Building Strong Single-Parent Families
What is a Family?
Families have always been diverse, but today we see more families who
have experienced divorce and remarriage. Families come in a...
Divorce & Single Parenting
Today, many marriages end in divorce and in many cases parents are choosing joint custody arrangements for their children. This means that any major d...
Divorce is Up 700%
The number of children who were living with only one of their biological parents from 1900 to 1972 increased by 700%. Can we call this beneficial on t...
Empower Your Child to Make Right Choices
With this simple 10 minute solution
It has been said, "The three best ways to teach are by example, by example and by example." Many parents have...
Growing Up In Single Parent Families
Single parents and their children constitute a rapidly increasing population. Much of the initial research on single parent families focused on single...
How To Establish A Conflict Free Co-parenting Experience
Has it crossed anyone's mind that single parents ought to have
it as easy as married parents?
If both parents have agreed to parent coope...
Joint Custody With a Jerk : Raising a Child With an Uncooperative Ex
Below is the synopsis of the book, I have tried to use the suggestions, and though they work on everyone else I have to deal with as a result of a div...
Surviving As A Single Parent: Seven Suggestions To Make Your Life Easier
Need a little help focusing on what your kids need? Sometimes it's hard to remember day to day what our job is as a parent. For twelve areas that you ...
18 Great Ways to Celebrate Valentine's Day if You Aren't a 'Couple'
When we think of Valentine’s Day, we tend to think of a man and a woman celebrating together. If you aren’t paired at this time, here are 18 great w...
3 Major Divorce Parenting Mistakes And Learn How To Avoid Them
What 3 major divorce parenting mistakes that surely lead to unhappy, unhealthy and unsuccessful children? Parents know these for your children seek.
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4 Parenting Style
Every grandmother and grandfather will tell you hilarious stories of their children when they were first born. And for every funny and touching story ...
A Lesson in Family History
Several years ago I attended my grandfather's funeral. Living into his late eighties, my grandfather had lived a long, eventful life, first with my fa...
Are You Placing Your Child in Danger?
More than ever before it has become absolutely crucial for people to pay attention to their surroundings and the people they meet. There are now hundr...
Chasing After Child Support
Child support is often a source of contention between ...divorced parents of minor children. I understand this. I have been there. In an ideal situati...
Developing a Successful Joint Custody Arrangement
You've finally got your divorce decree and you feel you can now breathe a big sigh of relief. You may even be thinking, "no more divorce attorneys, no...
Divorce and Successful Shared Parenting
Divorce & Single Parenting
Today, many marriages end in divorce and in many cases parents are choosing joint custody arrangements for their chi...
Divorce Schemes & Power Games
Divorce can be a dirty business when in the hands of lawyers who play
power games to gain an unfair advantage over the other side. The same applies fo...
Divorced and Dejected – 5 Powerful Reasons to be Proud of Yourself
A painful divorce usually leaves people at the end of their tether.
This is understandable, considering the amount of energy that goes into m...
Divorced Parent: Do You Alienate Your Child from the Other Parent?
I have seen some divorce parents consciously distance their children from the other parent? Such actions may only be justified when there is a genuine...
Eight Things Churches Can Do To Support Single Moms
1) Provide a ministry
solely for single parents.
...
Families Facing Divorce
Perhaps the troubles in your marriage are so severe you have either
decided to divorce or are seriously considering taking that step. You may
be askin...
Family Composition Changing, Census Report Shows
Significant changes in America's household and
family composition have
occurred in the past 25 years with a smaller than
ever proportion of
...
Family Time At Dinner Time
When was the last time that the whole family sat down for dinner? Last night? Last week? Last month? So long ago, that you are unable to remember?
Help your child with school by getting involved
According to a new nationwide survey, Canadian parents understand the importance of getting involved in their children's education.
In fact, ...
How Much Evidence Do We Need To Prove That Absent Dads Cost Too Much In Man
Do numbers and statistics speak to you? How about these? A child from a fatherless home is:
* Five times more likely to commit suicide
* T...
How The Challenge Of Single Parenting Affects Your Decision To Divorce
Single parenting has seemingly become an acceptable norm which is unfortunate. According to the US Census Bureau, there were over 20 million single pa...
How to Become a Parent Advocate
Parenting can be a challenging job. Parenting a child with special needs has all of the usual challenges and then some! To be effective you must not...
How to Ease the Trauma of Relocating for Children
Every year, one out of five American families move. One of the most important issues to anyone with kids is their reaction to the news that they're mo...
How to Grow Your Own Parent Support Group
Parent support groups are a terrific way for parents facing similar, challenging situations in life to offer each other encouragement, share ideas, an...
How to Reorganize Your Divorce Life for Happiness?
Do your dreams, hopes and ambitions shattered by your own divorce? Do you feel completely worn out of your desire to go on with your life? Do you feel...
Is Your Child Safe With Your Ex?
“Hey Sweetie, it’s time to get ready to go to Daddy’s for the weekend,” Sheila yelled to her eight-year old, Darcy, who was playing in her bedroom. Sh...
It's Okay if Things are a Little Different at Nana's
My granddaughter has great parents and also great grandparents, and we all do things differently.
As parents, we love our children and al...
Making Joint Custody Work
In order to make joint custody work, parents must work hard to always put the best interests of the children first. Co-parenting after divorce takes a...
MNR Syndrome – Do Your Children Have it?
There is a new syndrome that has swept through my household. It is contagious, has frightful symptoms, and leaves a messy trail in its wake. It is cal...
My child won’t share, what can I do?
Years ago my husband and I attended a parenting class and one thing that stands out in my mind from that course was something very simplistic that the...
Nonresidential Parenting After Divorce
When we think about a single parent, we generally mean the parent with
whom children live after divorce. But the nonresidential parent the parent
the ...
Parent With The Current
The phrase "single parent" is new for the twenty-first century. Men and women are designed to repopulate and raise their children together, not singl...
Remember to S.M.I.L.E.
Restoring Family Values
The other evening I was doing something I usually do not do anymore – watching the local news on television. The reason why I refrain from watching th...
Single Parent: Wikimedia Defined
A single parent is a parent with one or more children, who is neither married, nor living together with his or her partner. The definition of single p...
Single Parenting in the Summer
During the school year it can be difficult enough for single parents to keep kids cared for and out of trouble, but when summer arrives and school
...
Single Parenting in the Summer
During the school year it can be difficult enough for single parents to keep kids cared for and out of trouble, but when summer arrives and school act...
Single Parenting through the Holidays
Holidays after a divorce can be very difficult. Holidays with children after a divorce can be worse, even terrifying. Whether this is "your year" with...
Single Parents Enjoy Playgroups Too!
As a single parent, your life is a juggling act. You need to meet deadlines at work, keep up your home, spend time with your child, and you need some ...
Spare Your Kids To 7 Most Distressful Divorce Parenting Situations
What 7 most distressful situations to kids that divorced parents should avoid? Learn them to spare your kids from the painful consequences.
1. Car...
Summer Anti-Boredom List
Before summer vacation turns into a boredom fest, sit down
as a family and make a summer anti-boredom list. Write down
a mixture of long o...
Taking Care of Children After Divorce
After a marriage is over and you have custody of your children, you will have the responsibility for making the important decisions about your childre...
Teaching Your Child Emotional Intelligence
EQ accounts more for your child’s success and happiness in life than IQ. What are you doing to develop your child’s emotional intelligence?
The best ...
The Challenges Of Single Parenting
Having worked with parents for the last 35 years and written books on parenting and relationships, I’ve discovered that one of the greatest challenges...
The Competent Divorce
Based on a thorough review of the literature and the research on
children of divorce, the following summary conclusions may be drawn and
used as gui...
The Importance of Routines
At 8:30 p.m. at the Osborne family house in Burlington, Vermont, an exemplary bedtime process is underway. The three children are upstairs changing in...
THE MARITAL STATUS AND LIVING ARRANGEMENTS OF AMERICANS
Statistical tables that show information on the marital status of the
nation's population and their living arrangements were released today by th...
The Road To Self-Reliance
Many of us have suffered through the loss of the
one we love. Do you remember the children's movie Chitti, Chitti, Bang, Bang? There ...
The Tooth Fairy Has Lost Her Wings
A couple years back I wrote an article entitled “Liar, Liar,” having to do with Santa Claus, The Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, etc. All those mythic fig...
The X Factor: Dealing With Our Exs
When we have children, the other parent is [in one way or another] a part of our lives forever. Even with uninvolved fathers, somehow conversat...
Tips for dating a single mom
1) Be understanding. As you may know, most single moms can’t drop everything on a whim to spend time with the men in their lives. However, with the ...
Top Ten Ways to Support Someone in Being Their Best
One of the greatest responsibilities we have is to support ourselves and others in living at our highest and best. Whether we're parents, partners, fr...
What 3 Greatest Gift You Can Give To Your Children by Co-Parenting?
A successful divorce is one in which the parents divorce each other but do not require the child to divorce one of the parents, either as a result of ...
What About Adoption?
Most people don’t give adoption much thought. We tend to see it as a fine thing in a vague sort of way but we’re sure it’s not for us.
I would ha...
What Divorce Parenting Practices is Best Appropriate for Preschoolers?
How do you spare your preschoolers for the negative effects of divorce? How do you promote your preschooler's healthy growth and development? The answ...
What Parents Can Do to Help Children Adjust to Divorce
If you are divorced or in the process of getting a divorce, you may be
concerned about the effects it may have on your child or children. In
light of ...
When Dad comes back he will tell me he loves me
When my Dad comes back he will tell me he Loves me.
My brother was killed in a tragic accident in his early 30’s. His pregnant wife and three daught...
When Dad says I Love You
My brother was killed in a tragic accident in his early 30’s. His pregnant wife and three daughters, under the age of 5, survived him. Many lives w...
When Little Kids Curse
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me. Unless they come from the mouths of babes—my babes, that is. I'll never forget when...
When The Kids Won't Listen
Are you about to drive a nail into your head? Have the kiddies made you so crazy that you’ve asked your partner to smack you right between the eyes wi...
Who Cares What They Say About Our Families
Even in today's sophisticated society, single parent families are often stigmatized and thoughtlessly perceived as not entirely as functional as two p...