Journaling - An Alternative Coping Method - Single Parents
When a person finds out how many different journals I keep, it is easy to discern that I am a believer in journaling. There is my dream journal, my "dream" journal, my emotional journal, and my memory journal. My journal for things that ... [... more]
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Tips for Carrying a Two-Parent Load - Single Parents
The weight on the shoulders of a single parent seems heaviest when there is something "wrong" with your child(ren). This is just one of the times when the load that should be shouldered by two rests solidly upon one set of shoulders - ... [... more]
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Separation Anxiety - Single Parents
When my youngest was in kindergarten, I picked her up every day on my lunch break and drove her to our babysitter's house. She was a wonderful woman whom I had known since I was in high school and I trusted her completely. She was loving, gentle, ... [... more]
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Reclaiming Our Passions - Single Parents
We all have an activity, a hobby, a dream that we have abandoned along the path of being a single parent. For some of us it was a degree or a business idea, for others it is an artistic effort such as painting or writing, for others it is an ... [... more]
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Helping Your Child Deal with Abandonment - Single Parents
There is no doubt that being abandoned by a parent is painful. Children work through it in different ways, depending upon their age and the closeness of the relationship with the abandoning parent. Losing either parent is very difficult for a ... [... more]
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Lining the Empty Nest - Single Parents
Most of my readers know that my oldest daughter has been out on her own for a few years now and my youngest is off to college this fall. Occasionally it crosses my mind that I am going to have an empty nest and lots of extra time. To be honest, I ... [... more]
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Keeping Children Out of Divorce - Single Parents
In most cases, divorce is never "simple." It can be a highly traumatic event for all involved. Especially when children are involved, an amicable divorce should always be attempted; however, this is simply not always possible. I am always ... [... more]
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Free to Be You and Me - Single Parents
Marlo Thomas originally got the idea for the book, "Free to Be You and Me" when she was reading children's books and found that most of the main characters were fairly "perfect." Whether she felt that this was too stressful of a role [... more]
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SAMMY Scholarship - Single Parents
Inspire your students to strive for their highest goals. Encourage them to continue their education. Help them seek opportunities to make those dreams possible. Like all parents, single parents want their children to "achieve more." We are ... [... more]
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