Single Mothers

SINGLE PARENTS ARE EQUALLY EFFECTIVE IN REARING CHILDREN AS PARENTS WITH PARTNERS ARE

Introduction
Parenting by definition is the act or process of raising children. Single parenting on the other hand is exactly the same yet with only one parent raising her child or children. This paper will focus on single mothers and their journey living with the stereotype of her child being either rebellious, having emotional problems, or being a problem child and the typical notion of a single mother as being an incompetent parent.
Single parents can be classified into the following categories:
Solo parents as an outcome of: death
Solo parents-by-decision, resulting in: divorce; legal separation; church annulment; mutual decision to separate, with or without legal agreement; being abandoned or left by spouse; decision to leave spouse
Single-by-choice parents who: give birth to a child and choose not to marry; legally adopt own natural child or th...