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ABSTRACT
This study examines the psychological effects of single parenting of children in Ekosodin. The objectives used for the study are to find out the causes of single parenting; to identify the psychological effects of single parenting on the child social development; to identify the effects of single parenting on the education of children and to find out what measures should the government take in reducing the effects of single parenting in ekosodin community. The study adopted survey research design. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire. It was built around the research question by the researcher and validated by the supervisor. Data collected were analyzed using the simple percentage and Kendall’s measure of concordance and will be presented in frequency distribution tables. These techniques are used because they are easy to comprehend and considered adequate for the analysis. The study population will consist ‘130’ entire population of the government school of Ekosodin community
The findings of their study concluded that the effects of marital dissolution or single parenthood are more severe for boys than for girls, and marital dissolution or single parenting is more traumatic for children who are younger at the time of separation. The study, thus, reveals that apart from economic problems, single parenting has a negative effect on children’s psychological, social, behavioral and educational well-being.
