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	Single Parent Support
		Single parents are no longer in the minority -- in a poll taken March of 1996 - 52% of ALL parents in the United States are single parents - with different challenges than two parent homes.
		The Vice Principal of the school (also a single mother) was there, and we had a single parent psychologist who facilitated a partial support/therapy group in the hour and a half meeting, which also included a speaker from the community.
		Single parenthood is not a deficit...it is an opportunity to actively create extended family units that are both empowering and foundational to the future of our society.
	www.wife.org /columnists/seidler/seidler.htm (839 words)

	Single Parent Adoptions: Why Not? -
		Single parents have the urge to nurture and raise a child.
		Single parents approach adoption with the same commitment and devotion as a married couple.
		Single parents are usually of higher education and have higher incomes in comparison to the country's average.
	www.adopting.org /adoptions/single-parent-adoptions-why-not.html (1605 words)

	Preconception.com: Single Parent Adoption: What You Need to Know A National Adoption Information Clearinghouse Fact ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The latest research indicates that children raised in single adoptive parent families compare favorably with other adopted children and show a healthy involvement with friends and family as well as in the activities of their age group.
		The researchers stated: "The single parents of this study lead busy lives and seem to manage the demands of jobs, home and parenting with a sure touch." The parents interviewed, who were both African-American and Caucasian, had adopted young children, most of whom were under the age of 3.
		These researchers concluded that "single parent homes may be particularly suited for children who need intense and close relationships and thus particularly appropriate for many of the older children in foster care who are now being prepared for permanent homes.
	preconception.com /resources/articles/singleadoption.htm (1119 words)

	Focus Adolescent Services: Single Parenting
		Parents Without Partners ~ International organization with over 200 chapters devoted to the welfare and interests of single parents and their children.
		Single Parents and Children ~ Being a single parent does not appear to have a negative effect on the behavior or educational performance of a mother's 12- and 13-year-old children.
		Parents who are generous with material possessions, allow too much freedom, and provide too much help do not let their children learn how to balance privilege with responsibility.
	www.focusas.com /SingleParenting.html (1435 words)

	Single-Parent Families Information on Healthline
		Single fathers, however, are much more likely to be divorced than never married and much more likely than single mothers to be sharing a home with an adult to whom they are not married.
		Studies have also found that children who live in a two-parent family where one parent is abusive or has a high level of antisocial behavior do not do as well as children whose parents divorce if the child then lives in a single-parent family with the nonabusive parent.
		Children of divorced parents will have a wide range of relationships with their parents and parents' partners depending on custody arrangements and the commitment of the non-custodial parent to maintaining a relationship with the child.
	www.healthline.com /galecontent/single-parent-families (925 words)

	Single parent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Single parenthood may occur as a result of loss (death, separation, divorce, abandonment by one parent), or by choice (single parent adoption, donor insemination, egg donor/surrogate motherhood, choosing to carry to term an unexpected pregnancy and raise the child on one's own).
		The mass media in America tends to portray the majority of single mothers are impoverished, from urban "ghettos" or rural areas, from racial minority groups, promiscuous or "loose", and even militant feminists threw out or abandoned their "abusive" husbands (sometimes they are "deadbeat dads") unable to help pay the bills or refused child-rearing responsbilities.
		Single motherhood is by far the most common instance of single parenting; in the US, single mothers outnumber single fathers four to one.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Single_parent (1379 words)

	Single Parent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Single parents with no more than two children whose ages range from two months to nine years may qualify for admission to the program, provided they meet the regular admission criteria of the College.
		A very significant aspect of the academic experience for the single parent studies is the competent and reliable academic support that is provided.
		It is a system of support where single parents and their children aspire to be the best they can be by acquiring a college education.
	www.saintpauls.edu /single.htm (440 words)

	Single Parent
		Single parents need to focus on their own well-being in order to have the strength to meet the demands of work and family....
		It is important for single parents to take care of themselves and also not to harbor unproductive feelings such as guilt....
		Single parents should make taking care of themselves a priority so that they are better off to help their kids....
	library.adoption.com /information/Single-Parent/449/1.html (741 words)

	Single parent dads - fathers
		Single parent dads do have a real tough time, because they don't have anything like the support network that the mums have.
		This leaves many single parent dads with not much company or support, and yes even single parent dads loose their social skills and stop going down the pub.
		The actual parenting side of it is easy and comes strangely natural, but the taking care of myself is however a different story.
	www.lone-parents.org.uk /dads.htm (780 words)

	Single Parent Adopters
		Across the country the number of single parent placements slowly and steadily continues to increase, both in domestic and intercountry adoption.
		Most single adoptive parents are female, are most likely to adopt older children than infants, and are less likely to have been a foster parent to the adopted child.
		As a group, the single parent adopters of U.S. children tended to adopt "special needs" children who were older, minority, and/or handicapped children.
	www.adoptioncontacts.com /singleparent.htm (345 words)

	Single Parent Adoption
		The researchers stated that, "The single parents of this study lead busy lives and seem to manage the demands of jobs, home, and parenting with a sure touch." The parents interviewed, who were both African-American and Caucasian, had adopted young children, most of whom were under the age of 3.
		In assessing single applicants, social workers are particularly concerned with your plans for child care, the kind of support network (friends and family) that can serve as your back-up, and your ability to provide male or female role models.
		Since the single parent has fewer distractions, he or she can perhaps spend a fair amount of time analyzing and responding to a child's needs and building a relationship.
	www.adoptionservices.org /adoption/adoption_single.htm (4552 words)

	Living With a Single Parent
		You also might feel happy that your parents split up and aren't fighting anymore, but you may also feel upset when your mom brings home a man that she is dating.
		Because living with one parent can sometimes be stressful, it can help to talk about it.
		Single parents are often working parents because someone needs to earn money to buy food, clothing, and a place to live.
	kidshealth.org /kid/feeling/home_family/single_parents.html (700 words)

	Single Parent Adoption Statistics
		A single parent adopts 33 percent of children adopted from foster care.
		Most single parent applicants demonstrate high levels of emotional maturity and capacity for frustration.
		The adjustment of children raised by single parents remained similar to that of children raised by adoptive couples.
	parenting.ivillage.com /baby/badoption/0,,68jb-p,00.html (321 words)

	Living With a Single Parent
		You also might feel happy that your parents split up and aren't fighting anymore, but you may also feel upset when your mom brings home a man that she is dating.
		Because living with one parent can sometimes be stressful, it can help to talk about it.
		Single parents are often working parents because someone needs to earn money to buy food, clothing, and a place to live.
	www.kidshealth.org /kid/feeling/home_family/single_parents.html (700 words)

	Single Parent Adoption -
		The researchers stated that, "The single parents of this study lead busy lives and seem to manage the demands of jobs, home, and parenting with a sure touch."7 The parents interviewed, who were both African-American and Caucasian, had adopted young children, most of whom were under the age of 3.
		They might think that, "a single man could not be sensitive to a child's needs;" or, "a boy needs a mother;" or, "I wonder what kind of man wants to raise a child alone."9 These beliefs are diminishing as the number of men who are successfully caring for children grows.
		In assessing single applicants, social workers are particularly concerned with your plans for childcare, the kind of support network (friends and family) that can serve as your back up, and your ability to provide male or female role models.
	library.adoption.com /Single-Parent-Adoption/Single-Parent-Adoption/article/21/1.html (4904 words)

	Helping Single-Parent Families Succeed
		This stability enables the parent and children to enjoy loving relationships in an environment of peace and security, and it enables the children to grow into healthy, responsible adults.
		Single parents need to believe they can positively impact their children and equip them for life.
		One of the most helpful encouragements for single parents would be for church leadership to give them permission to put their social life on the back burner and focus on their children.
	enrichmentjournal.ag.org /200003/066_helping_single_parents.cfm (1511 words)

	Single-parent families
		This issue results from the fact that single women typically do not earn the same income as a single man; thus, there is a consequent economic struggle not experienced in the single-father household.
		Single mothers often must work overtime shifts to compensate for the low salaries, thus taking time away from their children and other domestic chores.
		The parental adjustment perspective suggests that children in single parent families suffer because their parents have difficulty adjusting and functioning.
	www.pineforge.com /newman2studyfamilies/essays/single_parent.htm (386 words)

	General Single Parent Links - Responsible Single Fathers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		About.com Single Parenting—Parenting, time management, budgeting, child support, custody, dating, and all things that relate to being a single parent--it's all here.
		Parents Magazine —A variety of changing content for parents of kids 6 and under.
		Parents Without Partners—Originally thought to be only for widowed parents, they have reinvented the organization with a broader single parent focus.
	www.singlefather.org /resources/gsingle_parents.htm (143 words)

	Adoption History: Single Parent Adoptions
		The number of families headed by single parents increased in the United States throughout the twentieth century, due mainly to rising rates of divorce and nonmarital childbearing, but their increasing prevalence did little to dispel fears that growing up in such families would harm children, both emotionally and economically.
		According to Los Angeles Bureau director Walter A. Heath, two parents were preferable, “but one parent is better than none.” By the time it revised its adoption standards in 1968, the Child Welfare League of America conceded that married parents were an unattainable luxury for some children.
		Single parent adoptions were permissible in “exceptional circumstances” where the child would not otherwise be adopted.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~adoption/topics/singleparentadoptions.htm (1074 words)

	Single parent vacations - Family Travel - MSNBC.com
		Single parents face several challenges when it comes to vacationing with their kids – not least of which is keeping costs under control.
		Here’s the problem many single parents face when they try to book a vacation with their kids: Most prices are based on two adults and double occupancy.
		Single parents might also want to consider the possibility that booking an individual itinerary, rather than a package deal, might be the more economical route.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/7658063 (904 words)

	Crown Financial Ministries
		Keep in mind that there are successful single parents, custodial and non-custodial, and they usually become successful when they have the love and support of a local church.
		Although 64 percent of single parent households are white, nearly 64 percent of all fl children lived in single parent homes.
		In 1998, the median income for single mother households was $18,000; for single father households the income was $30,000.
	www.crown.org /FinancialWisdom/church/single_parent/statistics.asp (1776 words)

	Single Parent
		To meet other parents in your area and give your child the opportunity to socialise with other children you could try your local parents and tots group.
		Gingerbread is an organisation that aims to put single parents in touch with others in a similar situation.
		It is available to families - either couples or lone parents - who have one or more children, work at least 16 hours a week, are resident in the United Kingdom, and entitled to work here and have savings of £8,000 or less.
	www.eastriding.gov.uk /life/singleparent.html (598 words)

	A Single Parents Network
		It's about everyone, mothers, fathers, children, counselors, lawyers, non custodial, custodial, shared parents, adult children of divorce, widowed parents: All and anyone who have been touched by single parenting and the issues that single parents face!.
		Here at single parents network we are about anyone touched by single parenting.
		If you are alone parent or feel that you are alone, you are not alone you are a parent with children and surviving.
	www.singleparentsnetwork.com (592 words)

	Single Family Voices - For Single Mothers and Fathers
		Single parenting is easy wit other parents that are single to share with.
		As single parents doing the singleparent thing for all the single parenting club free members, we look out for single parent and single parents who are divorce or separating.
		Single family voice that you share with parenting or parents that are wither single mom, mothers maybe single fathers, dads, about custody or support, the chat forums allow you to discuss about topics in directory.
	singlefamilyvoices.com (299 words)

	Being a Single Parent
		A single parent with good parenting skills can raise children successfully without a partner by building a good support system—a circle of friends, relatives and neighbors.
		FACT: Children of single parents are no more likely to suffer from low self-esteem than their peers from a two-parent home.
		Parents need to emphasize to their children that who they are is not based on what they have.
	www.metlife.com /Applications/Corporate/WPS/CDA/PageGenerator/0,1674,P985,00.html (510 words)

	Single Parenting: Single Parent
		I have been a single parent for over 26 years and have experience many ups and downs that comes everyday with being a single parent.
		We are both single parents; the difference been that while i have been able to develop some cordiality with the mother of my kid, the father of her own kid had disappered since she was 3 months pregnant.
		Alot of children whether they are boys or girls have self-esteem problems at times when one parent does not want to be involved in their life......so it is really important that a child does not blame themselves........
	en.allexperts.com /q/Single-Parenting-2071/Single-Parent-2.htm (485 words)

	Advantages of Single Parent Adoption (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Families are changing, including an ever-increasing number of single parents by choice.
		Many of those single parents are choosing to create their families through adoption.
		The paperwork is very extensive for international adoption and with a single parent there's only one birth certificate, passport, proof of employment, etc.
	www.olderchildadoption.com /parenting/singleparentadvantages.htm (504 words)

	Single Parent Scholarships
		The single parents take their first semester of course work as a group so that instructors may address particular needs of that group.
		Single parents with at least one dependent child (under 18) living at home who have enrolled in the College and who have received proper ecclesiastical endorsement.
		Single parents with at least one dependent child (under 18) living at home who have enrolled in the College and have received proper ecclesiastical endorsement.
	www.ldsbc.edu /Scholarships/singlemom.htm (1099 words)

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