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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It probably depends on the parents - one of the best mothers I know is a single mother. She is teaching and modeling self confidence, discipline, kindness and social skills to her teen who is following in her foot steps. Another wealthy single mother I know has been a narcissistic disaster and is raising a highly toxic and irresponsible young person. I imagine  this is true for two parent families as well. Some are up to the many physical, moral and emotional challenges of parenting and some are not .

I personally could not handle being a single parent. Parenting has been Uber challenging the last few years. But I truly admire my single parent friends who do it well.[/quote]
I agree that there are so many individuals. If you are a non-2 parent home and the type to be concerned about studies like this, you are likely not part of those demographics. I think things like this depress people who are still doing a great job. Likewise, it might make a 2 parent type feel a lot more smug and comfortable than they should be. 
The most successful satisfied kids I've seen come from divorced remarried parents where both new step parents adore them as much as their birth parents and get along with both couples. Unfortunately, I've mainly seen that in the very wealthy set. I also see single moms advocating for their kids more than most and it's not lost on the child that they are loved and supported. 
The bigger issues for single parent homes come from substance abuse, poverty and neglect.[/quote]

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