In the society where we live there are still many people who think that there is only one kind of family, that of a lifetime, mother, father and children. We are going to show you what is increasingly happening in the society where we live, which is the so-called homoparental family.
since the 70s Studies related to this type of parenting have already been created, where their analysis focused on what the psychological progress of children raised by heterosexual and homosexual parents was like. To this day and in advance of the XNUMXth century, this type of parenting has turned upside down, since a common model is not categorized and it offers a wide range of positive parenting between different families.
What is a homoparental family?
The homoparental family is when a couple of two men or two women they become the parents of one or more children. They can be given through adoption, surrogate maternity or artificial insemination in the case of women. They are also considered homoparental relatives in which one of the two members has children naturally from a previous relationship.
In a homoparental family, children can be raised with the same conditions, but usually there are some types of problems within the family unit or outside it, although the normal thing is that if there are, they are solved with the help of specialists.
Children from homoparental families they do not differ of those raised with heterosexual parents in any area of development. There are even times when same-sex parents exercise a lot better that task than the family made up of mother and father, since those of the same sex tend to be more involved and put more effort into education and upbringing.
Sexual orientation of children of homoparental families
Detailed studies have been carried out on the sexual orientation of the children of homoparental families. In conclusion, there is no evidence that the children have a homosexual orientation. If children end up being homosexual, the chances that they end up in this situation originate equally from homosexual or heterosexual family nuclei.
We have to say that the same studies show that raising your own or adopted children by gays or lesbians has no no negative consequences for them. And that the rate of homosexuality in boys and girls raised by homosexual couples is no higher than that of those raised by heterosexual couples. Therefore coming to the conclusion that this family circle it has nothing to do with the sexual current of each child.
Social life of a school-age child
Studies continue to assess this data. They have come to the conclusion that children do not suffer bullying due to this type of family condition. If that is the case, it enters the same probabilities in general terms, when it comes to a conventional family. However, it is always appropriate to provide these children with all the necessary tools to be able to defend themselves.
- Among this type of tools, first of all, it is necessary to understand that there is nothing wrong with having one type of sexual orientation or another, There may even be differences between one family or another.
- Stigmatization and bullying situations they can cope very well with fathers or mothers who instill social skills so that they can defend themselves in these unforeseen events.
- A good help is create harmonious communication among family members. Promoting emotional expression is part of this good practice, since by understanding emotions well, any invasive attempt outside the family nucleus can be detected much earlier.
Are there problems in the socialization of adolescents?
Today, there are still prejudices regarding this type of situation. Yet there are homoparental families that feel annoyed and they have to solve some other conflict. Every family should know all the difficulties they may face.
Generally, the behavior of children or adolescents in their social environment are practically the same as that of a traditional family. Some studies have come to evaluate their upbringing by gay fathers or lesbian mothers, finding in these cases people more positive towards diversity. Therefore, they are more sociable. However, regardless of the type of family they belong to, they must always have a very respectful education, where tolerance must prevail. It is the key to the normalization of sexual diversity.
Advantages and disadvantages of a homoparental family
Some of the and advantages found in this type of family is that the children are highly desired, so parental involvement is very high.
They develop a lot of Justice, tolerance, respect for the other and have less prejudice on these issues; There is also a more egalitarian distribution of tasks that favors the flexibility of gender roles.
As for some drawbacks that could appear are those that give the lack of a figure male or female in the family. The possible rejections and the social prejudices that exist in homosexuality and especially in this type of family; the few references there are, since there are not many families or they are not public.
Must continually demonstrate to society that they are a true family and that they can do their homework just as well as mothers and fathers. It is a fact that demonstrates the fact of offering the opportunity to meet a family with these characteristics and thus offering the possibility that they are equal to the traditional families that we are used to seeing in our society.
When the homoparental family is rejected by some sectors
There are people or sectors that reject this type of family, since go against their moral or religious convictions. They believe that gay or lesbian parents raising their children is unnatural and that they should not be protected or supported by law.
They are integral advocates for families. that are made up of the union between a man and a woman, since they are created in this nature so that they can procreate. Regarding his convictions, there is the formal idea that children must be educated by both a mother and a father figure. If a child is not raised under these circumstances, there is the possibility of creating trauma, personal identity problems or social rejection.
The sectors that defend this type of family do not believe that children will have difficulties in their social skills, Since they learn the same as any other child, their intellectual development is the same as that of a homoparental family and, above all, family affection prevails. They are families that welcome these children. with another type of attention and with more desire, this is an important factor to be able to integrate the support and security that a child needs to be educated.