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1. COOL FACTS & STATS ABOUT
SINGLE MOMS {& DADS!} &
THEIR KIDS
H O N O R É E C O R D E R

2. MISINFORMATION
There is misinformation, many wrong assumptions,
and flat-out incorrect stereotypes about single
moms, single dads, and the kids they are raising…
even today, in 2014.
The following is a list of fun facts for single
parents and their kids.

3. SINGLE PARENTS ARE THE MAJORITY!
Nearly three out of ten families with children today
are headed by a single parent. That makes this
group one of the largest population segments in
the United States.

4. MOST SINGLE PARENTS ARE STILL MOMS.
82.2% of custodial single parents today are
moms
Single parenting is on the rise even as
teenage pregnancy declines: Women are
deciding not to wait {for the right time or
the right man} to have children.
BUT, men are the fastest growing category
of single parents.

5. THE VAST MAJORITY OF SINGLE PARENTS
ARE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED
8 out of 10 single moms are employed, and 9 out of
10 single dads are employed.
The vast majority of these parents receive no
government assistance. That’s right, self-
supporting and raising great kids. Any
questions?

6. THE MAJORITY OF SINGLE MOMS ARE
DIVORCED
Some were never married, and a very small
percentage {1.1%} are widowed.

7. MOST SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS
HAVE ONLY ONE CHILD
Not the “many children by different
fathers” assumptions that is still held by
many.

8. THE KIDS RAISED BY SINGLE PARENTS TEND
TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT, AND INDEPENDENT.
From my own observation: they also read a lot.
Kids of single moms start businesses, run Fortune 500
companies, teach classes, volunteer for service
organizations, teach Sunday school, and lead nations.
#Justsayin’!

9. HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE PEOPLE YOU’VE
HEARD OF WHO WERE SUCCESSFULLY RAISED
BY SINGLE PARENTS:
Eddie Murphy
Sean Combs
Stephen Colbert
Bill Clinton
Michael Phelps
Shaquille O’Neal
Adrian Grenier
Jet Li
Laird Hamilton
Eva Mendes
Gene Simmons
Angelina Jolie
Demi Moore
Jodie Foster
Kate Beckinsale
Keanu Reeves
Samuel L. Jackson
Barack Obama
Mariah Carey
Halle Berry
Pierce Brosnan
Barbra Streisand
Jon Stewart
Kanye West
Al Pacino
Christina Aguilera
Marilyn Monroe
Clive Owen
Jay-Z
Bill Cosby

10. HERE ARE SOME FAMOUS SINGLE MOMS:
Sandra Bullock
Toni Morrison
Katie Couric
Coretta Scott King
Bethenny Frankel
Sofia Vergara
Jackie Kennedy Onassis
Diane Keaton

11. AND FAMOUS SINGLE DADS:
Seal
Liam Neeson
Ricky Martin
Lenny Kravitz
Colin Farrell
Johnny Depp
Ryan Phillippe
Jamie Foxx
Tom Cruise

12. LET’S FACE IT: THE FACTS REVEAL THAT
OLD STATS DIDN’T AND DON’T TELL THE
REAL STORY FOR SINGLE PARENTS
For every story you hear with a single mom or dad
abusing government benefits or living up to
some other negative stereotype, keep in mind
there are thousands of loving, caring, and
spectacular single parents raising exceptional
kids.

13. NOTE: IF YOU AREN’T A SINGLE PARENT…
I encourage you to ignore the stereotypes
altogether and get to know the single parent
who lives in your neighborhood, and whose
children attend the same school as your own.

14. YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO READ:

15. READ THIS POST ON THE BLOG:
The Successful Single Mom

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