The Power of the Single-Parent Family Two new books propose we quit idealizing the married-with-kids configuration and overhaul the single-parent household’s cultural status.

That is the wrong approach. Just as we don’t accept that college is only for the well-off, a healthy marriage and a two-parent family should not be out of reach for large segments of society.

'Society is changing': Ramaswamy praises the 'nuclear family,' but single parents say his comments hurt ...

Children cannot benefit from their parents’ involvement in their education if there is no parent capable of being involved—either because the parent is absent or because a single parent is ...

How the erosion of the convention of raising children inside a two-parent home is damaging families and worsening economic inequality.

The dynamics of family structure is undergoing a transformation. Declining fertility and mortality rates are leading to new ...

As a single dad ... of “Modern Family” are doing it right when it comes to parenting. Leanza says they reflect the evolving, diverse realities of modern parenting with heart, humor authenticity. From ...

The report defined seven distinct and mutually exclusive family structures: nuclear, single-parent, blended, unmarried biological or adoptive families, cohabiting, extended, and other — the last ...

To many Americans, the paragon of family structure will always be the two-parent household, but that doesn’t mean we need to be oblivious to the reality that single-parent households are sometimes ...

But among a large segment of the right, single parenthood is seen as an immoral family structure. If life can be made more difficult and expensive for single parents, the thinking apparently goes ...

Unlike two-parent households, there's often no financial fallback, which makes it even more important to build a solid plan that prepares for both expected and unforeseen events. Here are practical ...