Sang Min and Kushner (2008) studies reflected “slightly more than half of all marriages in the USA and approximately a third of European marriages ending in divorce, millions of children every year enter a new category of family structure, the single-parent family. In 1970, 12% of all children in the USA lived in single-parent homes; by the year 2000, that number soared to just over 30% (US Census Bureau 2000)” (p.607). Definition of low-income single mothers is a individual parent who has no physical nor financial support. Low-income single mothers is a very important human service issue amongst us today. This is a growing issue in our society that not only affects the mothers and the children but the community as a …show more content…
God created man and women to be together and married and to develop, love, uplift and nurture one another. He created us to perfection just how he wanted us to be. Recommendations for a improvement is to limit cohabitation and to marry and stay married. Counseling is also a great recommendation for the family so that points of view from your children can be input. A counselor will dissect each person’s level of emotions starting from their childhood in the family. Another good option for couples are to learn to communicate. Communication is the core to every relationship. Discussing not only your issues, but also what you admire about a person can help make a relationship strong. So many people don’t know how to express themselves and how they feel. Communication not only affects the couple but it affects the household in general. Children watch what there parents do and how the communicate, and they act accordingly. This is how the children are affected academically and mentally. There are some things professionals can grasp from your children that you as a parent cannot. Sometimes kids will hold back on their parents due to