Three Essential Things Every Child Needs — And Why Single Parents Are Struggling to Provide Them
More importantly, what we can do to help all parents provide them
The world is awash with debate about the challenges of raising children in the modern world, especially when it comes to raising children alone, so single parenthood.
Some argue it is impossible for any person to on a consistent basis successfully raise children alone. Some argue men can do it, but women can’t. Some argue the opposite is true, others argue it’s complex.
Data is used in all cases in an effort to prove the respective beliefs, and yet in every case the data is challenged.
This is the fundamental problem with all the data surrounding single parenting, and parenting in general, you can find data that backs any argument you want to propose.
So, it’s all contradictory.
But amongst all these contradictions are three consistent patterns, which show that if children get these things, they tend to do well.
Number 1: Stability
A recent study found that moving house increases the probability of mental health problems in children.
