Single Mothers

Statistics:

33% of all families in this country are single parent headed households.
85.1% of all custodial parents are women
Single parent women are raising 20 million children under the age of 18.
31% of custodial mothers are divorced
31% have never married
Only 11% are under the age of 25
Less than 5% are teenage mothers

Children in father-absent homes are almost four times more likely to be

poor.
Infant mortality rates are 1.8 times higher for infants of unmarried
mothers than for married mothers.
High risk of teen pregnancy, marrying with less than a high school degree,
and forming a marriage where both partners have less than a high school
degree.

Impacts of having an absent Father:

Mothers what can you do?

When it comes to spending time with your children, its not about quantity.
What matters most is the quality of those interactions.
Consider their emotions, and provide them the support they need when they
need it.
Avoid turning to your children for emotional support due to financial issues.
Its human nature to feel compelled to help people, and when children cant
help someone, especially their mother, they can feel helpless.
Seek support from family and friends to help take care of your children. The
more support, the better when it comes to being a single parent.
Consider counseling for your children to deal with their fathers
abandonment.

Resources:

Daddy, Daddy, Be There

Goodnight, Daddy

Do I Have a Daddy?