I always pictured a two-parent household for my daughter. But a year after becoming a single mom, I realized it was the best thing that could've happened. I get to make parenting decisions by myself ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michelle Stansbury is a San Diego-based travel and parenting writer. Mother’s Day often conjures idyllic images of breakfast in ...

Single Moms EmpowerED is taking the mission of elevating single mothers to the next level by empowering women to truly live their best life independently. The ED in the nonprofit’s name is capitalized ...

I recently received a pitch that began: Single moms are superheroes — twice the work, twice the stress, twice the tears. I experienced the same cringey reaction that I experience whenever anyone ...

When Jane Mattes, a psychotherapist, was caring for her infant son in 1981, she realized she didn’t have a support system. “No one fully understands how hard it is to care for an infant until you are ...

WINCHESTER, Va. — It's 6 a.m. and still dark outside. But Adrienne Rumley's two-bedroom apartment is alive with kinetic energy. A 4-month-old kitten darts around. A big dog patters back and forth.