Emotional, social, financial and psychological support is essential to a single mother’s overall health and capacity to care for her family. A deficiency in these “stress-moderating” resources can arise in a single mother’s vulnerability to stress and secondary stress-related issues. Continue Reading

Single parents struggle with poverty, parenting challenges, psychological, emotional and medical problems and self-reliance. Their households survive on only one income, thus, they have less financial resources than two-parent families. A major dilemma for single parents is deciding whether to spend their time earning an income to support the needs of the family, or spend time interacting with their children. In many instances, single parents gravitate towards earning an income because earned income addresses the basic family needs. Continue Reading

The traditional American nuclear family consisting of a mother and father with specific roles is diminishing and being replaced. Continue Reading