Case Study : Self Care And Single Motherhood

Elizabeth Avila’s is Mexican American middle age, divorced mother and employed as an elementary school teacher; also ex-wife to Javier Avila’s. She prepares Thanksgiving dinner for her family. Elizabeth and the ex-husband Javier Avila’s have a distant relationship and he no longer lives in the house; they are divorced. Elizabeth appears to be a strong mother who has moved forward with her life. She works with a teacher who appears to be a nice gentleman that cares for her. The boyfriend has never met the family until the Thanksgiving holiday. As a single mother, Elizabeth continues to advise her two young adult children on how to live their lives and how she is going to lead her own life. She has fused relationship with her mother, Emma, Anthony and Gina; they all have a great connection. Elizabeth and the children get along without the father Javier, who left without any contact and never

Although Twyla and Roberta both struggled with mother issues, they develop different reactions yet similar solutions to their troubles. During her stay at the youth shelter,

Sarah’s mom suffered from effects related to diabetes and passed away and her father passed away from cardiac dysfunction. Also, Sarah and her husband begin to have problems with her marriage. In her early 40’s, I decided that Sarah and her husband were in an unhealthy relationship and needed to file for divorce and live separate lives. She begins to focus more on herself and being with her children and close friends after the divorce. Ten years later, Sarah finds a new romance and is again married. At this point in adulthood, Sarah’s children are all grown up at this point in adulthood. Hannah graduated from school, gotten married, and has a child named Lucy. Sarah’s other child Will, has gone to college and is attending a top-ranked program for engineering. Sarah’s health must be watched closely during this stage in adulthood because previous stressors in her life caused significant weight changes earlier on in adulthood. As Sarah enters late adulthood, she comes to terms with her identity and is always finding new ways to engage in different

The Single Parents Club is the passion project of two women with first hand knowledge of what it is like to be raised in a single parent household. Suneta Sowemimo was raised by a single mother who quit her job and started an in-home daycare. Suneta’s mother provided the community and other single parents with childcare at an affordable rate. Her passion for this project stemmed at an early age. Suneta noticed that there were very few programs to help single parents and that the current programs available were unsatisfactory. The other driving force behind the Single Parents Club is DaMonique Vest. The oldest of two children raised by a single mother, DaMonique saw how difficult things became when they moved away from their family support system in Florida. Being the oldest she would help out wherever she could. Assisting her brother with his homework, picking him up from school when need be and any other small jobs to help her mother. Being raised in single parent homes these

Mrs. Alice McLoughlin-Doro is a Special Education teacher at Downers Grove South High School in Downers Grove, Illinois. The community is known for its excellent school districts. According to the 2010 census there were 47, 833 people living in Downers Grove with approximately 19,000 households and 13,000 families. The racial makeup of the school was reported to be 88% White, 3% African American, 5% Hispanic, 0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 5% Asian, and 1.6% from two or more races. About 1.7% of families were below the poverty line. The school district report card reports the following racial/ethnic background for the school: 68.1% White, 10.3 African American, 11% Hispanic, 7.3% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, and 3.2% two or more races. The elementary schools, middle schools, and high school all perform very well academically receiving above state average scores on standardized tests. She has been working there for 10 years and is currently a Case Manager of 17 students, all with an IEP, all with different needs and goals in the LD department. She co-teaches two general education classes in English intervention, all freshman. Although she is a Special Education teacher, she works with all the students. She also teaches a READ 180, Tier 3 reading and english intervention. This is where we will be focusing on for this

Cindy asks her mother about her father on holidays, such as if he is coming or not. Cindy’s mother does not have a new partner and is very protective of her daughter. Her mother stopped working so she can be present and support her daughter. They currently receive Food Stamps, which provides food assistance for low-income New Yorkers in supplementing the cost of their diet with nutritious foods. Her mother is very invested in supporting and finding support services for her daughter. Cindy recently lost her dog and cat; she mentioned that her mother gave them away and did not know the reason.

Davis’ learning disability has also had a social influence on her behavior. Ms. Davis’ disability affects how she interacts with friends, family, acquaintances, and authority figures. Ms. Davis lacks skills to know how to interpret social cues such as body language, or eye contact. She has difficulties with her internal process which is how she manages her emotions and social output or how she expresses these feelings or emotions. Since 2013 Ms. Davis has lived with her daughter Samika in a family shelter in New York. Ms. Davis has had to rely on herself as she has no family, friends, and limited financial support. Ms. Davis has been isolated from her family since the birth of Samika in 2010. Both of Ms. Davis’ parents are in care, her mother in hospice, and her father in a nursing home and she doesn’t speak to any of her 3 siblings. Ms. Davis has no friends since moving to New York she has lived in isolation. Ms. Davis distrust of others has made it difficult for her to form relationships or bonds with others. Ms. Davis receives SSI for her disability but it’s not enough for her and Shanika to live off

After hearing about her father’s lose she was a complete wreck. A year after the star player of the Los Angeles Bullets death, Miranda lost everything. Her mother never had a job and always depended on her husband. Miranda and her mother found it hard to live in Los Angeles because they were not economically stable, so they decided to move to Boston. They got a mini apartment for the two of them. The apartment had two bedrooms, a dining room, a kitchen, and a bathroom. Some

Ms. Apple is a 45 year old African American woman who has been a widow for about 4 years. Ms. Apple has three children, whose ages range from 5-12 years old. Ms. Apple has been struggling to keep her family afloat since the death of her husband. Ms. Apple convinced herself that she would not require the extra assistance. However, she realized in attempting to provide alone has not only become very strenuous, but also quite costly. Expenses have become overwhelming for Ms. Apple to maintain, since her husband took care of the finances and was the breadwinner for the family. Ms. Apple has minimal education as she is able to read and write at grade school level. Ms. Apple also has never been employed as she was a home maker. At this

She lost another love by the name of Oluf, could not find much work, and lost hard-earned money through a bad business investment. After all this peril she took Russell and Doris and moved to Baltimore. Another move equaled more stress, less money, and more struggling to get by. With what seemed to be the world against her, she made it. She remarried, bought a house, and became the success she demanded of herself. Every step of the way Russell was exposed to all the ups and downs. His mother’s life during those times shaped and influenced his own.

To provide strategies and policy options to keep children and young people in out-of-home-care in education with a relatively satisfied performance, and to help the government in training and supporting for foster carers as they play a significant role in the academic performance and development of the children and young persons under their care.

In Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris’ 2006 movie Little Miss Sunshine, they depict the tribulations of a dysfunctional family trying to get their daughter to a beauty pageant, while encompassing strong portrayals of common issues in the United States today. It communicates the individual’s struggle to be perfect, as well as the difficulties of the average middle class family in society. In this paper I will analyze three characters; Olive, Dwayne, and Richard Hoover, identifying their life stages, psychosocial development, role in the family and their resiliency through the stories challenging circumstances.

Carla’s children grew up and moved to the city to seek employment, despite their struggle of education. Carla’s daughter lives with

Amanda was abandoned by her husband and now must raise her two children alone, Tom and Laura. Amanda is informed and considers Tom’s unrealistic, daydreaming about becoming a recognized, successful poet rather than staying at his present job he spites. Amanda is not only overwhelmingly confused, but also terribly troubled about the future. Worse still, the fact that Laura is crippled causes her to worry even more. Amanda tries to arrange everything for Laura because she will live paralyzed forever. Aware of the reality, she enrolls her in a secretarial course in the hope that she would become, if not successful in marriage, at least independent. Disappointed by Laura 's inability to cope with the studies in the business school, Amanda cannot but desperately find her a reliable husband who can provide material

In trying to strike a balance between being the provider and the nurturer, single mothers may have to make decisions that can affect the bond they have with their child. Emily’s mother had to do this when she sent the child to her former in-laws because she could not make enough money to provide for her (Olsen, 608). This is not only a stumbling block for the child’s development, it is a heartache that can never be extinguished for the mother, even after the child has returned (Olsen, 608). The mother will undoubtedly wonder