What is National Single Parent Day?
National Single Parents Day honors the mothers and fathers who stayed down the fort with all the hard work, dedication, and sacrifices involved in single parenting on March 21st. Raising children can be difficult. Doing it without a partner doubles the strain. 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 find love from family. Many families, grandparents, siblings, and other extended families help out, so does this help out. They're important that they do. According to the 2016 US 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.. Children benefit from two parent's care and love. Many single parents would agree that children benefit from the care and love of two parents. However, the job is often done by one parent's love and a supporting cast.
