Telling our stories : culturally different adults reflect on growing up in single-parent families /
Telling our stories : culturally different adults reflect on growing up in single-parent families /
edited by Donna Y. Ford, Peabody College of Education.
- Charlotte : Information Age Publishing Incorporated, (c)2017.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction / Strong shoulders on which i stand / Growing up single : an unorthodox road traveled / Growing up in a single-parent family home / My story is not unique : challenging stereotypes and honoring my mother / For the love of him: single parenting and the -- Tenacity of spirit / Breaking the cycle / Against the odds : perspectives of an African-American woman nurtured in a single-mother home / Not at risk : but rather at promise / "A family-type spirit" : recognizing power in the village / Product of the "ghetto" : a learning success story / The rise of the remarkable and resilient single mother / Our family world : setting the tone for diligence, education, and societal contributions / Those ovaltine nights with my mother au : in apa / A tale of two states : despair and triumph more in titles / Monarchs : defying odds and achieving success / Performing love : a complex man showing off his simplicity / Success is not an option : being raised by a black single teenage parent / As a single parent, my mother always believed / Reconciling a faceless father and a single mother / Coming from a single parent and, at times, a dual parent home does not define my destiny / Defying expectations imposed on single-parent mothers and their children / She ain't yo' average chic : how a single mom raised above avaraage children / Memory lost : an unknowing journey through seasons / Doing it with one parent and owning every minute of it / Epilogue: my mother, my hero, and my role model / About the authors. Donna Y. Ford -- Sheree N. Alexander -- Anael Alston -- Rhonesha Blache -- Dionne A. Blue -- Stephanie Boyle -- Mordecai I. Brownlee -- Dawn Mills Campbell -- LaTonya Frazier -- Wyletta Gamble-Lomax -- Aaron J. Griffen -- Breshawn Harris -- Michelle Howard-Vital -- Charemi Jones -- Moss -- Charissa M. Owens -- Stuart Rhoden -- Telvis M. Rich -- Shawn Anthony Robinson -- Christopher J.P. Sewell -- Shonta Smith -- Eric Stallings -- Michelle Trotman Scott -- Brandon Wallace -- Dominique D. Williams -- Donna Y. Ford --
9781681238395
2017009710
Single-parent families.
Single parents.
Single mothers.
Child rearing.
Electronic Books.
HQ759 / .T455 2017
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction / Strong shoulders on which i stand / Growing up single : an unorthodox road traveled / Growing up in a single-parent family home / My story is not unique : challenging stereotypes and honoring my mother / For the love of him: single parenting and the -- Tenacity of spirit / Breaking the cycle / Against the odds : perspectives of an African-American woman nurtured in a single-mother home / Not at risk : but rather at promise / "A family-type spirit" : recognizing power in the village / Product of the "ghetto" : a learning success story / The rise of the remarkable and resilient single mother / Our family world : setting the tone for diligence, education, and societal contributions / Those ovaltine nights with my mother au : in apa / A tale of two states : despair and triumph more in titles / Monarchs : defying odds and achieving success / Performing love : a complex man showing off his simplicity / Success is not an option : being raised by a black single teenage parent / As a single parent, my mother always believed / Reconciling a faceless father and a single mother / Coming from a single parent and, at times, a dual parent home does not define my destiny / Defying expectations imposed on single-parent mothers and their children / She ain't yo' average chic : how a single mom raised above avaraage children / Memory lost : an unknowing journey through seasons / Doing it with one parent and owning every minute of it / Epilogue: my mother, my hero, and my role model / About the authors. Donna Y. Ford -- Sheree N. Alexander -- Anael Alston -- Rhonesha Blache -- Dionne A. Blue -- Stephanie Boyle -- Mordecai I. Brownlee -- Dawn Mills Campbell -- LaTonya Frazier -- Wyletta Gamble-Lomax -- Aaron J. Griffen -- Breshawn Harris -- Michelle Howard-Vital -- Charemi Jones -- Moss -- Charissa M. Owens -- Stuart Rhoden -- Telvis M. Rich -- Shawn Anthony Robinson -- Christopher J.P. Sewell -- Shonta Smith -- Eric Stallings -- Michelle Trotman Scott -- Brandon Wallace -- Dominique D. Williams -- Donna Y. Ford --
9781681238395
2017009710
Single-parent families.
Single parents.
Single mothers.
Child rearing.
Electronic Books.
HQ759 / .T455 2017