What are the Advantages and disadvantages of a one parent family?

Answer 1

Are there advantages to the one-parent family? Not to my knowledge. But there are lots of disadvantages. Let me count the ways: The last and least favorable option for raising a child, whether it is by choice or by necessity, is single parenthood. When children are involved, the paradigm of marriage stands alone. It should be obvious to all that when the effort of raising a child is divided up among two parents, it eases the burden. Single parenthood is always second best. Acting as the provider, as the head of the household and at the same time as father/mother/ to his/her child, is taking on a Herculean task. It pushes the father/mother to his/ her limits. The increase of children living with single parents is stunning. In 1960 single-parent households constituted 9.1 % of all households. Households with a mother only were at 8.0 % and with father only at 1.1 %. In 2000 single-parent households constituted 26.6 % of all households, with mothers at 22.4 % and fathers at 4.2 %, reports "America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-being." Parenting by a single parent poses a huge dilemma. If Hollywood is any indication, 2001 was the year of the single mom. Actors including Camryn Manheim, Calista Flockhart and Jodie Foster, by adoption or by birth, placed single motherhood in the national spotlight, gracing the covers of Us and People magazine. And the character Rachel from the hit television series Friends, upon finding herself pregnant, decided to have her baby alone: "It's the child she wants, not necessarily the husband." Given the public acceptance of these notable single mothers by choice, it would seem that this version of the new millennium family has found a suitable home in the United States. Check more on single parenthood in "Marriages, Shack-ups and Other Disasters" - see website below.

Answer 2

advantage: you know they got your back no matter what and you remain very close disadvantage:usualy they are stricter than non-traditional families