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Study: Kids Raised by Single Moms do as Well as Kids Raised by Two Parents

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A study that was published by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology found that children of single mothers are no more likely to suffer later in life than kids raised by a mother and a father “in terms of parent-child relationship or child development.” Researchers from the University of Amsterdam looked at 69 “single-mothers-by-choice.” By that, they meant women who knowingly chose to raise their child alone. The researchers also looked at 59 mothers from heterosexual two-parent families. All of the parents in the study had children between the ages of 1.5 years of age and 6 years … Continue reading →

Using the Web to Connect With Other Single Parents

Being a single parent can lead to a feeling of isolation and loneliness, but the Internet provides us with so many places to connect with other parents in similar situations. These sites, often referred to as online communities or social network sites, allow single moms and dads to connect with others for friendship, advice, and even dating. Some popular social network sites include Facebook, CafeMom, and MySpace, but there are several sites dedicated to single parents. I Heart Single Parents: I Heart Single Parents claims to be the best online community for single parents. Users can create a free account, … Continue reading →

Blogging Your Health: Pros and Cons

The other day, I was thinking long and hard about blogging your health: what to say, how much detail to give, who gets to read your posts. It’s a tricky issue, to say the least. Let’s look at some positives and negatives. The advantages of blogging your health can include: Ease. Make one post/update to your social networking site of choice and all your friends get the news at the same time. It’s quick and easy — and that’s good at a time when you may not have a lot of time and energy to devote to keeping everybody updated. … Continue reading →

Where do You Go for Suggestions and Referrals as a Single Parent?

There are many things as single parents that we share in common with other parents—whether they are married, partnered or not. So many of our concerns and issues are the same that we can go to the same sources for information and advice. There are times, however, when we need single-parent-family-friendly advice, referrals or suggestions and we might not know where to go to access that help and information… While some general and generic parenting books and articles have been helpful to me, I also have a couple books that are specific to the single parenting experience. Books on co-parenting, … Continue reading →

Support for Single Adoptive Parents

How can single adoptive parents best find support? Sometimes they feel conspicuous at adoptive parent gatherings, since so many adoptive parents are couples. Other single parents may have trouble commiserating with the single adoptive parent, feeling that the adoptive parent chose to raise the child alone while many single parents were unexpectedly thrust into their situation. Single parent support groups may focus many of their discussions on dealing with ex-spouses and on financial and legal matters. Single parents create networks of support within their extended families and communities, and with other single and/or adoptive parents. These informal networks provide support … Continue reading →

Starting a Single Parent Support Group: Where

Ok, now you are interested in joining/starting a single parent support group, and you have a list of people who are interested in joining your support group. You are just itching to get this whole thing rolling. Now what? Or should I say where? Where are you going to go to have your meetings? There are several choices available, it all depends on your comfort level and preferences. Let’s take a look at some of them. The first and most straight forward choice would be at member/s homes. Is there one person who would be willing to have the meetings … Continue reading →

Starting a Single Parent Support Group: Who

So you read “Why go to a Single Parents Support Group” and it got you interested. You’ve gone to a couple in your area, but it just didn’t feel like they were the right fit. Maybe you’ve looked for some in your area and you just aren’t finding any. What do you do now that you want to go to one, but can’t find one? Start your own. “Oh sure, you make it sound SO simple,” you are thinking to yourself. Well then, why are you making it so difficult? Starting a single parent support group is as easy or … Continue reading →

Single Parents: Different Worries

As I said before, single parents have the same hopes and fears as a married parent. We worry about the same things, with a few extra things thrown in. In this blog I’ll talk about some of the things that single parents have to worry about that married parents don’t. 1. Child support is a big worry for single parents. Will it come or won’t it? If it will, when will it come? Is it enough to subsidize our current income? If it isn’t coming, or hasn’t in a while, is there anything that I can do to make it … Continue reading →

Traveling: No Support Network

I have discussed before how important a support network is; and my travels to Colorado has done nothing but reinforce my belief in that. I have known from the beginning that with out my support network has helped to keep me sane, and being some place new, with out them there with/for me, has proved that thought. So how did this trip help me grow to appreciate me support network more? When I am home, I can run to the store for whatever we need on the spur of the moment without having to drag Jonathan with me every time. … Continue reading →

Single Parents and Emergencies Two

As I said before, single parents aren’t immune to emergencies. Apparently, every spring, someone sets fire to the field across the street from our new house. We didn’t know that when we bought our house, and though it wouldn’t have changed our minds, at least we would have been forewarned. A couple of weeks ago, my brother needed a ride to work, but I told him he needed to wait while I threw in a load of laundry. When we stepped out the back door, we both immediately smelled smoke, if I wouldn’t have thrown in that load, we wouldn’t … Continue reading →