Comments on: Are children from single parent households less likely to graduate? http://beasingleparent.com/339/are-children-from-single-parent-households-less-likely-to-graduate/ Single Parent Support, Single Parent Holidays, Single Parent Adoption & Single Parent Dating Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:36:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jenna http://beasingleparent.com/339/are-children-from-single-parent-households-less-likely-to-graduate/comment-page-1/#comment-1569 jenna Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:10:14 +0000 http://beasingleparent.com/are-children-from-single-parent-households-less-likely-to-graduate#comment-1569 Wow, I am shocked at some of the answers on here... I have known plenty of kids who came from a single parent home and b/c their parent worked hard and set a great example for them, the kids did the same. And who says you have to have a higher income to graduate... that is ridiculous. Having less money could definitely be a motivator to graduate and pursue greater things. There are many parents today with great jobs that choose to be a single parent... so there goes that idea. And to say that they are more likely to do drugs... that is stupid. You will never have an accurate poll on kids who do drugs... they will never all be honest about it. There are plenty of kids who come from a two-parent household who end up strung out too. The issue isn't whether it is a single-parent or two-parent household.... It is primarily how the children are raised and influenced as they grow. Wow, I am shocked at some of the answers on here… I have known plenty of kids who came from a single parent home and b/c their parent worked hard and set a great example for them, the kids did the same. And who says you have to have a higher income to graduate… that is ridiculous. Having less money could definitely be a motivator to graduate and pursue greater things. There are many parents today with great jobs that choose to be a single parent… so there goes that idea. And to say that they are more likely to do drugs… that is stupid. You will never have an accurate poll on kids who do drugs… they will never all be honest about it. There are plenty of kids who come from a two-parent household who end up strung out too. The issue isn’t whether it is a single-parent or two-parent household…. It is primarily how the children are raised and influenced as they grow.

]]> By: cateyes http://beasingleparent.com/339/are-children-from-single-parent-households-less-likely-to-graduate/comment-page-1/#comment-1570 cateyes Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:10:14 +0000 http://beasingleparent.com/are-children-from-single-parent-households-less-likely-to-graduate#comment-1570 No, my cousin came from a single parent household and so did one of my brothers and both of them graduated. In fact I am also in college. No, my cousin came from a single parent household and so did one of my brothers and both of them graduated. In fact I am also in college.

]]> By: Kandace B http://beasingleparent.com/339/are-children-from-single-parent-households-less-likely-to-graduate/comment-page-1/#comment-1571 Kandace B Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:10:14 +0000 http://beasingleparent.com/are-children-from-single-parent-households-less-likely-to-graduate#comment-1571 actually yes...it really does depended on the situation (i can't spell) anyway it dependeds on the money fore one thing...i mean for a we know that one parent could be making 10,000 a year on the other hand if that parent got a devorce which made them a single parent that could have a major affect on the childs life that might lead to therapy or the child could go into denail or start blaming him or her self and give up on school and start calling him or her self dumb start neglacting friends and soon becomes an outcast which is y parents need to play a VERY important role in their childrens life and go to teacher parent meetings and maybe once in a while actually pay attention to their report card and beat they child if they KNOW they can do better...but that is just my ipioun (i still can't spell) hope this hepled actually yes…it really does depended on the situation (i can’t spell) anyway it dependeds on the money fore one thing…i mean for a we know that one parent could be making 10,000 a year on the other hand if that parent got a devorce which made them a single parent that could have a major affect on the childs life that might lead to therapy or the child could go into denail or start blaming him or her self and give up on school and start calling him or her self dumb start neglacting friends and soon becomes an outcast which is y parents need to play a VERY important role in their childrens life and go to teacher parent meetings and maybe once in a while actually pay attention to their report card and beat they child if they KNOW they can do better…but that is just my ipioun (i still can’t spell)

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]]> By: Dr. R http://beasingleparent.com/339/are-children-from-single-parent-households-less-likely-to-graduate/comment-page-1/#comment-1572 Dr. R Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:10:14 +0000 http://beasingleparent.com/are-children-from-single-parent-households-less-likely-to-graduate#comment-1572 Statistics say yes: Parents in two-parent households have a college graduation rate of 29%, while the graduation rate in single-parent households is at nine percent (12-5). Statistics say yes: Parents in two-parent households have a college graduation rate of 29%, while the graduation rate in single-parent households is at nine percent (12-5).

]]> By: Krystal K http://beasingleparent.com/339/are-children-from-single-parent-households-less-likely-to-graduate/comment-page-1/#comment-1573 Krystal K Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:10:14 +0000 http://beasingleparent.com/are-children-from-single-parent-households-less-likely-to-graduate#comment-1573 I dont believe it depends on whether or not children are raised by one parent or not on if they graduate. My dad passed away when i was 13. I graduated and my brother didnt. If the kid drops out at 18 it is their fault not that they come from a single parent household I dont believe it depends on whether or not children are raised by one parent or not on if they graduate. My dad passed away when i was 13. I graduated and my brother didnt. If the kid drops out at 18 it is their fault not that they come from a single parent household

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