- Unknown to many, girls and their fathers have some of the more important relationships. Fathers set the stage in a girl's life for the type of man she is looking for once she's older, as well as the standard of treatment she will expect in a romantic relationship with a man.
- Girls raised by single mothers tend to be more protective over their mom. This has a lot to do with the fact that they watch their mothers struggle financially or emotionally, or both.
- There are a number of different ideologies about what happens to girls being raised by single mothers. Contrary to public belief, these girls are not always promiscuous, lost without the presence of a father figure or headed to a life of drugs and/or alcohol to fill the void. As with any children, this depends on the person raising them and the types of values instill in the girl from a young age.
- In fact, girls from single-family homes, particularly those with single mothers, tend to work harder to excel. These girls want to provide a better life for themselves and their mothers, who most of the time struggle to provide for their daughters.
- For girls, sometimes a single-parent household is better than being exposed to one with two parents who are constantly arguing, yelling and becoming physically abusive. Girls tend to take these situations to heart; these can often manifest themselves in eating disorders or other behaviors that signal a cry for attention.
