3. Single parenthood occurs when a child is
only taken care of by a dominant parent. The
dominant parent is the parent in which the
children have residency with the majority of
the time
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4. Causes
• Boyfriend leaves girlfriend after she gets
pregnant
• Divorce where a parent does not want the
children
• Pre-marital pregnancy
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5. Challenges
• Making ends meet
• Power Struggles
• Visitation
• Joint custody of Children
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7. Top Causes of Single
Parenthood
• Marriage
• Divorce
• Death of spouse
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8. So what is being done to help these
parents with such problems?
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9. So what is being done to help these
parents with such problems?
• Monetary support • Temporary assistance
to needy families
• State child care (TANF)
subsidies
• Low income home
energy assistance
program (LIHEAP)
• Women, infant &
children’s program
(WIC)
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10. Exceptions
• If the child is being • If the child is being
supported by the single cared for by foster
parent’s partner parents
• If the single parents is • If the child is waiting to
already receiving claim an inheritance
pensions for his or her from one or both of his
disability or for other or her parents
reasons
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11. So how can we help these parents with
such problems?
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12. 1. Why not we get them married again?
2. Why can’t we give them monetary
support through donations so that they
have more time off work to help their kids?
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13. Most of all don’t give
up!
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