Parents Dating

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You may or may not have heard about “Parents Without Partners” before.  It is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to parents who are single because of divorce, separation, widowed, or never married.

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If you are a parent who is dating, your children’s eyes will be on you.  They will watch what you do, and learn to behave as you do.  This pertains to every aspect of life, but is particularly important to pay attention to if you are a dating parent.  Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes when people hear the term “single parent support groups,” they may want to shy away thinking that a bunch of the parents who attend these groups may just be for people not coping well.  Hey, you might even envision a group of parents that get together to dwell on the past and to share one another’s emotions.

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In upcoming posts, I will be providing you with different ideas of romantic and fun things to do on a date.  Today, I want to provide you with some quiet romantic date ideas that will allow you and your date to spend some alone time and get to know one another on a more personal level.  Read the rest of this entry »

My sister-in-law came from a single parent family, and she and her brother are two of the best-adjusted, kind people that I have ever met.  Their parents divorced when they were around the ages of 7 and 12.  Single parents can raise children that grow up to be happy and productive individuals of society, and a lot of it has to do with how you handle the situation of being single.

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If you are curious to know what the single parent statistics are, here are a few from 2008 in the United States: Read the rest of this entry »

There are all types of single fathers – single fathers who have sole custody, shared custody, no custody, widowed, never-married, absent, and well…. you get the picture.  No matter what “category” you fit in, do not underestimate the importance of your role in the life of your children.

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You will be glad to know that even if you are single parenting, that you can raise an emotionally-strong child.  A lot of this has to do with how you handle events in your life and how you teach your children to handle them.  Remember that children learn more from what they hear and see than from what you tell them.

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When I was growing up, it was rare that you heard of single parent families.  In fact, I only remember one person whose parents were divorced when we were growing up. Most of the children I knew had both parents unless one parent had died suddenly.

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As I’ve previously mentioned in another post about long-distance relationships, when you’re a parent, it isn’t easy to pick up and move across the country for the sake of love.  There are many parents who are in this situation, and must lead long-distance relationships for several months to even years in order to meet the needs of their children first.  If you find that you suddenly become one of these parents, there are some great tips that can help to keep the relationship alive and fun even when you can’t be together.  Read the rest of this entry »