Should single parents stay that way?

In an age of cohabitation and divorce, single parents concerned about the developmental health of their children should choose new partners slowly and deliberately, according to a Hopkins study

The more transitions children go through in their living situation, the more likely they are to act out, Johns Hopkins sociologists Paula Fomby and Andrew Cherlin reported in “Family Instability and Child Well-Being,” published in the April issue of the American Sociological Review.