Let us now praise single moms - CNN
May 14, 2023 · Roughly 24 million, or one-third of all American children under age 18, are living with an unmarried parent, according to a 2018 Pew Research Center analysis of US Census Bureau data. And 81% of...
As single motherhood takes off, American children's chance of ... - NPR
Oct 22, 2023 · Almost half of all babies born in the U.S. are born to unmarried mothers. That's not good for children, says progressive economist Melissa Kearney in her new book, The Two-Parent Privilege.
Despite financial gains, some single parents are still in 'panic ... - BBC
Apr 10, 2024 · Close to a quarter of American children live with just one parent. But these ranks are ticking up globally, too. A data analysis by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development...
A look at the growing trend of women becoming single parents ... - CBS News
May 9, 2024 · According to a Pew Research Center survey from last year, 78% of Americans find single parenting acceptable. Although more, 93%, support a two-parent household.
Why do single mothers struggle financially? – Deseret News
Jan 2, 2025 · Single-mother families were five times more likely than two-parent families to be poor back in 1980. They still are. What has changed is who single mothers are. In the 1980s, most single mothers were women who’d married, had children and subsequently divorced. These days, most single mothers have never married.
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Why is the government enabling the military to dodge child support? My son's girlfriend expecting a child he doesn't want, what can we do? The latest breaking news, comment and features from The...
The Explosive Rise of Single-Parent Families Is Not a Good Thing
Sep 17, 2023 · The evidence is overwhelming: Children from single-parent homes have more behavioral problems, are more likely to get in trouble in school or with the law, achieve lower levels of education and...
America’s single-parent families - The Hill
Mar 19, 2021 · In 2020 nearly 19 million children, amounting to 25 percent of all children in the U.S., were living in single-parent families. That percentage is nearly three times the level in 1960 of 9...
Single Parenting - HuffPost
Those who've juggled childcare with coronavirus symptoms on their own are angered by Cummings' "arrogance" – and the PM's defence of his man. People raising kids alone need more help than two-parent families, not less.
There's no quick fix for single parent poverty – but there's a clear ...
Dec 30, 2024 · Standing at 55%, almost double that of two-parent families, the single-parent poverty rate is high and rising. But despite the warning signs, the government’s initial plans for their child poverty strategy failed even to name single parents as a key group.