Kategoria BISAC: Family & Relationships >> Parenting - Single Parent

Many people see government involvement in family policy as a response to popular concerns that the American family is in a state of crisis. One of the primary concerns with fragile families (one parent usually mother) is economic: Poverty rates for single mothers are several times that of two-parent families. Economic deprivation while growing up has been linked to poor physical health, reduced intellectual ability and academic achievement.

Some social sciences contend that marriage is the solution to many of the problems associated with single-parent families. Other experts believe...

Bishop Charles E. Blake
West Angeles Church of God in Christ"

"THE MINISTRY OF SINGLE-PARENTING"

In this New Millennium the single parent family is the norm rather than the exception. We fail to recognize the threat of this perpetual cycle from one...

This is the story of how a happily married woman and mother of an infant and a toddler, at the age of 29, woke up at the usual 5:15a.m., and how, within two hours, was widowed.

What's unique about this book is the writing allows you to see and feel first-hand the grief and tragedy that Julie and her family went through when experiencing the sudden-death loss. It illustrates to other parents how they can rebuild quality lives and mold and shape their children into adults that can live successful lives.

Julie struggled for six years as she learned the hard lessons that pulled her and...

Shirl is a single mother who urges her son's baby-sitter to swat him when he misbehaves. Helena went back to work to get off welfare, then quit to be with her small daughter. Kathy was making good money but got into cocaine and had to give up her two-year-old son during her rehabilitation. Pundits, politicians, and social critics have plenty to say about such women and their behavior. But in this book, for the first time, we hear what these women have to say for themselves. An eye-opening--and heart-rending--account from the front lines of poverty, Through My Own Eyes offers a...

Unfortunately, the divorce rate is on the rise-especially within the church As a result, there are many single moms who daily face their own burdens of guilt and fear, all the while trying to care for their children and provide a stable home. These moms need special help, guidance, discipleship, and companionship.

There is help This life-transforming program is a twelve-week journey for single moms-focusing on healing the past, help for the present, and hope for a confident future. New Start for Single Moms is a program that pairs a mentor and a single mom together to explore...