Single-mother families limited economic mobility of children

Single mothers need more assistance because this family form leads to less economic mobility for children by providing an unsuitable style of parenting. In traditional nuclear families, parents would like to provide the best educations, living environments and extra-activities for their children. However, single-mother families can only try their best to provide a safe environment, better nutrition, clothing, and schooling (Sotelo 231). Some single-mothers may face problems with providing those too. Compared with two family forms, children from nuclear families have a much better parenting approach than single-mother families because nuclear families provide better recourses and environment than single-parent families. In addition, according to “Invisible Inequality: Social Class and Childrearing in Black Families and White Families,” social class in the families affects the style of parenting, which includes organization of daily life, use of language and social connections (Lareau 747-774). Different styles of parenting also affect children’s futures. Most children end up in the same social classes as their parents, especially children from single-mother families (Lareau 771-772).