Archive for June, 2008

Planning a Single Parent Vacation With Your Kid

More than most people, single parents need to look after their psychological and emotional well-being. Not only do the parents need it themselves, but more importantly, their children need it as well. A happy mom or dad makes a great parent. Similarly, a miserably busy dad or mom who can’t take care of his or [...]

Dating As A Single Parent Tips For Introducing Your Kids To Your New Partner

If you are dating as a single parent then you will want to introduce your kids to your new partner once the time is right and you will obviously want the meeting to go well. If everybody has a good time, they will all leave with a positive first impression of each other which can [...]

How To Survive Being a Single Parent

Bringing up the children alone is such a challenge. Being a single parent is not easy. People underestimate single parent if they can handle to raise children alone. More or least 31 million are single parent today. Learning to adjust is so hard , they likely experience a lot of crises and adjustment. [...]

Single Parenting And Effects On Children - How Single Parenting Can Impinge On Children

Whether single or not, all parents leave long lasting impressions on their child’s life. This is particularly true for single parents. Death, divorce or whatever is the cause of this singularity, it likely leaves deep impressions on the emerging personality of the child. What actually matters is the way the single parent responds to the [...]

The Benefits Of Living In A Single Parent Family

News reports often contain dire reports on the effects on kids being raised in single parent families. Certainly, there are drawbacks to living with only one parent. But, there are also many advantages for kids who are raised in a one-parent home.
Conflict-ridden homes have been shown through research to be the worst living [...]

Dating With Kids - Dating Tips For Single Parents

Getting back into the dating scene after a multi year layoff can be a nerve wracking and stressful experience. When you’re out dating with kids at home it adds a host of other challenges into the mix as well. From the logistics of meeting people to date in the first place to how your new [...]

Six Common Single Parent Struggles

If there’s a single group of people who are underappreciated more than any other group of people, it has to be single parents. While everyone knows being a parent is hard, being a single parent tends to be even harder. Not only do you have to play the roles of both parents, but you’re financially [...]