Divorce, single parenting, early pregnancy, are just some reasons for a parent not to be present in their families as a matter of fact its been said that almost half of the kids have had lived in a family where one of the parents for many different reasons had been missing. But is it different when parents are involved with their kids? What are the different effects that this causes on them both the kids and the parents"

First, children's discipline is affected by the nonresident parent's situation. If the parents want to have a better control of their kids and if they continue to have contact with their children they may be able to maintain consistent discipline and supervision of their children. If the kid experience visitation from the nonresident parent this increases the possibilities of a...