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A married couple is a hell of a lot better than single parents for raising kids. Is this true? Perhaps is it that two-parent families are better for raising ki
by dfxm12 6y ago
A married couple is a hell of a lot better than single parents for raising kids.
Is this true? Perhaps is it that two-parent families are better for raising kids? Or is it a function of household income?
Is marriage just being treated as shorthand for a lot of things it isn't necessary for?
- watwut 6y agoPlus, divorced parents family need to be compared not too ideal family with two parents that cooperate and respect each other. It needs to be compared to family with problems that led to divorce.
- pizza234 6y agoAt the very least, even if we compare intact and separated couples, both cooperative/non-conflicting, in the latter case, children are invariably pulled in different directions (physically and emotionally), which is not good. edit: misunderstood what the the parent meant.
- username90 6y agoYou can live together and raise a kid together without being married.
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]
- loeg 6y ago> Is this true? Perhaps is it that two-parent families are better for raising kids? Or is it a function of household income? It's hard to separate those, and there's plenty of intuition for why two parents might be better in addition to household income: e.g., availability of at least one parent at any given time. > Is marriage just being treated as shorthand for a lot of things it isn't necessary for? I agree that these benefits are more likely the result of two-parent families rather than anything to do with the ritual of marriage.