8 Amendments of Mary HONEYBALL related to 2011/2049(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the predominant two-parent model is becoming less frequent, and single mothers are becoming increasingly significant as a group in all advanced and industrialised countries, whether as a result of divorce, separation, bereavement, or never having been married, and whereas there is therefore a need to respond to this new reality by adapting policies,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas disproportionate attention is paid to teenage parenthood as a route into parenting alone, painting an inaccurate picture of who single parents are; whereas damaging and inaccurate stereotypes erode single parents’ confidence and self esteem and that of their children,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, despite changing public attitudes in some Member States, single parents are still stereotyped and socially stigmatised and; whereas the role of informal networking in their integration should be recognised,
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the development of online and interpersonal chat forums, blogs or telephone help lines aimed directly at single mothers, in order to reduce their isolation and allow them to exchange viewsadvice, information and best practices about theirbased on their individual needs;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights that many factors influence how children develop in single- parent families, that most children brought up by a single parent grow up to do well, and that the factors that matter to how children get on are far more complex than family type;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Highlights that decisions around family policy should prioritise the needs and best interests of the child, and ensure that children can thrive;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on Member States to enhance single mothers’ access to childcare by adhering to the targets set in the conclusions of the Barcelona European Council ‘to provide childcare by 2010 to at least 90% of children between 3 years old and the mandatory school age and at least 33% of children below 3 years of age’;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that in order to facilitate work- life balance for single mothers, greater involvement of fathers is necessary if this is in the best interest of the child; notes in this regard that shared custody is almost non-existent in some Member States;