Browsing W&L Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human Capability by Subject "Child care"
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Children of Unwed Teen Mothers: Reasons, Outcomes and Solutions
Most studies conclude that children of single parents are at a disadvantage. . . . This paper looks in particular at the most disadvantaged demographic in this subset: teenage never-married mothers. I am focusing on this ... -
Inaccessible Unemployment Insurance: The Unsupported Reality of Low-Income Single Mothers
In 1998, single mother headed 25 percent of all families with children in the United States. In the six year span between 1993 and 1999, the families maintained by working single mothers jumped from 6.4 to 7.6 million, ... -
"Scared Sick": Poverty And Childhood Trauma Intervention
Childhood trauma, which disrupts brain development, is disproportionately common in poor families. Current interventions focus on two main protective factors, parental attachment and creative expressiveness, which often ...