Single-Parenthood and Children's Well Being

Single-Parenthood and Children's Well Being

Introduction

The purpose of this study is to expand the boundaries of our knowledge by exploring some relevant facts and figures related to Policy implications for addressing single-parenthood and children's well being. In this paper, the author will discuss two policy options given by the various researchers referenced in the article. Following are the two policies that will be examined in this paper:

putting children first when parents divorce

increasing the economic security of children

With regards to above policies, the author will present some barriers as a result of implementing such policies. The author will also provide policy recommendation together with the evaluation of how might government investment of chosen policy recommendations result in the need for less spending and less government intervention in the future.

Discussion

The article discusses the two basic policy questions. The policy options recommended by these seven authoritative sources are summarized in six categories: promoting strong stable two-parent families, improving the quality of marriage, providing education for parents, putting children first when parents divorce, increasing the economic security of children, and building community resources for children. However, in this paper we will examine two policies:

putting children first when parents divorce

increasing the economic security of children

Putting children first when parents divorce

According to this policy, Divorce or separation means that the parents leave, but they should not necessarily terminate their parental cooperation. To continue this collaboration, however, requires a plan of shared custody (Wilson, 2009). Divorce of parents can have an impact on the future behavior of a teenager in his own family. Adolescents whose parents divorced later divorced themselves are more likely than those who lived in a stable family that can be attributed to the formation of a more tolerant attitude to divorce, they may be reduced sense of responsibility with respect to marital responsibilities. In addition, children who grow up in divorced families often marry earlier than their peers from strong families, motivated by a desire to compensate for the lack of emotional warmth away from home, or to gain their independence in this way. But such early marriages often break up. Divorce of parents can affect the formation of a system of value orientations teenager.

Long-term consequences of divorce depend on what, at what age a child has experienced the divorce of parents, whether entered into a second marriage as the relationship evolved into a new family, etc. According to some researchers, the effects of divorce can affect the child long enough, even appearing in the first years of his adult life and in his own family life (Rogers & Judkis, 1996).

Policy Option 1

The first option to overcome this issue is Divorce Mediation. Principles of care for children and how the cooperation of parents in their parenting worked out through mediation, allow meeting the needs and rights of both children and parents. This reduces the level of negative emotions during a divorce. Keep in mind that the child never "belongs" to one of the parents. Contact with both parents is not ...