Non Traditional Family

This paper examines the relationship between single parent families, traditional and non-traditional family structures and their effects on child adolescent social and behavioral development and their educational achievement. The studies reviewed how single parent and family structure effects a child’s academic achievement in school, their social development and if the parent’s gender played a role in these findings.

Single Parent Families Versus Traditional and Nontraditional Family Structures and Their Effects on Child Adolescent Development, Education and Social Behavior.
In today’s society, there are far more children who are being raised in single family homes. According to McLanahan and Percheski, “Given current trends, about of half of all children will spend some time living with single parents before reaching adulthood” (McLanahan and Percheski, 2008). Recent research and studies have shown that children who live in single family homes are also suffering from lower academic scores than those children who have two parents. Due to the increasing rate of children living with one parent, there is also research indicating that …show more content…
Previous studies have shown that single parents have a lower income than do two parents, and this in turn is one of the major effects of why children do so poorly in school. The higher the income, the more advantages that child will have. Research also indicated that children living in single parent homes will have more physical injuries due to the lack of supervision by one parent. It suggests that these physical injuries are less likely to be reported by single