Did you know that unmarried women are now responsible for a whopping 36% of all births? That's the highest number of unmarried mothers in the past six decades. Nearly four out of ten moms are "single parents."
The fact is the Ward and June Clever household is clearly a thing of the past in more ways than one. American families look very different. But are the challenges single moms face different? Are there any silver linings? And what does the new family constellation mean for the kids?
Those are just a few of the questions we'll be discussing Tuesday, August 28 on the TODAY show. I'll be joined by the author of a newly-released survey of over 14,000 wed and unwed moms. The article will appear this month in Babytalk magazine.
Should be an interesting discussion! I hope you join me. And I'd love to hear your thoughts on the matter. How does this impact the kids -- or does it? What advice do you single moms have for other single moms? Let me know.
Watch the "Single Moms" segment from TODAY:
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Dr. Michele Borba is the author of Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me: The Top 25 Friendship Problems and How to Solve Them.
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单身母亲
你可知道是单身母亲造就了36%这么庞大的出生比例？在过去的十年里单身母亲的数量达到了最高。几乎有百分之四十的母亲是单身。
事实上：过去的岁月里沃德和琼夫妇在很多方面是出名的。美国家庭看起来是那么的与众不同。是否单亲母亲面临的困难与挑战也是有所不同的呢？在失望和不幸中，是否还存有一线希望呢？多如晨星的新家庭对孩子们又意味着什么呢？
这些就是我们将在周二，8月28日的今日直播中将要探讨的问题.应邀我加入了一项新的调查研究---- 关于一万四千多位已婚与未婚的母亲的调查。相关文章将登录在儿童话题杂志上。
多么有意义的讨论！我希望您能加入。愿意聆听您对此事的看法和观点。单亲会对孩子们产生寺庙影响呢？--又会如何影响呢？您又有些什么好的建议给单身母亲吗？请让我知道。
请看单身今日直播中“单身母亲”片段：
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米切尔·波巴博士著书《没人喜欢我，人人恨我：人际关系的25大问题及如何解决这些问题》：