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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... Status Information:        4-May-2004        Hits: 861               Rate It 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... Status Information:        14-Aug-2003        Hits: 1258               Rate It 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... Status Information:        2-May-2001        Hits: 1253               Rate It 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... Status Information:        12-Jan-2001        Hits: 1381               Rate It 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... Status Information:        19-Jun-2001        Hits: 1069               Rate It 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 ... Status Information:        21-Oct-2002        Hits: 2069               Rate It 10 Single Parent Resolutions Feel guilty because your children’s dad/mom isn’t involved? Feel guilty because your kids aren’t being raised in a “traditional” family... Status Information:        13-Nov-2009        Hits: 110               Rate It 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... Status Information:        28-Jan-2003        Hits: 203               Rate It 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... Status Information:        22-May-2003        Hits: 167               Rate It 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... Status Information:        18-Feb-2004        Hits: 213               Rate It 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... Status Information:        30-Jun-2003        Hits: 215               Rate It 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... Status Information:        19-Feb-2004        Hits: 144               Rate It Discipline and Consistency We often hear that good parenting means consistency and discipline, but rarely does anyone ever stop to explain what that means. Let's start with disc... Status Information:        22-Jul-2009        Hits: 98               Rate It 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... Status Information:        11-Mar-2003        Hits: 355               Rate It 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... Status Information:        18-Sep-2004        Hits: 92               Rate It Effective Parenting - How to Turn Disrespectful Kids into Respectful Chil Effective parenting: building character in kids takes vision. When 6-year-old Johnny asked his mom, "Can little kids cook?" She ... Status Information:        22-Jul-2009        Hits: 104               Rate It Eight Things Churches Can Do To Support Single Moms 1) Provide a ministry solely for single parents.  ... Status Information:        18-Apr-2003        Hits: 311               Rate It 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... Status Information:        6-Oct-2002        Hits: 547               Rate It 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... Status Information:        4-May-2004        Hits: 189               Rate It 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 ... Status Information:        25-Feb-2003        Hits: 378               Rate It 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? Status Information:        17-Jul-2002        Hits: 246               Rate It 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, ... Status Information:        30-Apr-2003        Hits: 137               Rate It 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... Status Information:        11-Mar-2003        Hits: 180               Rate It 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... Status Information:        30-Nov-2002        Hits: 221               Rate It 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... Status Information:        11-Mar-2003        Hits: 199               Rate It 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... Status Information:        14-Jun-2003        Hits: 122               Rate It 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... Status Information:        16-Apr-2003        Hits: 167               Rate It 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... Status Information:        14-Aug-2003        Hits: 214               Rate It 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... Status Information:        14-Aug-2003        Hits: 111               Rate It 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 ... Status Information:        4-May-2004        Hits: 167               Rate It 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... Status Information:        23-Apr-2003        Hits: 335               Rate It 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... Status Information:        23-Apr-2003        Hits: 181               Rate It 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... Status Information:        16-Apr-2003        Hits: 222               Rate It 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... Status Information:        16-Apr-2003        Hits: 173               Rate It 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 ... Status Information:        29-May-2003        Hits: 180               Rate It 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... Status Information:        8-Jun-2003        Hits: 118               Rate It 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 ... Status Information:        7-Sep-2003        Hits: 165               Rate It 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... Status Information:        22-Feb-2004        Hits: 128               Rate It 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... Status Information:        20-Apr-2003        Hits: 170               Rate It 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... Status Information:        25-Feb-2003        Hits: 272               Rate It 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... Status Information:        11-Mar-2003        Hits: 121               Rate It 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... Status Information:        30-Jun-2003        Hits: 176               Rate It 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 ... Status Information:        18-Apr-2003        Hits: 223               Rate It 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... Status Information:        30-Nov-2002        Hits: 247               Rate It 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... Status Information:        28-Jan-2003        Hits: 233               Rate It 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 ... Status Information:        16-Apr-2003        Hits: 199               Rate It 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... Status Information:        11-Apr-2004        Hits: 106               Rate It 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... Status Information:        11-Apr-2004        Hits: 99               Rate It 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... Status Information:        20-Apr-2003        Hits: 128               Rate It 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... Status Information:        19-May-2003        Hits: 160               Rate It 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... Status Information:        18-Apr-2003        Hits: 321               Rate It