Tag: single-parent family
I Wondered How I’d Cope As A Single Dad Of Four...
What do you think when you see a dad out and about doing everyday chores with his kids – buying groceries in the supermarket...
I Stayed With My Violent Partner For Years, But Finally Found...
I’d been a single mom for six years. After breaking up with a guy I’d been seeing for three months, I went...
A New Baby Will Disrupt Your Sleep For Up To Six...
A lack of sleep is par for the course when you have a baby – new parents are braced for that. But it seems...
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I Told My Mother She Had To Accept Me As A Girl – Or...
I knew from a very early age that I was really a girl, even though I was born with a boy’s body - that...
Kids’ Mental Health – Why One Good Friend Is Better Than Being Popular
For as long as we can remember, kids have formed different social circles at school. My own schoolfriends used to talk about the Populars,...
Never Mind First Times, It’s The Last Times That Break My Heart
No matter how prepared you think you are to be a parent, babies have a knack of hurtling into our lives and transforming it...
5 Psychological Tricks To Get Your Kids To Do As You Ask
As a parent, there are few things more frustrating than trying to get your kid to do something they don’t want to do. Whether it’s...
Something For The Weekend – Chicken And Broccoli En Croute
‘En croute’ always makes me think of restaurant-quality dishes, even though it simply means anything baked in pastry. The kids always love it...
5 Things Parents Need To Know About ‘Summer Learning Loss’
When it comes to news articles about summer learning loss, the supposed impact that summer has on student learning, the news is often bad. For...