Tag: Single parents
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...
8 Top Quirky Parenting Tips
Life’s weird. The trials and tribulations of raising kids are even weirder. I subscribe to the “whatever works for you” philosophy; after all, parenting...
We Need A Contract For Co-Parenting, Not Just For Marriage
When I was in graduate school in the United States in the early 1980s, a member of our women’s support group informed us that...
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...
Top Celebrity Parenting Tips From… Celine Dion
Celine Dion has won countless awards and is recognised as one of the world’s leading female vocalists. Since the death of her husband...
5 Ways To Manage Stress As A Single Parent
Being a parent is a hard job. But when you are a single parent, it can be doubly hard. When you’re juggling a career,...
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7 Ways To Build Your Child’s Vocabulary
If you want your child to have a rich and fulfilling life, one of the best things you can do is help build your...
6 Ways To Optimize A Nursery For Sleep
When you first find out you are pregnant, it can be so much fun - minus the morning sickness, of course. You begin thinking...
5 Playground Mum Tribes: How To Survive The Schoolyard
Playground politics? Isn't that just for kids? There are so many things to worry about when your baby starts school. Will they make friends? Will they...
Curious Kids: What Is A Headache? Is It Our Brain Hurting?
What is a headache? Is it our brain hurting? – Question from the students of Ms Young’s Grade 5/6 class, Baden Powell College, Victoria,...
Advice For New Parents – Can Babies Drink Water?
When we’re told water is essential for health but also that all a new baby needs is breast or formula milk, it’s no...
Are Holidays With Kids Really Worth The Hassle?
School’s out for summer, and with it comes front page news of a country gripped by travel chaos as the UK jets off for...