When is National Single Parent Day?
Tuesday March 21stOn March 21st, National Single Parents Day honors the mothers and fathers who cling down the fort with all the hard work, dedication, and sacrifices involved in single parenting. Raising children can be difficult. Doubles the strain when doing it alone. Single parents carry a heavy load, whether by choice or circumstance. One person can only do so much between work, school, daycare, doctor visits, and the list goes on.
Many single parents are aided by family members. A large family helps out, just like other families, grandparents, siblings, and others.. It's vital that they do. According to the 2016 U.S. Census, 23% of American children live with a single mother and 4% live with a single father.
Being a single parent does not make someone a bad parent. Many single parents would agree that children benefit from two parents' care and love. However, the job is often done by one parent's love and a supporting cast..
