Do you feel like you are all alone with no help to raise your child? Do you ever feel sad, like you are in pain, because you have no spouse to help your family? Don’t despair! Around the world, the problem of single-parent families is growing and worrying. In the US, about 1 in 6 […]
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Single-parent families can no longer be viewed as nontraditional families. These families are all around us today. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that about 30 percent of American families are headed by only one parent. Single-parent households numbered over 12 million in the year of 2000. As more single-parent families have appeared on the American […]
There is a lot to think about before making a lifelong commitment to a parent. The journey of parenthood is long and hard to share with your child or children. It carries a lot of responsibility, as the success of the psycho-social, mental, interpersonal and overall development of the child can largely depend on how […]
The number of families living at or below the poverty level in the United States is estimated to be approximately 8.7 million according to the Census Bureau’s estimates in 2005. This is approximately 12% of all families in the US. Among minorities, the percentage climbs higher, with approximately 30% of African American children now living […]