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Special Strengths and Challenges of the Single-Parent Family
Special Challenges and Strengths of the Family Headed by a Single Parent
The objective of this work in writing is to answer questions including what special challenges does the family headed by a single parent face and what special strengths or assets do they have. This work will answer as to whether these are typical challenges and strengths witnessed in this type of family and will provide advice for a family headed by a single parent.
Now, more than ever in history there are many families headed by a single parent. These single-parent families face many challenges but they also have special strengths that help them to overcome these challenges and ultimately that bond these families in a unique way.
Single-Parent Families Challenges
One of the primary challenges faced by the family headed by a single parent is one relating to finances. The single-parent family generally does not have the financial resources...
This means that in times of emergencies that the family is left to scramble for the needed finances to overcome whatever situation they face. Another challenge that the single-parent family copes with is that of discipline because unlike the two-parent household where the parents back one another up when discipline problems arise, in the single-parent household there is only the one parent to mete out discipline and there is no one to back them up requiring that the single-parent remain strong in the face of disciplinary problems.
II. Single-Parent Families Special Strengths
There are special strengths that exist within the home of the single-parent family and one of these is that the children in this household learn to be thrifty and resourceful and not spend money in a frivolous manner because they understand that a dollar saved on one item is a dollar that can be utilized on another item in the future. Therefore, the single-parent family…
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