Troubles Affecting Single Parenting There are so many troubles that single parents have to face. First would be the unexpected emotional weight left by the event. The ones who have to deal with the pain are the parents and the kids. Other than that, finances have to be handled with pressure. Sometimes, the battle over custody begins. This only means that every move would require a lot of emotions and money and these apply to newly...more
How to Become a Good Single Parent It is not easy to handle family life as a single mother. Normally, single parent families have to deal with a lot of stress and pressure and emotional setbacks every time the memories of separation are brought up. While there are 83 percent of single mothers in the US alone, there are only 16 percent of single fathers which make you realize how serious single parenthood must be. Rather than...more
Financial assistance to single parents Some families become a single-parent household for a variety of reasons: death of one of the parents, divorce, or abandonment, among other reasons. As every single parent knows, being the sole support of the family is sometimes a tough responsibility. This is especially true of financial responsibilities. The world has evolved such that the days when only one parent brings in income and the family still survives marvelously is long gone. In fact, in today's world, it is still tough to survive even with both parents bringing in some money. Imagine then the huge responsibility on the shoulders of single parents. Perhaps it is the escalating cost of living; perhaps it is the fact that the value of a dollar has considerably gone down. Whatever the reason is, many single parent families find themselves in need of financial assistance. Luckily, there are many institutions willing to provide them with financial assistance and all that single parents need to do is to hunt them up. This is not as easy as it sounds, as the information about grants and financial assistance is not normally readily available even to those to whom they...more
Making life easy for single parent families It used to be that the norm for families is having two parents and the only reason a single parent household exists is if one parent dies. Now, for a variety of different reasons, there are more and more single parent families. Yes, some of these families have had one of the parents die but...more
Looking for and qualifying to single parent grants Everybody knows that it can be difficult living in a single parent household. Compared to two-parent families, there are more challenges that they face, especially with regard to finances. It is not unusual to find single parents who receive no help from the other one in providing...more
Do We Look For Our Parents Traits in our Partners? There has always been the fascination that we look for some traits of our parents in our partners, but just how true is that notion?My view is that we do all become parents eventually, and as they found each other through love surely we would look for certain attributes in a partner that our parents would look for? That said there would have been certain things while growing up that have annoyed you about your parents, and as such it would be common sense to assume you would look to dispel these memories you have of them and look for someone who didn't have these characteristics. It comes down to the whole nature versus nurture theory of which we know much about but in its relation to what type of people we are attracted to I believe it to only be personality traits as oppose to physical.Positive personality attributes our parents may have, are character traits that we will look for in a relationship. If we have been brought up in a manner that means we are good with money we may look for a relationship in which this can be enhanced. However if your personality type leads you to be rebellious there is no reason...more
Giving a chance to single parent families These days, there are more single parent families than ever before. It has become so common that barely anybody reacts to knowing about any such family. Gone are the days when it is frowned...more
Baby Care Basics – A Guide For First Time Parents Planning for a baby and introducing a new life into the world is always encouraging and exciting. It's an overwhelming experience for both the parents. And more overwhelming is...more
Useful iPhone app for hi-tech device equipped parents Even use it to monitor when older kids arrive home from school, etc. The applications are unlimited. It also will detect if your baby picks up the phone. Great for curious toddlers...more
Smart Parenting Tips Have you find yourself like your kids when you were a child? Maybe they do the same thing as you are. You want them to grow in a disciplined manner, being a God-fearing child of yours. And build a tight bond...more
Single Parent and Getting Past The Fear Becoming a single parent is a shock. It doesn't matter whether it is through a broken relationship or as result of the loss of a spouse. It also doesn't matter whether you are the Mom...more
Taking Care Of Aging Parents It took me a while to see it. Having to repeat the same things to my mother several times, sometimes because she didn't hear what I said, others because she didn't remember that I had already...more