THE SINGLE EFFECT

2019-’20 AUN Women report titled Progress of the World’s Women states that about 4.5 per cent of Indian households are run by single mothers. This is close to 13 million households in the country. But, to be a solo parent and raise a child—a responsible one at that—is never easy. Here are some first-hand experiences and learnings shared by single parents who have worked to raise their kids in a responsible way.

You’re raising caring individuals

‘Double parents’ is a term many parents raising children alone identify with. Priya Venugopal, founder of the Single Parenting group on Facebook, says she promotes that term as single