Are Parents More Likely Than Children In Mother Or Father Homes?

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If a child is raised in a home with a mother and a father present, they are better provided for economically, emotionally, physically, and intellectually. James Q. Wilson, one of the world’s brightest and most well respected social scientists said, “Almost everyone agrees that children in mother-only homes suffer harmful consequences: the best studies show that these youngsters are more likely than those in mother/father families to be suspended from school, have emotional problems, become delinquent, suffer from abuse and take drugs.” A team of family scholars working from the Universities of Texas, Virginia, Minnesota, Chicago, Maryland, Washington, UC Berkeley, and Rutgers recently did studies on the numerous benefits for children who live

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