Advantages Of Single Parenthood: Is It Beneficial Being
An Only Parent?
Author: Jennifer A. Gardner

In this populous world, there are to be found a number of
people bringing up their children as single parents. For most of
them it becomes really difficult to make both ends meet. Even
complying with the basic necessities becomes quite difficult.
Whatever the situation, is it advisable to educate and nurture
the children as the only parent?

Most of the women look forward to having babies, but when the
matter of upbringing comes, they choose to do it solely. Why?
For a single mother, sole parenting becomes quite easy
especially when she has a highly earning job too. She is able to
provide good education and a better lifestyle to her children.
Moreover, being the only boss at home, she can manage to have
her own rules and principles for raising the kids. Apart from
these benefits, a woman who is domineering enough feels at ease
in single parenting, as she doesn't have to discuss the behavior
problems with her spouse in order to discipline the children.

Pursuing a job and having a baby, both at a time are not
possible, but instead of resigning, such mothers go on maternity
leave, and come back after some time, leaving their young ones
either with a hired nanny, or at certain day care center.
Another option for having a baby is to adopt. Though the process
is complicated especially when the parent is alone, but giving
the proof of financial stability plays a supportive role for
them. They show that they are capable of fulfilling the needs
and demands of their adopted child. In adoption too, the
benefits of being the only parent are the same as discussed
above. That is, the parent is the one who decides the dos and
don'ts for the young one.

Our purpose is not to make fun of our conventional household,
in which both the parents participate in the upbringing of their
children. This system being advantageous to most of the people,
is still practiced largely. It is beneficial for children too,
as they have both the parents looking after, and loving them. In
contrast to the above situation, in which there is only one
person facing all the hurdles and burden of life, this scenario
presents a helping hand for the whole family, be it in form of
support from the father to mother or vice versa, or from
children to their parents.

Keeping in view both the situations, and considering the
circumstances, neither of them is more advantageous. For some
women, sole parenting is a task done easily instead of parenting
together with the spouse. The proficient and qualified woman of
the US has the competency and ability to manage her job and
household together, in the competitive world of today. She is no
more inspired those giving up their careers for their little
ones. Their aim is to have kids and look after them along with
their jobs, but without the intervention of their partner. To
them parenting on their own seems convenient.


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