Children And The Single Parent

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parents in order to bond with their parents. This bond is important for their parent/child relationship later in the child's life. Parenting is difficult at this age because this young child requires great amounts of nurturing. Single parents don’t have time to give the proper nurturing because they are forced to work and take care of the household duties alone and therefore become extremely stressed because they worry about their children getting enough of their attention. Preschool aged children need a daily schedule. They have certain times for naps, lunch, dinner, and play. They like their certain toys, certain spots on the rug, certain people, and certain television shows. In the book, Growing Up With Divorce by Niel Kalter, he states that, “an inconsistent daily schedule can cause distress in preschool age children in much the same way as it does in infants and toddlers” (136). Parents need to maintain the daily schedule. This is most difficult for the parent who does not ...

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each other. Carla B. Garrity and Mitchell A. Baris, authors of Caught in the Middle, explain how children of six to eight years of age, are often “directly involved” with their parents disputes. Research suggests that parents encourage children of this age to “take part in their quarrels”. These children are like a “communication channel”. Mom may use children as “spies” to learn details at dad’s house. Dad encourages children to “harass and complain” to their mother about things he dislikes himself. Ninety-five percent of children this age witness episodes of verbal abuse between their parents (31-32). Mothers may find themselves spending a great deal of time trying to make the father ...

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