parenting is a situation where the father and the mother is left alone to take care of the child, single parenting is the process where one of of both the parents is responsible for the upbringing of the children in the aspect of one of the parents
Many factors are responsible for a single parenting and the parents taking care of the child alone some factors includes
Unwanted pregnancy this is the pregnancy not prepared for this is a pregnancy that is against the normal procedure of marriage probably as a result of rape or as a result of rejected pregnancy from the man not refusing to take responsibility of the pregnancy.
Death that is the demise of one of the parents when the parents dies it leaves one of them to take care of the children.
Divorce this is when one of the parents officially separate from one of the parents legally single parents and become a norm's in our present society because of the high rates of divorce among couples death among loved ones and unwanted pregnancy rape in our society etc children growing up with a single father or mother
One of the effects of a single parenting is trauma This is an emotional injury that can result so violent single parents have made both children and parenting to be traumatized when the absence of one of the parents is missing. Both single parents and the child will be traumatized and it affects them emotionally.
Wrong perception Single parenting has changed the mindsets about marriage and about one of the parents that is absent.
Crime if you check the number of people with crime you will find out huge numbers of them are raised by single parents because of the absence of proper guidance single parents has affect the upbringing of children in this present age
Low self-esteem most times children trained by single parents are faced with low self-esteem and even the single parents does not have the confidence to face the society because of the past they are not confident in relating to people because of their past
Challenges of single parents financial challenge It is expected that the two parents bear the financial burden of the family but in the absence of one of the parents the financial building becomes overbearing for the other party and it encourages other family challenges.
Challenge in training up a child discipline every of the both parents have a responsibility to play in the upbringing of a child, the upbringing of a child will not be complete without the assistance of the other party as a result of this it mix the upbringing of a child to be one-sided a child once you receive the balance discipline from both parents and therefore in some cases leaving the child to become indiscipline in the aspects of default.
Social judgments and harsh treatment from society is one of the challenges that affect single parenting. The judgment comes from families, relatives, friends, neighbors etc . It also affects the growth process of the children making them Timid or afraid in the society.
Career/walk challenges As a single parent, combining work and parenting, especially with a single parent, is a whole lot of stress because work and parents need a precious time.
It is important that single parents build good relationship with children if the child solely depends on the parents and that is where the child Foundation is built for the child's personality, character and behavior and life choices and the relationship built by the parents will help the children's social, physical, mental and emotional life.
