Is it true that single mothers are bad examples to their kids?

People say that single mothers are bad example to their kids as their kids would end up being single parents too.. is this true?Is it true that single mothers are bad examples to their kids?
So let's see if I have this straight... I am a bad example to my son, simply because his father made the choice to hit the road? I'm responsible for his actions? HIS lack of commitment... makes ME a bad example? Simply because his father and I weren't truly compatible, it makes ME the bad parent?





A bad example would be the single parent that brings home one night stands and short term relationships for the child to watch. Or even worse yet, the mother who is verbally, mentally, physically, or emotionally abused and stays and takes it. Now that... is a bad example, as it teaches your child that that is how a relationship is supposed to work.





I applaud the single mother any day over the abused wife that stays ';for the children';.Is it true that single mothers are bad examples to their kids?
I've seen patterns, but I don't think that means that everyone is going to fall into the patterns that are open to them. I don't believe it's a bad thing to be a single parent personally anyway. If you're a single parent usually there's a pretty good reason to be one, and being a single parent would probably make you a lot stronger than someone that has a partner to rely on so I guess if you look at it that way they're setting their kids a GOOD example by showing them that they can be strong and do things without help.
If you're a bad person/parent, it doesn't matter whether you are single or married, you're a bad example for your kids. There are lots of married couples that are bad examples for their kids; and there are good married couples that are good examples for their kids. Likewise, there are bad single mothers and good single mothers, that give bad and good examples to their kids. You are who you are. If you want to instill good qualities into your children, you will start when they are young, and help them along the road through life the right way. If you want to be a good example to your children, you'll work at it and do the best you can. If you don't care, then your kids will turn out bad because of your bad example. You seem like you're concerned, so I would think you want to do the best by your children. Don't worry about what others think. If you believe you are on the right track, go for it. Good luck.
I don't think Im a bad example. I'm divorced now and take care of the household on my own with random child support ';peanuts'; that my ex husband sends.


I always tell her that she needs an education so that she can take care of herself and not have to depend on a man to support her. I tell her that that just because she gets married it doesn't mean its going to be forever, and if she gets divorced she will be able to take care of her children and herself.


I'd rather her be a single parent if the relationship is poisonous.
Statistically speaking, children of unwed parents overwhelmingly become unwed parents themselves. Is it a ';bad example';? Yes if you believe that there is something wrong with having children out of wedlock. No, if you belive that societies expectation of children should only be born in a marrige is outdated.





Again, statistically speaking...Children born to single mothers have higher incidents of delinquency and less acheivement in school. However, I know plenty of mothers raising their children alone that are intelligent and thriving.





Generally, the benefit of being born into a marrige, is that two parents can provide a more stable financial environment to thier children. However, we should not generalize. Their are plenty of couples unable to provide for their children any better than a single family home.
I don't think so, unless the parent is against being in a relationship at all and the child see that. They might grow up to thing that relationships are bad. But I think that as long as they know love and security in relationships (including with their parent, siblings and friends) that they will be alright, whether or not they end up a single parent. My mom was a single mother and I have a wonderful husband and child.
A happy, well adjusted single mother sets a better example than a battered married mother.








A Single, happy mother says: Times can be hard but we can still manage and be happy.





A married battered mother says: It's okay for your partner to hurt you and for you to stay.








Whoever said that is quite stupid. Being a single parent also isn't necessarily a bad thing.
i don't believe this is true. I however am going to be a single parent because the father left me just weeks after finding out i was pregnant and we dated for 2yrs and lived together for a year and half. My parents divorced when i was in jr high, my sister was already out of high school. My mom was not a bad example at all. When they divorced, she put herself through nursing school, worked full time then put herself through med school and became a doctor. Her determination to be a better parent and person has made me the person i am today and i hope and pray that i have the same effect on my son when he's born. Not all single mothers(or fathers) are bad examples
Not at all!!!! Some Moms have no choice in becoming a Single Mom. My sister in law was a single mom for three years %26amp; it was by no means her choice (husband left her). She struggled over everything, the little things that are we married or w/ our partner moms take for granted become huge struggles, especially for the newly single mom! (ie-waking up %26amp; getting ready for work, while waking up your child, getting them dressed, feeding them, loading them in the car all while not saying ';hurry up, we gotta go, were gonna be late.';) If you can be the single Mom who can handle the daily pressures and still find the time to make your little one feel Special %26amp; loved, its you who needs to be setting THE example!





Do I think it would be tough, oh my gosh yes!?! But for ALL the single moms out there who manage it everyday, your a hero of mine!
that's the most ridiculous thing i have ever heard. my parents got divorced when i was three and my mom did a hell of a job raising my brother and i. she would work 2-3 jobs if she had to to make sure we had what we needed, nice birthdays and christmases etc. my mother being a single parent was the best role model i ever had because she taught me what it was to earn a dollar, respect the things i do have and work hard for the things i want. she also taught me that it's ok to not need a man in your life to support you. and since my mother was a single parent i saw how hard it was for her to raise us by herself so i knew that when i got older i wanted to take my time and find someone i really wanted to spend my life with and i have. now i work extra hard at my marriage to keep it together for my kids and if it wasn't for my mom and all the hard crap she had to go through i would have taken a lot of stuff for granted. my mom is my hero and the best role model a girl could have had. so whoever told you that is an idiot.
Single mom with custody of child:





working full-time, doing all the cooking, laundry, child care, school activities, homework, disciplining, bathing, bedtime/wake up routines, doctor's appointments, grocery shopping, paying bills.





Yeah, a really BAD example!








By the way, I am a single mom because my daughter's dead beat father left us when she was 2 months old.





Maybe the question should be, ';Is it true that DEAD BEAT DADS are bad examples to their kids?';
no thats a terrible generalization.


as long as the parent or parents are loving and committed to the child, that is what makes them examples. a single parent can be those things.
no.singe mothers would just teach there child to go out there to find a good man or women and not to lose that man or women so no there there is no bad inflnuence or examples on a kids.
NO!