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The Challenge: Finding Child Care

Like many single parents, money is tight for Carolynne Harvey, single mom and founder of Dream Baby Sleep. That being said, connecting with (and maintaining relationships) in her community, particularly with other single parents, has been instrumental in finding care. “I’ve always tried to find a mom friend at my daughter’s school who was open to b...

The Challenge: Paying For Clothing, Food and Other Supplies

Andrea Arterbery, a single mom and freelance journalist, relies on local community services and programs to help clothe and feed her son, particularly during the busy back-to-school season. She recommends other single parents do the same. “Do your research,” she says. “Watch the news and read newsletters from the city to see what resources are avai...

The Challenge: Feeling Guilt For Not “Being Involved Enough” at School

One of the biggest challenges for single parents is dealing with feelings of guilt, explains Anton Shcherbakov, co-founder of ThinkPsychand licensed clinical psychologist. “Whether it is not having enough energy to be playful with your children or feeling like you are not spending enough time with them, it’s a constant struggle,” he says. “I think ...

The Challenge: Struggling to Get Work Done Remotely When The Kids Are Home

For remote-working single parents saddled with an unexpected child sick day, getting to all of your agenda items and staying focused can be a challenge. Harvey says it’s important to set boundaries and rules in those instances. “Being a working parent is hard, being a working single parent is next-level hard,” Harvey says. “It’s always a nightmare ...

The Challenge: Managing Workplace Biases Against Single Parents’ Work Ethic

“The biggest challenge single parents face when it comes to working (both remotely and in-person) is overcoming the biases put upon them,”explains Carter. She says that many single parents she speaks to in her advocacy work feel as though they’re judged for seeking more flexible schedules or are seen as less devoted to their work. The solution, she...

The Challenge: Feeling Guilt When Kids Use Their Phones to Entertain Them

“I have no problem saying that as a single parent, my co-parent is Apple,” explains Carter. She notes that, when her kids go back to school, she works with them to help regulate their habits and use their phones in a healthy way. “One unconventional rule I have: When they come home [from school], they must spend 30 minutes decompressing before jump...

The Challenge: Even A Once-per-Week Session to Yourself Doesn’T seem Doable

For Elizabeth Mitchell, an early childhood teacher and single parent, on those days (or weeks) when “me time” seems unimaginably difficult, she calls up other single parents in her community. “I try to organize social events with other single parents where I can invite people to our place or plan day dates where I have kids over to play, in exchang...

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Are parents struggling to find child care?

She's one of the many parents struggling to find child care, even as many child care centers have reopened. According to a new poll conducted by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 34% of families with young children are facing serious problems finding child care when adults need to work.

Is there a growing child care crisis?

Across the country, there is a growing child care crisis. It's a crisis made worse by the pandemic and stagnant wages. According to a Harvard Business Review Survey, nearly two-thirds of parents have had trouble finding child care in the pandemic, especially Black and Brown families.

Are you unable to send your kids to daycare?

The survey asked families if they were unable to send their kids to daycare sometime in the prior four weeks. Nationally, 27% of families with kids under the age of 5 said they couldn’t access child care. Families with older kids had a slightly easier time, as 18% of families with kids ages 5-11 reported they couldn’t access child care.

Is the child care industry in need of an overhaul?

A preschooler reaches into her cubby at a preschool center in Mountlake Terrace, Wash. Experts say the U.S. child care industry is in need of an overhaul. America's child care system is in crisis. Experts say it's a failed business model. Parents can't afford it, and yet, daycare providers are some of the lowest paid workers in the country.

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Child-care problems: an obstacle to work

women with children entered the Ameri- can labor force changing family life in fundamental ways. Now only 1 of 3 mothers stays at home and provides full-time 



The Negative Effects of Instability on Child Development: A

02-Sept-2013 income families. • For infants changes in child care arrangements can lead to poor attachment with providers and problem behaviors.





Persistence of problems with child care: evidence from the HILDA

29-Sept-2005 experienced persistent problems with accessing childcare by using data from the. Household Income and Labour Dynamics of Australia (HILDA) ...



Scrambling for Stability: The Challenges of Job Schedule Volatility

27-Mar-2014 nights or weekends have few child care options available to them. ... difficult



The Economic Impacts of Insufficient Child Care on Working Families

diminished because of problems with child care. When working parents face more challenges at work there are widespread economic.



Maternal Depression Child Care and the Social Work Role

care and mental health problems: it is quite possible for the paren the child with emotional or behavioural difficulties themselves to be.



Promoting the rights of Children with disabilities

of charge whenever possible… and shall be designed to ensure that the disabled child has effective access to and receives education



Want to Grow the Economy? Fix the Child Care Crisis

have been demoted transferred or fired. Meanwhile