Sladění rodinného a pracovního života se zaměřením na matky samoživitelky

This thesis is focused on support to mothers with preschool children and the possibility of harmonizing work and family life. The work is drawn into four chapters, the first chapter is devoted to decline in fertility, delaying birth to a higher maternal age and increasing childlessness. Another part is devoted to changes in demographic behavior in household composition, focusing on incomplete family households. The third chapter describes support of parents with small children in the Czech Republic, together with a comparison with the situation in UK. Including state support in both countries, play private organizations an important role in this area, whether it is the institutional support of child care, as well as helping companies to harmonize work and family life. In this context, there is described the activities of the company APERIO - Healthy Parenting, based on the experience of other countries. The last part, which is based on data from the Labour Force Survey, are further discussed the situation of single mothers in the labour market in the Czech Republic and an increased risk of poverty.