Sarah Bowen
4th Period
November 15,2015
Children in today's society lack proper role models. They don't have anyone to teach them right from wrong. These children have only poor examples to follow. Which results in multiple negative outcomes. Much of these children live in a fatherless or motherless home. In 1960, 92% of homes were headed by two parent families. Today that percentage is 67%
Growing up in a home where parents are split up or only living with a single parent changes a child's ideals about love and their outlook of life. A child may no longer believe in love or that an abusive relationship is okay. 43% of U.S. children live without their father. In homes where a father isn't present the statistics for things such as teen …show more content…
Single fathers have a hard time nurturing children and often look for another women. But even if another women enters the household, the child can still be "motherless" because they still suffer from the same psychological issues as when they were without a mother at all.
A child who lives in a motherless or fatherless home might come from a situation where their parent is a convict. In recent years the amount of convicts in prison with minor children living outside has gone up tremendously. 1 in every 28 children have a parent incarcerated. Quite a few of these kids don't even know they have a parent in prison. They are told that the parent is on vacation or gone to a friend's. This causes even more issues with abandonment, because a child might be under the impression that their parent is choosing to be away from them.
Small children whose parent or parents are incarcerated have multiple development issues and have lacking social skills. Often they don't know how to express how they feel and are isolated from adults and those peers. Young adults and teens struggle with an embarrassment of having a parent in jail and have to deal with bullying. Many of those kids have a hard time making friends and find it extremely difficult to put trust into …show more content…
In most cases of abuse the child knows or lives with the offender. Also in 2003, the statistics for toddler abuse was extremely high. This was a year much of the generation of today were toddlers. Many cases are sexual abuse and one of the parents is the offender.
This lack of role models leads to a long list of issues. Many children suffer from multiple mental issues. Many have abandonment issues and don't put trust into adults around them or their peers. This leads to a disconnect between the child and the people around them. Which can cause a child to isolate themselves and bottle up their feelings. This loneliness can lead to depression and a child might lash out at small things. This would cause a lot of disrespect to adults, especially teachers at school.
A child will most likely reach out for attention in multiple ways, acting out at school, running away, or getting into fights. After what this kid has been through, something as simple as expelling or suspending them from school isn't likely to change their behavior. Many of these children have a chip on their shoulder and have never had anyone in their life to show them to act any other way. Since their isn't any role models in their life, they don't know how else to act. Also if that's the way they have always acted, they certainly will disagree their is anything wrong with
4th Period
November 15,2015
Children in today's society lack proper role models. They don't have anyone to teach them right from wrong. These children have only poor examples to follow. Which results in multiple negative outcomes. Much of these children live in a fatherless or motherless home. In 1960, 92% of homes were headed by two parent families. Today that percentage is 67%
Growing up in a home where parents are split up or only living with a single parent changes a child's ideals about love and their outlook of life. A child may no longer believe in love or that an abusive relationship is okay. 43% of U.S. children live without their father. In homes where a father isn't present the statistics for things such as teen …show more content…
Single fathers have a hard time nurturing children and often look for another women. But even if another women enters the household, the child can still be "motherless" because they still suffer from the same psychological issues as when they were without a mother at all.
A child who lives in a motherless or fatherless home might come from a situation where their parent is a convict. In recent years the amount of convicts in prison with minor children living outside has gone up tremendously. 1 in every 28 children have a parent incarcerated. Quite a few of these kids don't even know they have a parent in prison. They are told that the parent is on vacation or gone to a friend's. This causes even more issues with abandonment, because a child might be under the impression that their parent is choosing to be away from them.
Small children whose parent or parents are incarcerated have multiple development issues and have lacking social skills. Often they don't know how to express how they feel and are isolated from adults and those peers. Young adults and teens struggle with an embarrassment of having a parent in jail and have to deal with bullying. Many of those kids have a hard time making friends and find it extremely difficult to put trust into …show more content…
In most cases of abuse the child knows or lives with the offender. Also in 2003, the statistics for toddler abuse was extremely high. This was a year much of the generation of today were toddlers. Many cases are sexual abuse and one of the parents is the offender.
This lack of role models leads to a long list of issues. Many children suffer from multiple mental issues. Many have abandonment issues and don't put trust into adults around them or their peers. This leads to a disconnect between the child and the people around them. Which can cause a child to isolate themselves and bottle up their feelings. This loneliness can lead to depression and a child might lash out at small things. This would cause a lot of disrespect to adults, especially teachers at school.
A child will most likely reach out for attention in multiple ways, acting out at school, running away, or getting into fights. After what this kid has been through, something as simple as expelling or suspending them from school isn't likely to change their behavior. Many of these children have a chip on their shoulder and have never had anyone in their life to show them to act any other way. Since their isn't any role models in their life, they don't know how else to act. Also if that's the way they have always acted, they certainly will disagree their is anything wrong with