When you think about it, it is pretty bad of people to feel happy when others are suffering too but it is a fact of life. We want to know that there are people who are also in the same boat. A support group is also a wonderful way to meet people who can help you and give you advice. Remember that some of these people have already gone through what you are just starting to go through. Aside from being alone in taking care of everything inside the house, single parenting is also more prone to crimes because they don t have husbands or wives to protect them in their own homes. More than men, single moms are prone with are thief or burglary and rape or sexual abuse. Single moms are more prone to crimes such as sexual abuses and even rape because they are all alone in their homes most of the time. Family and friends will probably come to you to offer advice, tips, and suggestions. Yet there will still be times when you'll doubt yourself if you can do parenting alone. The following self-help books might help you bring in the confidence you need to raise your child and build a family in a single parent family/household setting: 1. The following are the common causes of single parenting: 1. Divorce - Single parenting due to divorce means that the divorced single parent will have the primary custody of the child or children. The single parent will do the major obligation of raising the child or children but the other parent can still be involved in the family. However, to raise a child not biologically yours sometimes poses problems especially when it comes to instilling discipline. The adoption can also be a difficult process to some parents as adoptable babies or children are now hard to find. Another option for single parenting is by donor insemination or the use of medical technology for a woman to bear a child. Aside from making sure that you help him or her with difficult assignments, you should always: - ask the child about his or her day in school. Before asking what the assignment is or if the child performed well in school, it is best of you his or her how the day at school went. The answer of your child will determine how you will deal with his or her mood when making assignments.