In 1918, Jessie Ashley, a feminist lawyer from a genteel New York family, mused on the end of the nuclear family. “I think it—the family—has been necessary and a good thing,” she wrote in a letter to ...

Dating again as a single parent can bring up complex emotions for your child. It can be hard when introducing a new partner doesn't go well, but there are ways to make it easier. Keeping an open line ...

Forty percent of babies in the U.S. are born to unmarried mothers. Increasingly, those moms are over 30, at a time when teen ...

If a superhero is a fictional character with extraordinary or superhuman powers, then single parents are real-life superheroes. No, they don’t wear masks or have X-ray vision (unless they work in ...

Tennis star Sania Mirza shares her journey as a single mother. She prioritizes her son Izhaan's happiness and freedom from ...

Throughout most of modern history, the script for parenthood has been pretty straightforward: get married, bear children, raise children, take a cruise to Aruba, die. But today's child-rearers have ...

I always pictured a two-parent household for my daughter. But a year after becoming a single mom, I realized it was the best thing that could've happened. I get to make parenting decisions by myself ...

I watch my fair share of cartoons with my children, and because of that, I’ve noticed many characters that resonate with me. Single parents in cartoons are among those characters. Single parenting is ...

As a single parent, finding the right health insurance can be tricky — most family floater plans cater to two-parent households. The challenge lies in securing comprehensive coverage for yourself and ...

California ranks sixth in child care costs, scoring 78.57 out of 100. Married couples in California spend 10% to 12% of income on child care. Single parents may spend up to 38% of income on California ...