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One or more children living in a house headed by one parent

May result from death or divorce

Fastest growing

Divorce

Having children without marriage

Live with lower income

Adv.- Not having parents that disagree on raising a child

Dis.- Time and Energy

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Two people in a long term relationship (usually means married) with no children

Number of these households is increasing

Some people are delaying children

Adv.- More Income

Dis.- Career Conflict

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Couple and their children

Focus on the children

Adv.- Parents share child care responsibility

Dis.- Balancing family and work

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Someone who is not married and has no kids

Adv.- more freedom

Dis.- could become lonely

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Family with a relative living with them – aunt, uncle, grandparent, cousin

Tough economic time, families may move in with grandparents

Adv. - Family bonds

Dis.- Getting along with relatives

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A couple and one or more children from a previous relationship and one parent becomes a stepparent

Adv.- Having new experiences

Dis.- Change in rules

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The couple legally adopts a child

No biological link to parents

Adv.- Can be a parent if they can’t have children

Dis.- Child wants to find bio family

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A person who has financial and legal responsibility for a child

Adv.- Child has a temporary safe home

Dis.- Child doesn’t have security of permanent home

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Placing a child in the temporary care of a family other than its own as the result of problems or challenges that are taking place within the birth family

Adv.-Can be very rewarding

Dis.- Becoming attached to the child who will eventually leave