Articles Tagged: single parents

The Semi-Detached Parent: Advice - give or take?

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 11, 2012

There have been times when I've wished I had a sensible and informed family 'elder' to give me advice.

The Semi-Detached Parent: Work is the curse...

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Apr 20, 2012

Last week I spent the best part of an hour on the phone to the Inland Revenue for them to tell me what I already knew: I am not entitled to any working tax credits, or the childcare element of them.

The Semi-Detached Parent: The positives of single parenting

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Mar 28, 2012

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

Universal credit: Why 150,000 single working mums will be worse off

By Marianne Kavanagh, Mar 14, 2012

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.

Celebrity mums Kym Marsh and Karren Brady join the fight to stop working single mums losing up to £68 a week in benefits

By Keith Kendrick, Mar 14, 2012

Single mothers could lose up to £68 a week in benefits under plans to change the benefits system, according to Save the Children.

One Born Every Minute sparks outrage: Teen mum reveals she smoked throughout her pregnancy

By Liz Stansfield, Feb 3, 2012

It's a must-watch show full of drama, reality and heart-soaring real live births. But channel 4 hit show One Born Every Minute has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons this week

The Semi-Detached Parent: Help, my child bores me

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Dec 19, 2011

As much as I love my son, I have to admit, he sometimes bores me.

The Semi-Detached Parent: Sharing access over Christmas

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Nov 28, 2011

Christmas is coming and the Semi-Detached Parent is getting stressed. LAST Christmas I spent every teeth-clenched, nails-in-palm moment telling myself that NEXT year the festive period would be FINE