Everywhere you turn these days it is easy to find a parent ‘getting onto’ their child.  Sometimes it’s enough to make a parent stop and think, “Do I sound like that when I am correcting my child?”  As a busy single parent it is easy to come across as harsh when correcting your children and [...]

One of the worst things a single parent can do is put the child in the middle.  Both custodial and non-custodial parents often do this to hurt or manipulate the other parent.  While the goal may be towards the other parent it can leave long lasting scars within the child.  Parents often put the children [...]

Depending on your experiences as a single parent you may feel lucky that the absent parent is not in your child’s life.  However, for those whose absent parent is in the child’s life it is important to learn how to co-parent effectively.  How can we do this you may be asking – especially when you [...]

When adults decide to bring children into their lives they decide (or should) to put the children first. Many would say, “Yeah, in a perfect world.” This world is far from perfect but there are things parents can do to make it better for their children. This does not necessarily mean they have to create [...]

The development of a child’s personality is influenced by a multitude of events and circumstances. Economical and social factors play a direct role of influencing children’s personalities. One could compare a child’s personality to the computer and the Internet as a computer learns from what is imputed into it and an Internet’s search engine presents [...]

Being a stay-at-home mom or dad is rarely an option for single parents. Choosing quality childcare that won’t break the budget is a hard to accomplish and time consuming task. Here are some tips to help guide you through this chore. Ask Your Neighbors Friends and family are always sometimes a great resource for advice [...]