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10 Ways to Reduce Single-Parent Stress
... power by going back to school or getting additional job training. All single parents need help... members for help. You could join a single-parent support group, or, if finances allow, hire a trusted... and family members to talk to. Or seek counseling if necessary. It's always easy for single parents to feel...
Benefits to Being a Single Parent
... else around to defer to. The closet is all mine. As a single parent, you are free to indulge all those... you do it?" friends ask, with that mixture of pity and awe that single moms seems to elicit. I sigh... deeply and murmur bravely, "You do what you have to do." There's no question that single mothers face...
Dr. Spock: Growing Up in a Single Parent Family
... single parent who can provide these necessities will be far better off than a child whose mother... and father neglect his needs because of their own unhappiness. Most children from single-parent families find...Dr. Benjamin Spock has been giving parents advice about raising their children for decades...
Smart Strategies for Single Parents
...With the number of single parents steadily increasing, more people than ever are bringing up baby... by themselves. We asked Jodi Seidler, founder of Making Lemonade -- The Single Parent Network, for her advice... parent groups (I have started single parent groups in my son's school and synagogue), and you can meet...
Single Parents' Secrets of Success
... million children living with one parent, up from 15.9 million in 1990. Picture a single parent with kids....
Meanwhile, debate on the fate of single-parent families has roiled American culture for years. Dozens... of studies seem to prove our worst fears: Kids in single-parent households are more likely to drop out...
Parenting on a Dare: My Decision to Accept Teen Motherhood
... was not a single parent. My mother did the childcare from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; my father earned the income. My...My daughter was 4 days old on the day I decided to be her parent. My father was in the driver...'s seat. I was a 16-year-old leaking milk in the backseat of my parents' station wagon when I made...
Single Parents: Finding Support
...? In other words, create a single parent support group where you can share your experience, strength...Q: I'm a single mom with two kids, ages 3 and 5. I'm constantly tired and cranky and overextended... and bitter. Any ideas? A: Ask a room full of single moms if they've ever felt the same way as you do right...
9 Ways to Prevent a Meltdown -- Your Kid's and Yours, Too
A toddler in the midst of a fit may send you into one too. Yet most experts agree that staying calm is key to defusing an emotionally overwrought child. "Losing your temper doesn't just make things worse, it actually creates the very outcome you were hoping to avoid in the first place," says Hal Runkel, an Atlanta-based therapist, father of two, and author of ScreamFree Parenting. In other words, a screaming, raging toddler. However, the occasional parental blowup is normal, and it won't scar your child for life. But with a few coping strategies, you can head off two tantrums at once: yours and your child's.
50 Easy Ways to Be a Fantastic Parent
... together every day. Get started when he's a newborn; babies love listening to the sound of their parents.... Kids learn by watching their parents. Modeling appropriate, respectful, good behavior works much better... relationship looks, feels, and sounds like. So it's your job to set a great standard.
Respect parenting...
My Life as a Teenage Mom
At 15, most girls are thinking about clothes, boys, and parties. But Jamie got pregnant -- and now she's focused on raising her son.
Trouble at School
Even well-behaved children sometimes act up in class. Be prepared for a note or a call before you get one.
Divorce Dilemmas
It's not a piece of cake, but our advice can make splitting up less stressful.
