What we can Learn from Movies About Single Moms
Family Advocate Dissects Traits That Help Single Moms Raise Leaders
With single parents now the norm — nearly two-thirds of births to American women under 30 occur outside marriage – they’re also dominating the big screen.
This summer, newly single-in-real life actress Katie Holmes began shooting “Molly,” a film she co-wrote, is co-producing and stars in as the single mother of a daughter. In November, Tyler Perry began shooting “Single Mom’s Club,” a comedy about four women who meet through their kids’ preschool.
“I love movies about single moms because they often highlight the qualities that help single moms raise confident, successful kids,” says Cederick Tardy, founder of S.T.R.O.N.G., Inc, a non-profit that provides education and resources to empower youth and families.
Raising Emotionally Healthy Children: Acceptance
Third in a Series of Articles on Raising Emotionally Healthy Children
Read the first article in this series: Respect
Read the second article in the series: Important
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Guest Post from The Children’s Project
The third critical emotional need of children is to feel Accepted. Accepting children means listening, trying to understand them, and accepting their right to their own points of view, feelings, desires, opinions, concerns, and ideas. If we act in a way that condemns or ridicules feelings or opinions of children, the implication may be that there is something wrong with them. When that happens, you reduce the chances of their listening to you and of your being able to influence them.