Single parent children
By praveena80
@praveena80 (30)
Singapore
June 20, 2010 11:18pm CST
Do you think single parent brought up children are rude and stubborn compare to the children who grown up in complete family?I have seen the people who have single parent are most bold and stright forward and indidependent decision makers,thats it but not rude.They think before taking decisions bcz they have seen life more than other children .I like to share this with more all of you people.best regards.
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9 responses
@durgabala (1360)
• India
21 Jun 10
It depends on the upbringing. I have seen rude stubborn children brought up in huge families. Also seen irresponsible kids brought up by single parents. I was a teacher for 4 years. seen many adolescent kids' behavioral patterns. But one thing I would like to state is kids brought up by single parents take time or sometime cannot settle in big families after marriage. this is not the case in kids brought by big families. they learn to adjust in any kind of environment.
@bkrm_gupt (219)
• India
28 Jul 10
Well!I find most of the single parents child are careful in their nature compare to the family children,As the single child grow up he becomes more emotional.single parents child can get more time to spend with them.
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
21 Jun 10
well i think this is a case to case basis. I find most single parent children to be more careful and caring when talking to other people. But i also see them as more emotional than others.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
22 Jun 10
My cousin is a single parent but her kids are not rude and stubborn. I think I would even prefer that they become stubborn sometimes because the way I look at my niece and nephews now, they are so aloof that it seems they are not confident about themselves. I dont want them to feel that not because they dont have a father then it makes them a lot different from other kids. They dont have confidence in themselves and I didnt like it.
@inday_lorna1970 (1268)
• United States
22 Jun 10
It don't matter how big or small or single parents a child grow up with, it's all about " HOW " the child was brought up. The kind of environment the child has because it affects on his growth emotionally and physically. The kind of people around him. what teaching the child has with the people around him. So I think that's how of what kind a child's behavior he or she have when they grow up. Parents or family are the reflection of what kind of child she or he is maybe when they grow.
@mauricel (113)
• Philippines
15 Jul 10
I was raised by a single parent, we are 4 siblings all have a degree. I can say that children brought by a single parent are rude and stubborn, it depends on how the parent talked and treat their child.
Children who grew up rebellious have different reasons, maybe they are neglected, or too much sibling rivalry that the parent let the child feel the comparison that one child is better than the other.
This happened not only to the children raised by solo parent but also in the family with couple parents.
@ada8may21 (2405)
• Philippines
21 Jun 10
I dont think so. I am a single parent and my son is still 8 yrs old. He just the normal kid who like to play along, he even dont make decisions for himself because maybe he is still young that is why. Even so, because I have a nephew who is the same age of my son, but they could give a bright idea about what they are doing. Maybe because my son is still young. Anyways its not because we are single parents that is why our kids are like that. Some other factors that could some influence their character. It could be environment where they live I am referring to neighbor, classmates, schools and friends.
@ann101 (518)
• China
21 Jun 10
If the single parent can pay enough time and attention to the child,I think there is nothing wrong with the child's personality.But one problem will come when they grow up,those children have a trend to hesitate of getting married,maybe because he has seen the broken marriage of his parents and so has no confidence of entering,maybe it's he and his single parents don't want others to interrupt their intimate reliance.
@alaskanray (4636)
• United States
21 Jun 10
As a single mother I have always been extremely strict with my daughter and have had a hard life because I put her first. I was on welfare for a while, then drove school bus, cleaned houses, did massage in my home, took in sewing, anything that I didn't have to get a babysitter for. In all my daughter's life I only worked full time two years and then I took a day off each month to spend with her.
Other single moms I've seen have worked full time jobs away from the kids and they end up unsupervised for long periods of time. If the parent fails to put the kids first and teach them discipline oftentimes they try to make up for being gone by spoiling the kids and letting them get away with murder. But this can happen in two parent homes too when both parents work or just when neither parent will discipline the kids.
When I was back in my home town, there was a big push for more "entertainment" options for the kids...as if entertaining them was what they needed...when what they really needed was discipline and more responsibility (jobs, chores, etc). As a society we have gotten away from the nuclear family and have let the TV babysit kids for us while we go off on our own way. It's not good for the kids and they grow up thinking they don't have to respect anyone...and they don't respect themselves, either.