10 points to best answer, Feeling honest?

I think the child needs to be raised by both parents in order for the child to have a more stable and secure life. He/She need the love and support of both parents.

Your right it could be done, but where will they end up, (the child).

It is very important that the parents raise thier kids, not someone else.

Feeling honest? I think children should be raised in a happy healthy home with a mother and a father. That's way it should be, but sometimes life is a b.... When either the mother or father is out of control or not putting their children's welfare and happiness first then I believe it's best for the responsible parent to take the kids and raise them theirselves. Man and woman both are failing our children in this world today. Children should be loved and taught right from wrong, and to have morals and care about other people. They shouldn't have to be yelled at, screamed at, threatened, and beaten. They don't deserve to go hungry because one their parents had to have a fix or a drink. Beaten, starved, and not knowing where they are going to lay their little heads down at night. Those are the worst cases, but then you have a parent that doesn't come home at night, they are off doing their own thing, playing no attention to the kids unless it's to yell and curse them. Some kids have both parents at home at night, and they get no attention but for abuse..they are ignored till they do something wrong or make a wrong move. Children, who come home from school and shake in fear when the one who suppose to love them the most in world comes home. No, that's when it's time, for the "loving" parent to take the babies away. I think having 1 loving parent is the right and good thing to do, when the other parent is abusive, uncaring, and just don't give a crap.

Honest! This staying for the kids is all well and good in some situations, but not all..It should be based on each family and their troubles. I have a lot of single parent friends--both fathers and mothers. I have one young man who's raising his daughter by hisself, and he's doing a great job. The little girl is so happy, and she doesn't wet her panties, when Mommy starts drinking and cussing either. So, yes sometimes it's not only better for a single parent to raise the children----it's a have too!

God bless us all..................

It should be done if the mother and father aren't capable of being the type of parents a child needs. I don't feel it would be in the child's best interest that they are at home with their parent's if their parent's are abusive, or on drugs. It's sad that people have kids and then decide they haven't finished living their own life without kids yet and then grandparents, or even the state, have to step in and care for them. Sorry to go on about this, but I have someone in my family like this right now.

I believe you should have both parents for children but this is not a perfect world. However I raised 2 one n college and one is a junior n high school and i did it all by myself, no financial or any emotional support from the father. However if there is abuse or adultery do u stay with the spouse for the sake of having both parents there? I would hope you would take the reigns and break the cycle so the children don't grow up to repeat history with their own families. I am very happy and proud of my children and wouldn't change a thing!!!!!!!........ =)) =))

Honestly, I think it depends on the situation. I have a 4 year old and her father left me when I was pregnant with her, after my first doctor's appointment, I was 9 weeks along with her. I have had 2 more since then, they are 3 and 18 months old. Their fathers help with them, but for awhile there I was doing it all on my own, and my middle daughter's father has been there since day 1 with all 3 of them, and only the middle one is his. It won't be long and I will be doing on my own again, cause he's gonna be going into the services soon. It's not that bad, I mean it is difficult, but you do what you have to do for your kids. And I will do anything for my kids. I don't need anyone to help me. So there you go, that's my answer to that one. Sometimes, it's a case where you have to do it on your own, like mine, and you don't need anyone there. And I know that my children will appreciate me more for being so strong and being able to do it on my own.

Good question, I think it's great to have both, but that's not always an option. There's nothing wrong with a man raising a child on his own, just as there's nothing wrong with a woman raising a child on her own. It most definitely can be done. I'm sure it will take a lot of work, but most things in life do require a good amount of effort.

I am a single mother of two boys, and I can honestly say that if I had known that their dad would not be around to help me, I don't think it would be fair to my children to be raised by just a mom. I think that all children NEED the balance of Mom and Dad...that is why we are set up to reproduce like we do...with a MOM AND DAD. It is very, very hard to raise a well adjusted child in a single parent home.

Should it be done? If it has to be done. Clearly having both parents in the home is ideal, but there are cases when parents SHOULD divorce. Specifically, if there is physical or emotional abuse, alcoholism, drug addiction, etc., it is better for children to have one stable parent than be exposed to violent or otherwise destructive behavior.

My parents divorced when I was five. My father was/is an alcoholic, and I remember feeling RELIEVED. Even at that young age, I knew we were better off without him!

no child should be with out mother or father, but it seems in todays society we do alot of it. mom is need for support and dad is the strong minded and the punisher to say. i have raised my two daughters by my self until 3 years ago when i got married. but their dads are in their lives. some cases cant be helped. maybe a parent has passed away or something to that nature. so no childern need both parents for love, support, and disapline.

Although I think in most cases mom and dad are ideal families sometimes that is not the case. Some are too young, selfish, self involved, drug or alcohol addicted or just not loving enough for a baby. Sometimes there are people who cannot have a child but are full with love and ready to give it. Each circumstance has it's own answer. But just to throw it out there, parents may think they're ready but we never are. But the goal is to try, try and give that baby the love, attention and peace they all need. My heart truly goes out to anyone who didn't have that growing up, God Bless.