Single-Parent Families - Single Fathers Compared To Single Mothers

The author of the is article has very little understanding of the actual research. Even a remedial review of the literature would have found overwhelming statistical evidence that children in the custody of single fathers fare much better than those in the custody of single mothers. This is despite the fact that the father often gets custody because the child exhibits discipline problems beyond the mother's control.

"children from single-mother families fare better than children from single-father families."



85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes.



71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes.



75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes.



70% of juveniles in state operated institutions come from fatherless homes.



85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in fatherless homes.



80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes.



90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes.



These statistics translate to mean that children from a fatherless home are:

20 times more likely to have behavioral disorders



9 times more likely to drop out of high school



10 times more likely to abuse chemical substances



9 times more likely to end up in state operated institutions



20 times more likely to end up in prison



10 times more likely to commit rape ... and



32 times more likely to run away from home

He got these number from the US census.

United States. Census Department. Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2007. By Timothy S. Grall. Census, 2009. 26 Feb. 2010

look it up.

Very interesting shatteredmen, but I would like to know where you got those numbers.

As someone who was raised by a single mom, the way you people spout out statistics like they actually mean anything is disheartening. Gender has no say in a person's ability to raise a child. There are mothers who are not caring in the least bit and there are fathers who are completely incapable of economic independence, it's all completely individual.

"Shattered man" nice to my future is extremely bright, never been arrested, I'm graduating college this semester, never was homeless or have runaway, and my anxiety levels and chemical dependence are no different than my friends who have grown up with both parents. Oh but since your statistics seem to be the end all, I shouldn't pat myself on the back just yet, maybe next year my 'horrible and traumatizing fatherless childhood' will come crashing down on me and I'll become a homeless, rapist, heroine addict.

With the divorce rate a 50%, single parent families are becoming more and more prevalent, so before you spout out these statistics that you use instead of forming you're own opinions just think about that maybe half the people you meet in your life are from single family homes....can all of them really be as bad as you make them out to be?

shatteredmen wrote

Approximately 84% of custodial parents are mothers.
Of the mothers who are custodial parents:
45% are currently divorced or separated
34.2% have never been married
19% are married (In most cases, these numbers represent women who have remarried.)
1.7% were widowed.

Of the 16% fathers who are custodial parents:
57.8% are divorced or separated
20.9% have never married
20% are currently married (In most cases, these numbers represent men who have remarried.)
Fewer than 1% were widowed

So, "shattered man", your data is misleading because most single parents are women. And "Autumn", your second statement is empirically incorrect, female remarriage rates are only 1% lower.

in my opinion,,it's not that children will fare m0re from fathers..it's just the fact that a father can provide enough money, shelter and food for the children compared to a mom..and that a father can look for another woman to replace his ex-wife's place to look after his children while he's gone to work ..while a mom/ a divorced woman will never search for someone else as a replacement cos practically ALL men are the SAME...

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Single-Parent Families - Single Fathers Compared To Single Mothers

The user comments in response to this article are much more important than the article itself

This is bad science:
"Several studies have indicated that once economic factors are taken into account, children from single-mother families fare better than children from single-father families."

The above is no different than saying: "Once you take in to account warmer and more structured relationships, children from single-father families fare better than children from single-mother families."