Effects of Single Fatherhood

[Syme]

So I've heard a lot about the negative effects of not having a Father in the home, but I haven't heard much about the negative effects of not having a Mother.

I'm curious if any of you know a study about this, and how it compares to single motherhood?

[Guest LiterateParakeet]

Here's some links I think you will find helpful.  

Early Mother-Child Separation, Parenting and Child Well-Being in Early Head Start Families   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3115616/

The Effects of an Absent Mother Figure http://oureverydaylife.com/effects-absent-mother-figure-43158.html

When the Mother-Daughter Bond is Missing http://www.tipsonlifeandlove.com/self-help/when-the-mother-daughter-bond-is-missing

The Measure of a Mother's Love: How Early Deprivation Derails Child Development http://healthland.time.com/2012/05/24/the-measure-of-a-mothers-love-how-early-deprivation-derails-child-development/

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Families: How Mothers Are Curcial to the Success of the Family http://www.familyfacts.org/briefs/44/healthy-mothers-healthy-families-how-mothers-are-crucial-to-the-success-of-the-family

[LeSellers]

7 hours ago, Syme said:

So I've heard a lot about the negative effects of not having a Father in the home, but I haven't heard much about the negative effects of not having a Mother.

I'm curious if any of you know a study about this, and how it compares to single motherhood?

While it does happen, it is rare. I'm sure there are serious consequences to a mother's not being with her children, although I haven't seen anything on the matter.

Since it is so rare, and since the corollary (the father's absence) is proven, time and again, to be devastating, the real question isn't whether a mother's absence or a father's absence harms children, but how to increase marriages, marriage stability, improve marriages, and reduce violent "discipline".

Lehi