I have read and unders tand the p lag iar i sm po l i cy as ou t l ined in the sy l labus and the sec t ions in the S tudent Bu l let in re la t ing to the IWU Honesty /Cheat ing Po l i cy. By affixing th is s ta tement to the t i t l e page o f my paper , I cer t i fy that I have not cheated o r p lag iar i zed in the p rocess o f complet ing th i s ass ignment . I a lso certi fy that the work submitted is or ig ina l work specific for th is course and to the M.Ed. program. I f i t i s found that cheat ing and /o r p lag ia r i sm d id take p lac e in the wr i t ing o f th i s paper , I unders tand the poss ib le consequences o f the ac t / s , wh ich cou ld inc lude expu ls ion f rom Ind iana Wes leyan Un ivers i ty.

SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIESBY: JILLIAN HERB

“There are two lasting bequests we can give our children.  One is roots.  The other

is wings.”  ~Hodding Carter, Jr.

Objectives•Review the causes of single parenting•See the effects of single parenting• Look at statistics of single parenting• Find services for single parents•Observe in-class interventions•View handouts, resources, and information

Causes •Divorce or separation-45% of single moms•Death-1.7% of single moms are widowed•Deployment-Almost 2 million children

• Incarceration-2.3 million children affected•Unwed 34% of single moms

Effects on Children•Higher rate of poverty•More likely to repeat grades•Higher likelihood of behavioral problems•More chance of becoming a high-school drop-out•Better chance of being unemployed

Effects on Children Continued•More likely to use drugs, tobacco, and alcohol•Higher risk of becoming a teenage mother•More likely to commit suicide•Higher levels of stress

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StatisticsPercentage of Single-parent Families by State

Statistics by Race

Black women are more

likely to have children

out of wedlock.

Statistics by Race Continued

The number of babies born out of wedlock

has risen dramatically forall races, since 1930.

Statistics by Education

The more educatedwomen are, the lesslikely they are to havechildren out of wedlock.

Connection to Poverty

Families in which the parents are not married

tend to have a higher rate of poverty.

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Services and SupportDouble click on pictures to view links.

Interventions for K-6•Build child’s self-esteem with positive comments.•Begin a parent resource center.•Communicate with parents often and in more than one form.•Help connect parents to local resources.•Connect children with counseling at school.•Offer parent workshops to teach them skills.

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Literature to Support

Interventions for 7-12•Set up tutoring for students after school.•Connect students with services to help with college preparations.•Create a way in which students can access work if missed.•Get the community involved in the school. • Encourage students to become involved in school activities.

Handouts and Websites•Handout for Parental Involvement• Education World Activities• Teacher Guide to Children of Divorce

Child who found Success• "When I think about my mother, I think that there was a certain combination of being very grounded in who she was, what she believed in. But also a certain recklessness. I think she was always searching for something. She wasn't comfortable seeing her life confined to a certain box.”

-President Obama

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ReferencesFanning, K. (2011). Dealing with divorce. Scholastic Choices, 27(2), 7.Lee, S., & Kushner, J. (2008). Single-parent families: The role of parent's and child's gender on academic achievement. Gender And Education, 20(6), 607-621.Palladino, J. (1993). Single-parent students: How we can help. Education Digest, 58(7), 47.Price, S. (2006). My mom's always there for me. Scholastic Choices, 22(1), 10.Rector, R. (2010). Marriage: America’s greatest weapon against child poverty. The Heritage Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/09/marriage-america-s-greatest-weapon-against-child-poverty