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When the World Seems Un-Single Parent Family-Friendly

Things have changed in the world and it is definitely “easier” to be a single parent these days, at least it there is normally an environment that seems more hospitable to single parent families here in the United States. The reality of taking care of a family as a solo parent is still tough, but many of us have found more support and understanding for our situation. Even with these changes, however, there can still be those times when things do not feel so hospitable and the world seems pretty un-single parent family-friendly. Fortunately, there are things we single parents … Continue reading →

Exposing Our Kids to Other Single Parent Families

We may be adding to our children feeling “different” and our isolation as a single parent family without even realizing it. Look around your world and see how many other healthy, happy, single parent families your own family interacts with? It is important for our kids to see other single parent families, and for us to help normalize our family’s existence. Of course, all families tend to do things differently—the point is not to try to find a mirror for our own family, but to let our children experience different life-styles and see how different family configurations can be healthy … Continue reading →