THE BRAIN CHASE BLOG

While society's commitment to promoting equality for all parents is only getting stronger, social perceptions of single moms and single dads still vary greatly. Let's investigate the disparities and pinpoint how we can do better to support all solo parents. We know all too well that while raising a child in a two-parent household is tough, raising a child solo is a whole different ballgame. And it's one that more and more parents are having to take on. In the United States, the most recent census data found that while most sole-parent families with kids under 18 are overseen by a mother 8. While many studies on single parenthood focus on the health and wellbeing of single mothers, there is not much data out there to look to on single fathers. The OECD report defines single parents as people living with at least one biological or adopted child and includes those who may have been divorced, separated, widowed, single, never married, or not living with a partner. As the number of single parents continues to grow in the U. Yet, single mothers and single fathers continue to be held to different standards and face different expectations and pressures.