1. SOCIAL
DYSFUNCTIONS IN
CHILDREN CAUSED BY
SINGLE-PARENT
HOMES
Brittany Carey
Kaplan University
CM220-24
Professor Kelly Bradford
December 5, 2011

3. Early parent–child
interactions are
important contributors
to the development of
child behaviors.

4. Some studies have shown that a boy
raised without a father can lead to
crime and prison, as where a girl
without a father can lead to a
teenage pregnancy.

5. When raising a
child alone,
parents need to
spend more
time and pay
close attention
to fill in that
missing gap
from their
child’s life.

6. It is relatively shown
in research studies
that a child being
raised in a single-
parent home will
ultimately result in
poor school
performance or drop
out completely.

7. Research indicates that single parents tend to be less able to support
their children's schooling through supervision and monitoring of their
school work, and they may have lower expectations regarding their
children's school achievements.

8. Although sometimes a divorce or
separation is inevitable, there are
resources and people out there in
local communities and agencies that
can help parents and children deal
with a single-parent home life style.

9. No matter what the situation, parents need to stay actively concerned
and involved in their child’s life to help prevent any and all of these
possible negative outcomes of a single-parent home.

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