Nowadays, single parents seem to be a prevalent problem. Ben's mother faced so many difficulties in life. She was an adopted child and got married when she was thirteen and found out that her husband was cheating on her and divorced him. She was illiterate and sometimes called herself mute, she feared that her two children would become like her. Being a single mom, she has been the main driving force in her children's lives. She even became strict because she took her children's education seriously. She wanted them to achieve what she hadn't been able to achieve when she was younger. He was an authoritative parent as he gave them reading assignments to complete and allowed them to study their schedules. Thanks to her parenting style and role as a single mother, Ben excelled in school and defied the odds. Natalie C. Ernst in her article “The Psychology of Parenting Styles” stated that “authoritative parents are classified as the healthiest parenting style… they are demanding and responsive, assertive but not intrusive or restrictive… It also has a influences psychological maturity while often helping children perform better