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Why Single Parenthood Affects Children (pdf)
Wisconsin Family Impact Seminars23 WWhy Single Parenthood Affects Childrenhen greater risks are found, we are beginning to develop a better under-standing of those factors that differentiate the Children in Single parentfamilies who develop disturbances from those who do not. Understand-ing why family instability places some Children at greater risk is essential inplanning programs and policies to promote healthy Children and families. In thissection, we briefly summarize five perspectives on the possible pathwaysthrough which these effects are transmitted: economic hardship, loss of parentalsupport and supervision, lack of community resources, parental conflict, and lifestress and HardshipPoverty is the most profound and pervasive factor underlying developmentalproblems of the young.
problems of the young. Roughly, one of two families headed by a single mother is living in poverty compared with one of ten married couples with children (McLanahan & Booth, 1989). Not surprisingly, single parents are twice as likely to report that they worry “all or most of the time” that their total income is not enough to meet family ...
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