Making life easy for single parent families
Making life easy for single parent families
It used to be that the norm for families is having two parents and the only reason a single parent household exists is if one parent dies. Now, for a variety of different reasons, there are more and more single parent families. Yes, some of these families have had one of the parents die but there are also some that have had marriages ending in a divorce as well as some that have been abandoned by one of the parents. Because one of the means of support of the family is gone, life can be demanding to single parents.
There are many worries that a single parent can be inflicted with. There is the fact of whether they can or cannot date again. Romance can be tough to deal with, and it is especially true when children, particularly those who are not receptive to the idea, are involved. There is also the fact of having to explain to young children what happened to the other parent. The nasty details surrounding a divorce is not normally something that a young child needs to hear, and so the single parent is reduced to making up a story or simply not saying anything.
Perhaps the most pressing concern a single parent has is providing financial support to his or her family. Practically every aspect about a child growing up has dollars stamped on it food and water, clothes, shelter, heater, air-conditioner, education, the list goes on and on and on. Life today is tough for families where two parents bring in income, and it is even tougher for families with only one parent doing so.
Thankfully, the government and many other institutions know about this predicament and there are grants and financial assistance they have made available to a single parent. The state, for example, has a number of those single parent grants. The single parent only needs to fill out an application and if the state determines that he or she is eligible for the grant, it will be given.
The problem with state assistance is that some single fathers and single mothers are apprehensive about pursuing it. They have been conditioned to believe that seeking state assistance requires involves volumes of paperwork and plenty of trips to government agencies. While it does involve filling out some forms and providing documentation, it is really a simple procedure provided that the single parent follows the instructions. The Department of Human Services office is usually the best place to begin the application process.
There are some institutions that provide financial assistance in the forms of loans or educational assistance for children. As with state assistance, the single father or single mother must visit the office or headquarters of the institution to apply for the assistance. He or she must also provide documentation to show that he or she qualifies for it, as for example, divorce papers or the children's birth certificate.
While some aspects of single parenting can be challenging, with the single father and single mother grants now made available, life can flow more smoothly for a single parent and his or her children.
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