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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Children out of wedlock or no dad families seem at most risk.[/quote]

You need to look at other demographics. I had a child out of wedlock. Sometimes birth control doesn't work. I had my Master's degree at the time. I raised my DS alone. His father was semi involved until he got married and moved away. My DS is in college at Fordham and doing well. Look at the mother's educational level. That's usually the driving force behind the academic success of the child. Not all single mothers are poor and hopeless.[/quote]

You are an anecdote, not data.[/quote]

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I am from a single mother home. Mother had addiction problems. She barely finished high school. I am successful - two top 10 schools with honors and a NCAA All American (D1). On my own since 18.  I am an anecdote and a relatively rare one.  I attribute my lot in life to genetic luck - not just in athletics but my make up is such I had zero desire to drink or do drugs. Plus physically I was enough of a dork to delay having relationships with women until I was mature. Bear in mind my anecdote could have easily gone the others way.  Two caring parents is overwhelmingly the best route. Empirically is seems beyond question.

How we tackle the single parent issue is challenging (it is not easy to talk about). A study in  Philadelphia 15 years ago that single mothers in the challenging communities actually really valued marriage. They just found little practical way to act on it. The decline of acceptable wage labor positions may be more significant than it first appears. [/quote]

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