Abstract:
This paper identify parent’s age, education level, level of income generating capacities of the family and family support system as the psycho-social disposition of single parenthood of children born out of wedlock. There are many factors such as the parent’s age, education level, level of income generating capacities of the family and family support system which could influence how children develop in single parent families. Single parenting most certainly affects the child or children and it is up to single mother or single father to be aware of these. Children in single parent families often have to contribute more to the household and family than children with two parents. Children learn to work as a team. This paper concluded that, single-parents household (out of wedlock) found to have less income and lacking support tend to have increase in stress and conflict. Also, they often struggle with time management issues due to balancing of many different areas of life on their own. However this paper suggest that, Since there is little conclusive evidence that single-parent families are harmful, society should stop stigmatizing families headed by single mothers and give them the support they need. Essentially, whether poor mothers are single because they are divorced or because they never married, it is wrong for a society to allow mothers to raise children in poverty and then tell them that it’s their fault when their children have deprived lives. Lastly, programs of schools, colleges, and vocational and professional training institutions ought to accommodate a plurality of women’s life plans, combining childbearing and child-rearing with other activities.
