Nowadays, we see a number of cases where the children are raised by a single parent. This is mostly due to a separation or divorce of the child's parents. Do you think these children have a normal childhood? Or do they face problems in growing up?

I support a Single Parent bringing up a Child(Children) rather than bringing up the child under the influence of a troubled marriage. The kid will not go through any child abuse nor see his/her mom/dad go through the trauma and adopt the same nature alike or be quite opposite of ignoring everything and living life like a dead rubber when the child grows up.

I support a Single Parent bringing up a Child(Children) rather than bringing up the child under the influence of a troubled marriage. The kid will not go through any child abuse nor see his/her mom/dad go through the trauma and adopt the same nature alike or be quite opposite of ignoring everything and living life like a dead rubber when the child grows up.

yeah children start to feel insecure either in their home or outside depending on with which parent they are living

Your welcome Gilberto, nice to see Aussies here mate. Family life is so crucial for proper development of a child's mind set, especially at an early age.

I must concur with Keizer Soze. As a sociologist I would say the same . Thanks Keizer. I am Australian and almost every second child we see on the street is of a single parent. Very sad indeed. They won't go to school and up to no good . The parent couldn't carel less as he/she is in a bad state too.

Family is the basic/core unit of society and any serious disturbances in the family will directly affect the person's behaviour in society. If you can manage family life well, you will most likely manage all the other things in life just as well.

Yes definitely.

not a problem

I believe that single parenthood is very hard for children to handle. This is because they just do not grow up like normal children. Their lives are very different & no matter what you say that they may be happy, ultimately there is always that one something missing in their lives.

It depends on the situation. Sometimes, if there was domestic violence in the marriage or any other kind of abuse, then the child may be traumatised in that situation. So in that scenario, single parenthood can more of a boon for the child, as it provides a more conducive environment to grow up in.

A separation or a divorce can be a very disturbing experience for children, especially when they are young. Often, it can leave emotional or behavioural scars for life. It is painful & can have all kinds of effects on the child. So definitely, they do face problems.