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Wie sieht der Alltag von Alleinerziehenden aus? Mit welchen Hindernissen werden sie konfrontiert und wie gehen sie damit um? Anhand von Interviews mit Alleinerziehenden in München zeigt dieses Buch auf, wie aufgrund struktureller Rahmenbedingungen erschwerte Lebenssituationen individuell verhandelt werden. Deutlich werden dabei sowohl Schwierigkeiten als auch Selbstermächtigungsprozesse Einzelner. Nicht zuletzt veranschaulicht die Autorin den Druck, den alleinerziehende Elternteile auf emotionaler, finanzieller und zeitlicher Ebene erfahren: Sie werden damit konfrontiert, nicht genügend Zeit für Care und Erwerb zu haben und darüber hinaus von ihrem Erwerb häufig nicht leben zu können.

Our understanding of what makes a family has undergone a revolution in the last few decades, from same-sex parenthood to surrogacy, donor conception, and IVF. But what has the impact been on children? In We Are Family, Professor Susan Golombok visits lesbian mothers, gay fathers, single parents, donor conception parents, co-parents, trans parents, surrogates, and donors, and, more importantly, their children, to find out if they are as well-adjusted, happy, and emotionally stable as children from traditional nuclear families. And she discovers that the answer is yes — and sometimes even more so. Susan's work at the Centre for Family Research at Cambridge proves that any family set-up can provide a loving, secure home for a child — although, the children from these families will often face prejudiced attitudes from others. Since the 1970s, when she was first drawn to this area of research after reading about lesbian mothers whose children were being removed from their care, Susan has worked tirelessly to challenge outdated attitudes and prevent families being split up for no good reason. This book tells the stories of those families — their struggles and their triumphs — while celebrating love and family in all its wonderful variations.

'Insightful, honest and very down-to-earth. I so wish there had been a book like this when I was a single dad.'Steve Legg, editor, Sorted magazineThis is a book that comes alongside the reader as a travel guide and walks through the journey via a step-by-step approach. Walking the Single Parent Journey offers the reader a chance for self-discovery, of coming to terms with the pains and effects of the past in order to boldly face the challenges that lie ahead. The book discusses the everyday struggles and issues that single parents face, whilst offering advice and tips on managing and dealing with them successfully. The author encourages the reader to create systems and put strategies in place to help make life easier, drawing on her own experiences.

Affronter les crises de colère seul(e), gérer les devoirs seul(e), soigner les bobos et les angoisses seul(e)... Les journées d'un parent solo ressemblent fort à celles d'un superhéros. Sans la présence et l'appui de l'autre parent, rester disponible et à l'écoute de son enfant en créant un cadre propice à son bonheur relève parfois de l'exploit. Valérie Roumanoff, hypnothérapeute, livre une foule d'outils, de conseils, d'exercices et d'activités pour résoudre les petits drames et les grands problèmes du quotidien et permettre aux enfants de s'épanouir, sans s'oublier soi-même. Dans cet ouvrage vous trouverez : Des outils pour déjouer les pièges de la parentalité solo et identifier vos vraies priorités Des techniques pour désamorcer conflits et rapports de force avec les enfants Un cahier ludique détachable pour prolonger les activités avec eux Le point de vue de parents et enfants pour sortir (définitivement) de la culpabilité Des exercices pour gérer la relation avec votre ex... et la vivre plus sereinement (parce que oui, c'est possible!)

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Single parents face a triple bind of inadequate resources, employment, and policies, which in combination further complicate their lives. This book - multi-disciplinary and comparative in design - shows evidence from over 40 countries, along with detailed case studies of Sweden, Iceland, Scotland, and the UK. It covers aspects of well-being that include poverty, good quality jobs, the middle class, wealth, health, children's development and performance in school, and reflects on social justice. Leading international scholars challenge our current understanding of what works and draw policy lessons on how to improve the well-being of single parents and their children.

Single-Parenting in the 21st Century: Perceptions, Issues and Implications explores and illuminates the landscape of single-parenting in the twenty-first century, during which a great number of individuals have begun parenting on their own. Nationally and internationally recognized experts apply their multiple years of experience as researchers and offer the most complete handbook available to exploring the uncharted waters of single-parenting in the twenty-firstt century. The volume provides in-depth answers to important questions, such as: Does being a single parent effect physical and mental health? What is the economic status of single-mother and single-father families? Is the psychosocial adjustment, school performance and behavior of single-parent students related to nuclear family children? With these questions in mind, the chapters are classified into three categories: a) Single-Parenting and Health; b) Single-Parenting and Economic Disadvantage; and c) Single-Parenting and Education. Globalization, demographic shifts, economic, cultural, social and moral crisis, and changing trends in the labor sector all signify the distinctiveness of the current moment with regards to family patterns. This one-of-a-kind book promotes a world-view, a perspective of the multiple effects of single-parenting both on parents as well as children and presents the most recent research data on the complex issues surrounding single-parenthood. Written with clarity and candor by worldwide researchers and experts, Single-Parenting in the 21st Century: Perceptions, Issues and Implications is an essential read for teachers, parents, administrators and policymakers at all levels. (Nova)

“Les Parents Célibataires et Leurs Enfants” est un brise mythe, une collection d'articles de sensibilisation qui défie tous les stéréotypes qui diminuent et rabaissent les familles monoparentales. Tirés d'une recherche scientifique, le Dr. Bella DePaulo démontre que ces sinistres prédictions sur le destin d'enfants de parents célibataires sont largement exagérées ou simplement fausses. De plus, il existe plusieurs cas dans lesquels les enfants de parents célibataires réussissent mieux que tout le reste. C'est la bonne nouvelle que personne ne vous dit. Le Professeur DePaulo a été décrite par le magasine Atlantic comme étant “le penseur et écrivain avant-gardiste d'Amérique sur l'expérience du célibat.” Ce livre inclut plus d'une douzaine de ses récits des plus influenciels relatifs aux parents célibataires et leurs enfants, plus une participation de plusieurs invités. Les articles de Bella DePaulo sont originellement apparus dans son blog populaire “Living Single” (Vivre Célibataire) sur Psychologie Today et son “Single at Heart” blog sur PsychCentral, ainsi que sur le Guardian.

Dieses Buch analysiert theoretisch und empirisch, warum einige alleinerziehende Mütter weniger benachteiligt sind als andere. Es wird argumentiert, dass Alleinerziehen mit unterschiedlichen Risiken verbunden ist, je nachdem an welchem Abschnitt im Lebensverlauf es erlebt wird, und welche institutionelle Absicherung die jeweilige Phase des Lebensverlaufs erfährt. Empirisch werden am Beispiel Deutschlands mit Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels Unterschiede in ökonomischen und sozialen Lebensbedingungen zwischen Alleinerziehenden untersucht.

When Emma Johnson's marriage ended she found herself broke, pregnant, and alone with a toddler. Searching for the advice she needed to navigate her new life as a single professional woman and parent, she discovered there was very little sage wisdom available. In response, Johnson launched the popular blog Wealthysinglemommy.com to speak to other women who, like herself, wanted to not just survive but thrive as single moms. Now, in this complete guide to single motherhood, Johnson guides women in confronting the naysayers in their lives (and in their own minds) to build a thriving career, achieve financial security, and to reignite their romantic life—all while being a kickass parent to their kids. The Kickass Single Mom shows readers how to: • Build a new life that is entirely on their own terms. • Find the time to devote to health, hobbies, friendships, faith, community and travel. • Be a joyful, present and fun mom, and proud role model to your kids. Full of practical advice and inspiration from Emma's life, as well as other successful single moms, this is a must-have resource for any single mom.

Five decades ago, I was challenged to read the Moynihan Report (1965). Then and now, I take issue with much of the content, which smacks of deficit thinking, blaming the victim, and a blindness or almost total disregard for how systemic racism and social injustices contribute to family structures. I recall being professionally and personally offended by interpretations of single‐parent families, which were often negative and hopeless. Moral development, criminal activity, poor educational outcomes, poverty, and apathy of many kinds were placed squarely on the shoulders of these families, especially if the families were/are headed by Black mothers. Eurocentric and middle class notions of ‘real'families like those depicted on TV shows and movies dominate, then and now, what is deemed healthy in terms of family structures – with the polemic conclusion that nuclear families are the best and sometimes only structure in which children must be raised. These colorblind, economic blind, and racist blind studies, reports, theories, and folktales have failed to do justice to the families in which there is one caregiver. Their stories of woe and mayhem make the news and guide policies and procedures. The stories of children who have been resilient have been unheard and silenced, they have been under‐reported and relegated to the status of ‘exception to the rule'. Perhaps they are exceptions, but there are more exceptions than we may know. This book is designed with those stories of resilience and success in mind. The book is not an attempt to glorify single‐parent families, but such families are prevalent and increasing. High divorce rates are impactful. And some parents have chosen to not marry, which is their right. While not glorifying single‐parent families, we are also not demonizing them or telling their stories void of context. Yes, income will often be low(er), time will be compromised when divided between offspring, work, and other obligations. Likewise, we are not glorifying two‐parent families as being ideal; their context matters too. How healthy are married couples who don't really love or even like each other? How healthy are those parents who have separate sleeping arrangements/bedrooms? How healthy are those families who have oppositional parenting styles and goals for their children? This is the 50th anniversary of the Moynihan Report, and I am concerned that another 50 years will pass that fails to balance out the stories of single‐parent families, mainly those whose children succeed and defy the odds so often unexpected of them. I agree with Cohen, co‐author of the updated report:'The preoccupation with strengthening marriage as the best route to reducing poverty and inequality has been a policymaking folly”. Further, 50 years after Moynihan released the controversial report, The Negro Family: The Case for National Action, a new brief by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) and the Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) titled,'Moynihan's Half Century: Have We Gone to Hell in a Hand Basket?,'finds that the changes in family structure that concerned him have indeed continued, becoming widespread among Whites as well, but that they do not explain recent trends in poverty and inequality. In fact, a number of the social ills Moynihan assumed would accompany these changes in family structure—such as rising rates of poverty, school failure, crime, and violence—have instead decreased. (see this)

Working with Co-Parents is a practical manual for therapists and social workers who work with divorced and/or separated parents of children. Unique among other books that focus on therapy with the parents individually, the author's model brings the divorced couple together to help them understand their child's experience and to assist them in developing a road to constructive co-parenting. This manual also includes illustrative case vignettes, session outlines and handouts, and homework reflection questions. Therapists and counselors will learn tools and interventions that they can apply immediately and effectively to their work with divorced couples.

The 21st century sustains one significant commonality with the decades of the preceding century. The majority of individuals parenting on their own and heading one-parent families continue to be mothers. Even so, current trends in globalization (economic, political, cultural) along with technological advancement, shifts in political, economic and social policy, contemporary demographic shifts, changing trends in the labor sector linked to global economics, and developments in legislative and judicial output, all signify the distinctiveness of the current moment with regard to family patterns and social norms. Seeking to contribute to an existing body of literature focused on single motherhood and lone parenting in the 20th century, this collection explores and illuminates a more recent landscape of 21st century debates, policies and experiences surrounding single motherhood and one-parent headed families.

First published in 1984. This is the first book in the mental health field to examine the complex phenomenon of the single-parent family from a systems perspective and to offer a clinical approach based on that expanded perspective.

Divorced when her children were two and four years old, Jeanette did everything she could to keep her children safe. She took seriously the roles of both mother and father. Everything seemed to be fine until her daughter entered puberty. Everything seemed to be fine until it wasn't. Then came the nightmare. In April of 2009, Jeanette's fifteen-year-old ran away from home—to meet a man she met online. Jeanette's memoir, Heart Scars, recounts the events of that terrifying weekend, the subsequent police investigation, and the periodic anxieties of single-parenting.

The last two decades have seen a dramatic growth in the proportion of families headed by women. Most of these families are poor and include dependent children--causing the development of a large underprivileged class across the western world. This book explores the causes and implications of this development. Because the increase in mother-headed families is an international trend, an international perspective has been adopted. The discussion centers on selected countries where certain trends are most visible. Among the western nations particular attention is given to the United States, Sweden, and the former U.S.S.R., because of their high prevalence of mother-headed families; and trends in some countries with a middling prevalence are also discussed. Japan is included, because of its combination of advanced industrialization with a non-western tradition and a low incidence of mother-headed families. Accordingly, the book considers broad supranational influences, and proposes some explanations that draw on material from history, anthropology, sociology, psychology, women's studies, economics, literature, and religious studies. The authors present definitive information on the incidence of mother-headed families across historical epochs and culture groups. This includes an exploration of the conditions under which such families have been many or few and have been treated well or poorly by their communities. They also offer some theoretical explanations for the increasing frequency of this family form and consider whether these interpretations fit the facts that have been gathered. Finally, there is a detailed discussion revealing what these explanations may imply for the future--that is, whether the number of mother-headed families is likely to increase, stabilize, or decrease.

There is no greater hope for single mothers than to watch their sons succeed, and African-American single mothers face more adversity than most. Raise Him Up delves into the challenges faced by African-American single moms and offers advice, scriptural support, and helpful prayers. Each chapter relates a spiritual point taken from the book of Acts, a mother's story, and draws parallels to the struggles of the modern day African-American mother. Chapters also offer stories of African-American athletes who were raised by single moms, and against all odds, succeeded. Moms will learn to give encouragement, push their boys to try new things, and keep them out of trouble. Raise Him Up is essential reading for single African-American moms who want nothing more than to see their sons grow into happy, successful men. Features include: Helpful tips and tools for raising successful men Hopeful stories of success in the face of adversity Scripture from the book of Acts

Esta obra presenta varias líneas de interés para la sociedad colombiana y para quienes investigan en este campo: en primer lugar, hace visible una modalidad de convivencia familiar subregistrada en las cifras oficiales y representada socialmente como'familia incompleta'; pero con fuerte arraigo en las prácticas cotidianas e históricas de las familias en este país: la mujer-madre que voluntariamente o por la fuerza de las circunstancias asume la jefatura familiar y sin compañero-padre'saca adelante'a sus hijos. En segundo lugar, se adentra en los dinamismos internos del funcionamiento de tales familias, haciendo acercamientos muy vitales, con fuerza casi testimonial, referidos a la forma como sus integrantes mismos la representan, a cómo representan y relatan sus fortalezas y debilidades, sus trayectorias, sus conflictos y a cómo estos conflictos se afrontan internamente. Por último, el texto se realiza, justamente, desde la voz de quienes viven la experiencia, modalidad investigativa desde la cual se aprecia con mayor fineza la estructura de categorías y subcategorías que las mismas personas escogen para dar cuenta de sus vivencias.

A Miracle Everyday takes an illuminating and intimate look at flourishing single-mother families. Single motherhood and the children of single mothers have been the subject of overwhelmingly negative statistical analysis. But, asks Marita Golden, where are the studies that analyze the strengths of single mothers, the positive adaptive skills learned by their children, the support systems that help these families work? In A Miracle Every Day Golden, once a single mother herself, and several other single mothers and their family members share their success stories with great honestly and insight. Golden identifies the coping characteristics these families have in common and organizes them into guiding themes, making A Miracle Every Day a book that single mothers and their support networks can turn to for wisdom, comfort, and inspiration.

Includes index.

“Charming, delightful, and enlightening...a constant reminder to live your life fully, forgive yourself daily, and love yourself more...[a] gem of a memoir” (Amy Ferris, author of Marrying George Clooney: Confessions from a Midlife Crisis). With one bounced check, Nancy Brook's world collapsed around her. She was charged with a felony and thrown in jail even though her husband had pilfered money out of their business account. Eventually, the charges were dismissed, but her marriage and business were over. A decade later at age forty-three, Nancy thrived as a bank vice president and single parent. Still, she couldn't get her dating act together. After seven break-ups in seven years, she knew it was time for a change. The cure for her dating blues? A seven-hundred-mile cycling expedition from Bordeaux to the Alps. In France, Nancy wasn't a corporate manager, a mother, or someone's girlfriend. She was reborn into a beautiful new world—without responsibilities or expectations. Cycling, Wine, and Men: A Midlife Tour de France reveals an introspective journey through post-divorce dating, single parenthood, and finding happiness and independence as an unattached woman in her prime. Nancy had thought the perfect guy would make life complete. Instead she learned that pursuing passions and fulfilling lifelong dreams created deeper fulfillment than her latest homme parfait. Experience the ride of a lifetime as Under the Tuscan Sun meets Sex and the City. “Zippy read filled with heart and soul... Nancy Brook will make you shout ‘Vive la Chemin!'” —Suzy Gershman, author of C'est La Vie “Cycling, Wine, and Men is sure to inspire others to follow their bliss.” —Theo Pauline Nestor, author of How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed

Alleinerziehend oder Patchwork-Familie, wer in sogenannten'modernen Familienformen'lebt, für den hält der Alltag viele Herausforderungen bereit. Die Autorin zeigt Lösungswege für die typischen Probleme und macht all jenen Mut, die sich hin und wieder schlicht überfordert fühlen.

Being a parent is challenging enough. Being a single parent can seem downright impossible—until now. Drawing on material from his successful Single Parenting That Works curriculum guide and video series, America's favorite parenting expert, Dr. Kevin Leman, brings help and hope to the legions of single parents struggling to raise happy, healthy, well-adjusted children in a loving, caring and biblically grounded way. Using his trademark quirky, no-nonsense approach, Dr. Leman shows parents how to build healthy, mature relationships with their former spouses, how to develop their children's self-esteem, and how to discipline and relate to their kids in accordance with their unique God-given personalities. Features: Building stability for your children by getting your own life in order. How forgiveness opens the door to healthy relationships Learning to deal with your “ex” with an olive branch rather than a hammer Dating and remarriage Helping your child thrive in a single parent home

Appropriate as supplemental reading for courses in Social Policy and Social Studies that examine the role of parenting in society. The subject of lone mothers is a controversial and highly topical social and political issue. This unique core text examines the key issues in the debate, and assesses their impact on the UK and other countries in a comprehensive and accessible way. Broad in scope, it covers a wide range of issues including gender roles, the relationship of the family and the state, and the relationship between social policy and labour market policy.

Changing Family Values offers a comprehensive introduction to contemporary debates and new research surrounding the family. It explores how we define traditional family values and how these values are perceived as being underthreat in contemporary society. Ranging across politics, social policy, law and sociology, the contributors focus on the diverse realities of contemporary family life. Issues covered include:• the recent backlash against single mothers• lesbian and gay families and the law• men's changing roles within the family• the future of the nuclear family.This book is ideal for courses covering the family, a central topic in sociology and women's studies.

Child Magazine Best Book of the Year'For me, parenting is like dieting. Every day, I wake up filled with resolve and good intentions, perfection in view, and every day I somehow stray from the path. The difference is with dieting, I usually make it to lunch....'With the candor and often hilarious outlook that have made her a beloved commentator on NPR, Marion Winik takes the reader on an unforgettable journey through modern parenthood, with all of its attendant anxieties and joys. A single mother with two small boys, Winik knows exactly what she's talking about, from battles over breakfast and bedtime to the virtues of pre-packaged food and weightier issues like sex education and sibling rivalry. Part memoir and part survival guide, The Lunch-Box Chronicles is an engaging philosophy of parenting from a staunch realist, who knows that kids and their parents both will inevitably fall far short of perfection, and that a'good enough mom'really is, in fact, good enough.

At the heart of much social research today are issues related to single-parent families. Schlesinger, acknowledged as a Canadian pioneer in this important field, has produced a new comprehensive survey of current research. Five essays review the literature on the subject from a wide range of perspectives:'The Lone-Parent Family in Canada';'The Qualitative Back-ground'by Leo Davids;'Custodial Parents: Review and a Longitudinal Study'by Anne-Marie Ambert;'The Single Teen-Age Canadian Mother in the 1980s: A Review'by Schlesinger;'Single Fathers with Custody: A Synthesis of this Literature'by Shirley M.H. Hanson; and'Family Adaptation Following Marital Separation/Divorce: A Literature Review'by Geoff Nelson. The bibliography includes some 490 annotations of materials published between 1978 and 1984, as well as an annotated list of children's books related to children in one-parent families and reconstituted families. Together with the essays they provide a detailed and thorough guide to contemporary research in a central area of social work study.