If you are a single parent you likely work outside the home. This can be a problem without the extra set of hands and wheels that a person in a dual parent household has when it comes to transporting the kids back and forth to their various activities.
Kids these days have many more activities to attend to then when we were kids. There is the baseball, football, hockey, cheerleading, soccer, volleyball, swimming, dancing and so on. Many kids have more than one activity as well making the situation even more complicated and overwhelming.
We all want what is best for our kids. We all want to give them the advantages that we did not have growing up. Sometimes, however, we have them do too much. Limit the kids to one activity, possibly even two that they excel at or that you think they would excel at or express interest in. This would not only be less hectic for them, but for you as well.
Find out if there are other parents that live close to your house and would not mind sharing some of the driving. See if they would be willing to split the driving with you. This would not only eliminate some of the stress for you, but for them as well. Apply the same when it comes to meetings and practices, as well as other functions associated with the particular activity. Every parent has stress. That is just the way that life is, but in a single person household this stress is increased by 50%, as there is only one parent. If there is another parent that is involved in your child’s life ask him or her if they would not mind sharing the driving with you. After all, the children belong to the other parent as well. If there is a family member that would not mind helping out you may want to ask them to pitch in here and there.
Asking for help is okay, however some people hesitate to do so. Taking advantage, though, is not right so be careful how often you ask others to help you out and make sure that you do the same for them. They may not have the same tasks that they need help with as you do, but try to do something nice for those who help you with anything that they might need your assistance with.
Angel Lynn writes in weight loss, single parenting, and health.