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In 1960 a married couple COULD be found in 78% of African but over the years it has been decreasing. In 1970 the number fell to 64%. This number then plummeted to 48% in 1980. This trend continued and on 1993 it hit 39%. kids are being born into family's that are slowly falling apart. These kids who are being born in these unhealthy marriages are caught in an unstable environment which can harm their social growth

Rowe, Daryl. "Marriage and Fathering:Raising Our Children Within the Context of Family and Community." Black Scholar 37.2 (2007): 18-22. Print.


The most common negative effect of living in a single parent household is kids slacking in school. The kids have to much to deal with and usually do this to release some of that built up tension inside if them. Kids in a single parent household are also more likely to end up becoming more likely to get involved in criminal activity. They are also more likely to use drugs and alcohol. These events occur because the kids usually don't have any guidance that they would got from that other parent being in their life. However their are some positives of having a single parent. Kids with single parents can form good bonds with people and they become more emotionally stronger since they were missing an important piece of their life.

"Kids can thrive in a single parent home | Parenting Help in Olkahoma." Parenting Help in Olkahoma. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2010. .