According to statistics from Divorce Magazine:
| Single fathers |
| Single fathers with their own household: |
1.786 million |
| Single fathers living in the home of a relative: |
240,000 |
| Single fathers who are divorced: |
913,000 |
| Single fathers raising one child: |
1,300,000 |
| Single fathers raising four or more children: |
55,000 |
| Single Mothers |
| Single mothers with their own household: |
7.571 million |
| Single mothers living in the home of a relative: |
1.633 million |
| ingle mothers who are divorced: |
3.392 million |
| single mothers raising one child: |
5.239 million |
| single mothers raising four or more children: |
475,000 |
If somehow you think this is a "private" matter ... wrong!
We all pay the cost for divorce.
Fatherless homes account for:
- 63% of youth suicides,
- 90% of homeless/runaway children,
- 85% of children with behavior problems,
- 71% of high school dropouts,
- 85% of youths in prison,
- well over 50% of teen mothers.
Please, take a look at the Dating After Divorce. Its a powerful book that will help you survive this transition.
We may not be able to stop divorce, but together maybe we can lower the rate of future divorces by being careful and understanding how to build solid relationships.
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