Teens in single-parent homes can learn to help with household chores and care for younger siblings, which helps them develop maturity quicker than those families that have two parents who do everything for them. My son Eric is very responsible for the most part. In the summer when he is home while I work he has a list of 4-5 chores he needs to get done before he goes anywhere with friends. When school starts back up he has his chore list on the weekends. Children learn quickly to be self-reliant, solve problems, and accept responsibility for their actions, as well as life is not always fair and to make the best of the situation. Children can also benefit by sometimes having the best of both worlds; time with each of their parents seperately, which is something they may not get in a two-parent family where the parents may get so caught up with making a living that they forget to make time for a family life.
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