Articles about single parents
Single Parents: How to Look After Your Mental Health
Last updated: 09/12/2020
Parenthood can be demanding and stressful for anyone, and that’s doubly true for single parents. Many single parents feel like they cannot go on holiday or enjoy some personal...
Working mothers are quitting to take care of their kids, and the US job market may never be the same
Last updated: 08/23/2020
America's parents are going through a year of tough choices, and it isn't getting any easier. With the school year starting, many have to choose between their jobs and staying...
Can both parents claim the single person child carer tax credit?
Last updated: 08/19/2020
I am wondering if unmarried fathers are entitled to tax credits for their dependent children? I don’t live with the mother and assume she is already claiming dependent child tax...
Why a Child Allowance is Preferable to Subsidized Child Care
Last updated: 08/15/2020
A recent survey conducted by Demographic Intelligence found that among women who ever intended to have more children, the cost of child care was one of the largest concrete...
How a Personality Is Made: A Review of The Origins of You
Last updated: 08/13/2020
In The Origins of You, the authors erred a little too far on the side of keeping things simple for a general audience. If you’re fascinated by the question of why people turn...
The Pandemic Is Changing My Mind About Having Kids
Last updated: 08/09/2020
Culture The Pandemic Is Changing My Mind About Having Kids As I entered my early 40s, I started exploring the possibility of having a child on my own. And then the coronavirus...
Disentangling the Effects of Family Structure on Boys and Girls
Last updated: 08/07/2020
What are the mechanisms that cause children growing up with a single parent to be more likely to get in trouble in school? Here are some of the well-known risks for children...
What a Child Allowance Like Canada’s Would Do for Child Poverty in America
Last updated: 07/25/2020
What a Child Allowance Like Canada’s Would Do for Child Poverty in America What a Child Allowance Like Canada’s Would Do for Child Poverty in America July 21,...
How Do the Children of Immigrant Parents Perform in School?
Last updated: 07/11/2020
Another factor contributing to the success of students with immigrant parents is that their parents have extremely high expectations about how far their offspring will go in...
Revealed: hidden costs of a day out for single-parent families
Last updated: 07/09/2020
Zoos, theme parks and gardens are all guilty of discriminatory and unfair ticket prices, say campaigners calling for urgent rethink A group of solo mothers is calling on zoos,...