Single Parents
The Semi-Detached Parent: The positives of single parenting
I have decided there are some very positive skills and traits that my son has developed due entirely to now being raised in a single-parent family
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Universal credit: Why 150,000 single working mums will be worse off
The charity Save the Children says that 150,000 of the country’s poorest single parents will be worse off by up to £68 a week under the Coalition Government’s new Universal Credit. This may mean that a quarter of a million children will be pushed further into poverty.
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Patsy Kensit: A very fit mum
Patsy Kensit looks lovely on screen. We've been admiring her since she was five, when she played Daisy's daughter in The ...
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Bankrupted by birthdays part 2: The Imperfect Parent
Last time I wrote about Ben's impending birthday party – and wondered why kids' parties all seem to be expensive ...
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How to help your children cope with your divorce
It's not the happy ending you envisaged back on the day you said 'I do' and if you've got children – half of ...
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Dating again when you're a single parent
Getting back into the dating game is hard enough for anyone who's been single for a while, but it's trickiest of all for ...
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Life as a weekend dad
Getty Sometimes, when I'm walking through the park on a Sunday afternoon, I look at 'normal' families – mum, dad, ...
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The Semi-Detached Parent: Stalemate
I've asked my ex partner to move out and end this stalemate. The set up just isn't working, and we are all stressed, tetchy ...
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The Semi-Detached Parent: I am the something nasty in the woodshed.
A scheme has recently been piloted in Surrey, where I live, forcing parents who are separating to go to 'custody classes' so ...
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The Semi-Detached Parent: Cogitation
I'm having to re-think my 'need to know' approach to telling people about my relationship status. My parents know, my ...
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The Semi-Detached Parent: Truth or Dare
I visited my parents whilst my son was away. They had a family friend round for tea. "Are you missing Will?" the ...
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Ask Joanne - How to help my abandoned grandchildren?
What's your biggest challenge when it comes to family life? Karen writes: I have custody of my three grandchildren ...
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