Single parents from a two parent point of view 12 Articles

by Dana Farrell

Let me start by saying that I am very fortunate and thankful not to be a single parent. I am very lucky to have help from my husband. Unfortunately, not everyone has someone to share in the child-raising responsibilities...read more

by Marcia Miller

Kids Who Feel Like Divorcing Their Non-custodial Parent I'm thinking quite a bit about a child's choices regarding a parent they do not want to see. I've watched friends go through this, and I'm now going through this m...read more

by Katherine P Hogan

I am a single parent due to being widowed almost 8 years ago. At the time of my children's' father's death, they were aged 6 and 4 years of age. I was only just into my 30's and I had been a stay-at-home mother since the...read more

by Simon Boon

Me and my wife is expecting a 2nd child in a few months. Our first one is almost a year old now. My parents and her parents give us a hand every now and then to give us a break. I have to nod my head to the single pare...read more

by Cynthia Murray

The topic of single parenting is a tricky one, especially when one has never been a single parent (or even a parent at all). There are a lot of misconceptions and myths about single parents. Having been a single parent f...read more

by Nicole Starbird

My mother was a Single Parent and now, from a Two Parent point of view I just don't know how she did it. She was 15 when she had me, and 20 when my brother came along. I knew I didn't have a father and except for the rar...read more

by shiva shanti

this is a subject that is a p.c minefield, and the short article i am going to write will not win me any friends on the subject, but i will promise one thing about this article, and that is the fact that it is true and of...read more

by Kasey Tydd

If anyone can tell me that when you have children that you hope to raise them all by yourself, I will first congratulate you on your martyrdom! Okay this is not what anyone would expect or even aspire to. Now you both ha...read more

by Melissa Stratton

Oh dear what a difficult subject. I think children need a Mum a Dad to have a balanced upbringing. I realise that a lot of single parents have not chosen to be so but I feel society as a whole is letting us down. We n...read more

by Greer Kingsley

Please help me. You try to be a good mother, but then there's landlords. I tried to protect my cats from the nieghbors dog and got thrown out. It was such a disaster that that because it got so heated and blown out of prop...read more

by Sharon Annetts

i was a single parent for 6 years. it was very hard because i was always being criticized for the way i was brining my son up. i know that i did give into my son more than i would of done if his father was there. but i fel...read more

by noname

A single parent is a tough road to climb. You have to be Dad/Mom both at the same time and have a sense of equality in the home so the children do not get confused. One thing that you definitely do not want to do is spea...read more