Sentences with phrase «being single parent households»

The term «fragile families» refers to families who are at greater risk of being single parent households and living in poverty than more traditional families.

In 2011, of the 42 per cent of households in Victoria that contained children, just over 10 per cent were single parent households.

Estimates from the 2009/10 Scottish Household Survey (SHS) indicated that around 21 % of households with children (aged 0 - 15) in Scotland were single parent households (National Statistics, 2011).

Not exact matches

StatsCan pointed to the steady decline in marriages in favour of common - law unions and single - parent households, but that's probably not a factor.

Two income households are becoming increasingly necessary at the same time as single - parent households are on the rise.

Before the era of mass incarceration, there was already evidence linking problems in poor neighborhoods to the high number of single - parent households and also to the high rate of mobility: the continual turnover on many blocks as transients moved in and out.

Doesn't this virtually guarantee a bunch of teen mothers, since pregnant teens are likely to come from single - parent households and not even know their other parent?

If a devoted gay couple wants to raise children together, then you'd think that the children would be better off than those from the single parent, divorced parents households that are common.

When I present these data to my college students, the loudest and quickest responses come from children of single - parent households who say, «This isn't true of me.

«Some are single - parent households; in others, both parents work.

Mexicans and blacks are at the bottom of education levels and test scores, single parent households, crime and others.

Also, generally when statements are made like this in politics, it's an underhanded shot at minority communities with higher percentages of single parent households, or else a message with religious undertones (ie divorce is bad).

«Today, with more single - parent households, more working mothers and more children in poverty, school lunches are more important than ever, «the commission said.

You may be raising kids in a single - parent household, but that doesn't mean you have to go it alone.

I grew up a single parent household and my mom was ALWAYS unhappy.

Those growing up in a single parent household are over twice as likely to be severely materially deprived as those who lived with both parents; the odds of severe material deprivation are also twice as high for those who grew up in households with four or more children, compared to being an only child.

Let's set aside for a moment the issue of single parent households, and just focus on the implication that a loving dad washing his infant daughter could be in any way inappropriate.

And here's some positive news for a group that rarely receives any: Toddlers in single - parent households get rid of diapers faster than their counterparts in two - parent families.

Society has come a long way in recognizing that single parent families make up a lot of households, but that doesn't make being a single parent any easier.

I was so afraid that growing up in a «single - parent household» would ruin my kids» lives.

According to these figures, approximately 85 % of single parent households are headed by custodial single moms, while 15 % are headed by custodial single dads

But, because it is also true that a two - parent households typically have some significant advantages over separate, single - parent homes, it's worth asking: What if you could stay for the kids and lead your own life — possibly even having outside romantic relationships?

Compared with fathers heading households with two married parents, single dads are younger, less educated, less financially well - off and less likely to be white.

Single fathers are much less likely to be black — 15 % are — as compared with single mothers (28 %), but more likely to be black than fathers in married two - parent households Single fathers are much less likely to be black — 15 % are — as compared with single mothers (28 %), but more likely to be black than fathers in married two - parent households single mothers (28 %), but more likely to be black than fathers in married two - parent households (7 %).

As a result, men make up a growing share of single parent householders.2 In 1960, about 14 % of single parent households were headed by fathers, today almost one - quarter (24 %) are.

And in families where single parents were heads of the household, roughly 70 percent of single moms and about 80 percent of single dads were employed.

The traditional married couple family with children under 18 represented one out of every four total households, while 3.5 % of the total households are headed by single parents raising children under 18.

In what is perhaps the most comprehensive investigation of the implications of different kinds of family structures for the well - being of teenagers, Thomas Deleire and Ariel Kalil studied more than 11,000 adolescents raised in ten different kinds of households, including, for example, households with married parents, biological cohabiting parents, single mothers (divorced, always - single, and cohabiting considered separately), divorced single mothers in multi-generational households, and always - single mothers in multigenerational households.

Across married and single parent families, all parents are working in more than 60 percent of households with children, up from 40 percent in 1965.

Nearly one - quarter of Minnesota households with kids were run by single parents in 2000.

In fact, good single moms are 62 percent better at lowering the risk of drug abuse by their kids than two - parent households where the father - child relationship is poor.

«Modern families» in these surveys were defined as households with single or co-habitating (non-married) parents, LGBTQ, or multi-racial parents or households with stay - at - home dads; all other families were considered «traditional.»

Most home visiting programs are voluntary, and states and communities encourage participation by families with risk for maltreatment (for example, families where parents have low levels of education, live in poverty, single - parent households, and parents who themselves were involved in the child welfare system).

Single parents may find themselves doing all the daily chores around the household, but it can be a positive experience for your children to share in the daily chores at home.

Of the 26 studies reporting family structure more than 30 % of index children were in single parent households.

These limits may vary according to how many people are in the household and other circumstances, but they are often fairly low (for example, a single parent supporting a disabled child might be disqualified if they earn more than about $ 3,000 a month).

«There is a feeling of supremacy or superiority of two parent families that is pervasive in this society, regardless the numbers that clearly illustrate single - parent households are plentiful,» says Kelli Kirk, a Seattle writer and mother of two who recently remarried after four years of solo parenting.

Divorced kids are better off if mom remains stably single or if she waits to get married before she brings a new parent into the household.

Affordability rankings are calculated based on the average cost of care for one child in relation to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2015 American Community Survey that includes both married and single parent households with children.

It's time we took a good look at some of the more persistent rumors about single parent households and bust those myths once and for all.

The truth: Single parents are doing as good a job as two parent households, and raise just as many successful children.

Find ways to share the household and parenting responsibilities with your partner, and if you're a single parent, surround yourself with people who can help and support you.

Shepard is an attorney who says she was raised in a single parent household, and brings a much - needed perspective to the bench.

Besides low birth rates, higher life expectancy, longer education time and an increasing share of single - parent households, Germany is also the poster child of labour market dualisation: pampered workers in the industrial and unionised core contrast with part - time and irregular work in the peripheral service industry.

Farias — the only woman running for the seat — is the oldest of three children in a single parent household.

In New Zealand this is particularly true — we come from a country where the traditional nuclear family is officially no longer a majority and where a quarter of Kiwi kids are growing up in single - parent households.2 If you are one of these single parents, it can be comforting to know that you are not alone, that you are part of a growing New Zealand demographic.3 If you are a single parent and dating, it is extra comforting to know that this means there are others out there who can understand your situation.

Consider this - one in eight families are parented by single moms, 10 % of children live in stepfamilies and lone - parent families account for 14 % of Canadian familial households.1 In other words, if you are a single parent, you're far from alone — there are thousands in the same boat, many of whom are looking to get back into dating and find a committed relationship with a partner who understands their situation.

Indeed, according to recent US census data, 14.5 % of American households were identified as single parent and the holidays, unfortunately, can often trigger disagreements about where everyone spends the day.

Mark Brooks: By 2008 the majority of family households will be headed by single parents in the USA.

In 2003, 14 of all Australian households were single - parent families..