Summary: Are Children Raised By Heterosexual Parents
Are Children Raised by Same-Sex Couples As Healthy as Children Raised by Heterosexual Parents?
Sylvia Bermudez
California Baptist University
August 19, 2014
“Although two parents are often more effective than one, the parent’s gender makes little difference in terms of the child’s development”, (Conger, p.3). Children usually benefit from being raised by two parents instead of one. However, studies have shown that the gender of each parent does not have a significant impact on the success of a child. Whether, it is mom and dad, or two moms, or two dads raising a child, they all have positive and negative effects on the child.
The typical family has developed into so many different forms in recent years. A large part of society …show more content…
While, some in society have accepted the idea of gay parenting, there are others who still believe it be wrong and have prohibited it. Challengers of same-sex parenting believe that since marriage should remain traditional, parenting should remain between a man and a woman. Supporters however, believe that DNA does not make a parent. The main question at hand is whether same-sex parenting can be just as effective as orthodox parenting throughout families. To date there has been no evidence to suggest that children raised by lesbian or gay parents have more problems, are less intelligent, disadvantaged or have lower self-esteem compared to children raised by heterosexual …show more content…
A family is molded by every member who contributes and helps in any way, whether it be a mother and father, two mothers or two fathers. Stability is created through a unified family and becomes the baseline for how children progress through their adolescent years into adulthood. “Lesbian and gay parents are as likely as heterosexual parents to provide a supportive and healthy environment for their children” (APA and Patterson, Ph.D.). Research has shown that the development and mental health of a child is unrelated to their parents’ sexual orientation. One’s sexual orientation has not shown to affect the fitness of an individual or couple to raise a child nor has it shown to affect a child’s sexual orientation. The only predictor of a child’s psychological and social adjustment is the quality of parenting given. “The vast majority of lesbian and gay adults were raised by heterosexual parents and the majority of children raised by lesbian and gay parents eventually grow up to be heterosexual”
Sylvia Bermudez
California Baptist University
August 19, 2014
“Although two parents are often more effective than one, the parent’s gender makes little difference in terms of the child’s development”, (Conger, p.3). Children usually benefit from being raised by two parents instead of one. However, studies have shown that the gender of each parent does not have a significant impact on the success of a child. Whether, it is mom and dad, or two moms, or two dads raising a child, they all have positive and negative effects on the child.
The typical family has developed into so many different forms in recent years. A large part of society …show more content…
While, some in society have accepted the idea of gay parenting, there are others who still believe it be wrong and have prohibited it. Challengers of same-sex parenting believe that since marriage should remain traditional, parenting should remain between a man and a woman. Supporters however, believe that DNA does not make a parent. The main question at hand is whether same-sex parenting can be just as effective as orthodox parenting throughout families. To date there has been no evidence to suggest that children raised by lesbian or gay parents have more problems, are less intelligent, disadvantaged or have lower self-esteem compared to children raised by heterosexual …show more content…
A family is molded by every member who contributes and helps in any way, whether it be a mother and father, two mothers or two fathers. Stability is created through a unified family and becomes the baseline for how children progress through their adolescent years into adulthood. “Lesbian and gay parents are as likely as heterosexual parents to provide a supportive and healthy environment for their children” (APA and Patterson, Ph.D.). Research has shown that the development and mental health of a child is unrelated to their parents’ sexual orientation. One’s sexual orientation has not shown to affect the fitness of an individual or couple to raise a child nor has it shown to affect a child’s sexual orientation. The only predictor of a child’s psychological and social adjustment is the quality of parenting given. “The vast majority of lesbian and gay adults were raised by heterosexual parents and the majority of children raised by lesbian and gay parents eventually grow up to be heterosexual”