How important is family...

How important do you think family is for the proper development of a small child?

Very. your family should encourage, and motivate you.

For a child? Very.

As an adult I don't know. My family is more like friends than a couple of people I rely on for things.

Very. your family should encourage, and motivate you.

wildjango64

I believe it's very important. That's not to say a single parent is incapable of raising a child properly, but being a part of a loving family helps tremendously.

Hmm, very important in my opinion. Depends on the actions of that parent...

I believe it's very important. That's not to say a single parent is incapable of raising a child properly, but being a part of a loving family helps tremendously.

stepnkev

[QUOTE="stepnkev"]

I believe it's very important. That's not to say a single parent is incapable of raising a child properly, but being a part of a loving family helps tremendously.

DigitalExile

I think you need to read what I said again because you failed to understand it the first time.

Important? Family is essential.

I think you need to read what I said again because you failed to understand it the first time.

stepnkev

extremely important obviously as we all know,right people?

often people who grow up without parents tend to be "out of control", but if you have someone to raise you thats all that matter.

Very important.

Family is very important to the development of a child...especially the first few years.

[QUOTE="stepnkev"]

I think you need to read what I said again because you failed to understand it the first time.

DigitalExile

No I did not. That is how YOU understood it. Not what I implied. A loving family can come from outside the home as well.

I know a girl who moved from foster home to foster home when she was growing up. She's perfectly normal. I mean... she's only killed like 5 dogs, that's not too bad right?

Incredibly important... Vital.t3hrubikscube

yes i agree

[QUOTE="DigitalExile"]

You implied that families with one parent won't make as good a family.

stepnkev

No I did not. That is how YOU understood it. Not what I implied. A loving family can come from outside the home as well.

That's not to say a single parent is incapable of raising a child properly, but being a part of a loving family helps tremendously.stepnkev

on a scale from 1 to 10... and 10 being Very Important... I'd say a 9. There had to be some sort of family, doesn't necessarily have to be a big family but enough(3 or more) mature people to guide and protect the child from harm.

It's one of those things that cut both ways.

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[QUOTE="DigitalExile"]

No I did not. That is how YOU understood it. Not what I implied. A loving family can come from outside the home as well.

Teenaged

That's not to say a single parent is incapable of raising a child properly, but being a part of a loving family helps tremendously.stepnkev

What part of "Not saying a single parent is incapable of raising a child" is hard to understand? Is there a reading comprehension issue here?

What part of "Not saying a single parent is incapable of raising a child" is hard to understand? Is there a reading comprehension issue here?

stepnkev

When I say "Not saying that the team is bad, but they need a new coach" I am implying that the team is not so good as it could be.

[QUOTE="stepnkev"]

What part of "Not saying a single parent is incapable of raising a child" is hard to understand? Is there a reading comprehension issue here?

Teenaged

When I say "Not saying that the team is bad, but they need a new coach" I am implying that the team is not so good as it could be.

Listen my friend. There is absolutely no where in my post that said a single parent can not raise a child properly. A loving family does help tremensously which can come from inside OR outside the home.

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

[QUOTE="stepnkev"]

What part of "Not saying a single parent is incapable of raising a child" is hard to understand? Is there a reading comprehension issue here?

stepnkev

When I say "Not saying that the team is bad, but they need a new coach" I am implying that the team is not so good as it could be.

Listen my friend. There is absolutely no where in my post that said a single parent can not raise a child properly. A loving family does help tremensously which can come from inside OR outside the home.

EDIT: Unless you wrote it to answer to some people that may think that a single-parent family is inadequate for the child and wanted to clear your position.

Really I am not trying to debate you, just trying to figure out your view. :)

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[QUOTE="Teenaged"]Look maybe you just constructed your phrase in a wrong manner.

When I say "Not saying that the team is bad, but they need a new coach" I am implying that the team is not so good as it could be.

Teenaged

Listen my friend. There is absolutely no where in my post that said a single parent can not raise a child properly. A loving family does help tremensously which can come from inside OR outside the home.

I'm not seeing the problem. It makes perfect sense to me. A "Loving family" is key though for married couples and single parents.

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

[QUOTE="stepnkev"]

Listen my friend. There is absolutely no where in my post that said a single parent can not raise a child properly. A loving family does help tremensously which can come from inside OR outside the home.

stepnkev

I'm not seeing the problem. It makes perfect sense to me. A "Loving family" is key though for married couples and single parents.

[QUOTE="stepnkev"]

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]If anything I am just confused by your post. I am not trying to call you out on it, just saying that your post is certainly giving the wrong impression.

Teenaged

I'm not seeing the problem. It makes perfect sense to me. A "Loving family" is key though for married couples and single parents.

Let me put this another way then.

You are an employee for a small company. There are two people working on a project and you each have your own part to do. One of you quits and leaves the entire job to one person. Now that person has twice the work to do. This obviously makes the job more difficult since one person has to do extra jobs. Let's equate this to the family now. Raising a child is a two-person effort each doing their part. A single parent can indeed raise a child properly, but the path is more difficult and takes a lot more work on their part. Fortunately, help can come from outside the home from friends and family alike. This 'extended' family is a tremendous help and can make raising a child much easier for single parents.

In closing, a single parent can raise a child and do it very well. It takes more work, but it certainly can be done. Having a family outside the home obviously helps a single parent as well as helping a married couple. In both cases a family is important whether that family is in the home or outside the home.

Let me put this another way then.

You are an employee for a small company. There are two people working on a project and you each have your own part to do. One of you quits and leaves the entire job to one person. Now that person has twice the work to do. This obviously makes the job more difficult since one person has to do extra jobs. Let's equate this to the family now. Raising a child is a two-person effort each doing their part. A single parent can indeed raise a child properly, but the path is more difficult and takes a lot more work on their part. Fortunately, help can come from outside the home from friends and family alike. This 'extended' family is a tremendous help and can make raising a child much easier for single parents.

In closing, a single parent can raise a child and do it very well. It takes more work, but it certainly can be done. Having a family outside the home obviously helps a single parent as well as helping a married couple. In both cases a family is important whether that family is in the home or outside the home.

stepnkev

Like I said I didnt want to debate you. Just trying to make more sense out of your post.

[QUOTE="stepnkev"]

What part of "Not saying a single parent is incapable of raising a child" is hard to understand? Is there a reading comprehension issue here?

Teenaged

When I say "Not saying that the team is bad, but they need a new coach" I am implying that the team is not so good as it could be.

It was pretty clear to me, had he said "A single parent is incapable of raising a child" is pretty clear, he just added "Not saying" in front of it, so it negates the former.

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

[QUOTE="stepnkev"]

What part of "Not saying a single parent is incapable of raising a child" is hard to understand? Is there a reading comprehension issue here?

10thwonder

When I say "Not saying that the team is bad, but they need a new coach" I am implying that the team is not so good as it could be.

It was pretty clear to me, had he said "A single parent is incapable of raising a child" is pretty clear, he just added "Not saying" in front of it, so it negates the former.

You know one phrase can imply something without saying it explicitely. The point is that this phrase could be seen from two aspects. I was right about the one but neglected the other.