HW 8: Chapter 3

Chapter 3

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS,

AND RECOMMENDATIONS

SUMMARY

     This paper attempted to determine the different effects of single parenthood on Filipino children.
     The research design used in this study is the descriptive research method wherein data from documents and interviews were used to answer the answer the research question stated. The research findings are the following:


 1.  Nowadays, single parents are not just presently existing in Western countries, but also here in the Philippines.

2.   Because single parent family are now common in the norm, a single mother now serves as a pillar and a light to their children.

3.  Single parenthood does not only affects the mother, but also the child.

4.  Single parents have different challenges to cope. For instance, financial, emotional, and social difficulties are some of the challenges lone parents need to overcome.

5.  What single parents are experiencing affects the personality of the children.

6.  Aside from the effects of the difficulties of single parents to children, they are not spared from the challenges on being in a single parent family. Psychological, social, and academic difficulties are some of the challenges they are facing that they need to cope every single day of their lives.

CONCLUSIONS

     Based in the findings of this study, the following conclusions are drawn:


1.  It is difficult to become single parents since they need to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of both the father and the mother.

2.  Because children lack the presence of a father figure or a mother figure, they experience challenges they need to overcome that made their lives to be tough.

3.  Though children experiences these challenges that undeniably can make their lives unyielding at first, being on the situation could help them in being independent and a resilient person.


RECOMMENDATIONS

     After drawing the conclusions of the study, the researcher hereby make the following suggestions/recommendations:


1.  In order for the children to accept and cope up easily the challenges that might adversely affect their lives, single parents should keep on nurturing and telling to their children to understand their situation.

2.  Single parents should always provide a quality time for their children and show unconditional love, care, support, encouragement, and attention for the mere fact that the parents are always beside the children will surely to the coping stage of the children and to lessen the feeling of having a missing part on them.

3.  On the other hand, single parents should also provide time for themselves in order for them to meditate for the things what a single parent is doing to rear the child alone. In addition, single parents should always be optimistic in life. Being a pessimist person will not help the children as well as their situation, but just worsening it.

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