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As a single parent, your life is different from the other working parents around you. With the pressure to perform well at work and no partner to assist with tasks at home, you likely find yourself with many responsibilities but little support. It's a heavy weight to bear. Doing It All as a Solo Parent helps you to lighten the load. Drawing on the expertise from experts and parents alike, it provides practical tips and advice catered to your unique challenges as a solo parent. 

Why are single mothers still portrayed as one-dimensional, hot messes? Why are we constantly told that children of single parents will be damaged for life? In this myth-busting manifesto, Sarah Thompson shares her own experience of single motherhood, along with contributions from leading child psychologists, to examine the positive impacts that being raised by a single parent can have on a child. She shares practical tips for dealing with the many financial challenges that single mothers face, and advice on how to navigate work when you’re parenting solo.

In lieu of a perfect, hypothetical future husband, Mindy Kaling is thinking a lot about being single. Pros? She can marathon any Christine Baranski show she wants. Cons? Dealing with married couples and their condescension at cocktail parties. But until a gorgeous, morally flawless, preferably tall TV dad materializes in three dimensions, Mindy can cope with waiting it out (from the driver’s seat).

A memoir about what happens when your life goes drastically off the rails. When journalist and podcaster Liadán Hynes's marriage ended, it felt like a loss: of her best-friend, and of the happy ending she had envisaged on their wedding day. In the months that followed, she had to adjust to a...

For single parents, working parents, and caregivers who worry about the time they spend away from their children, the mother of The Other Wes Moore shares strategies to raise happy, well adjusted kids. As the mother of Wes Moore, whose memoir about overcoming the obstacles that face a fatherless...

After nine years of marriage, Toyin M. Falusi, MD, a specialist in infectious diseases, found herself divorced and raising two young children. It was a trying, stressful time, but rather than accept the hackneyed stereotype of the miserable and overwrought single mom, Falusi chose to embrace her new existence. Twelve years later, she’s still leading a happy, successful life. In The Decade After: Surviving Thriving After Divorce, she shares what she’s learned along the way.

No one said motherhood would be easy. For Adiba Nelson, the journey to parenthood started with a big bang and continues with a breakdown (or two) and several “why?” questions for God.

Tansy Perkins only has room in her life for her daughter and her library. And maybe the next book to add to her collection. But after a catastrophic hurricane severely damages her library, she's forced to temporarily move into a building in the adjacent county botanic gardens, where Jack Reid—the world grouchiest gardener who rescued her and her daughter from the flood—happens to be the assistant director. 

This generation of Keeping Up with the Joneses means having your social media perfectly curated and your front porch filled with flowers that look out onto a beautifully manicured lawn. Everyone waves and smiles, and you even become friends. But behind that door, you don't really know what families are facing. This intoxicating memoir shares the undeniable strength that few people recognize in single parents and what it means to step away from the familiar and venture into the unknown - raising kids and navigating the dating world again.

Marriages may come and go, but parenthood is forever. But what if you could have both - a great family life and a happy lifetime love? Enter Love Factually: For Single Parents [& Those Dating Them] - the first guide that relies on science instead of opinion to help this large and growing group of men and women find the right partner not only for themselves but their families.

You may feel lonely, abandoned, overwhelmed, and ill-equipped in your life as a single mother, but you are not alone on this journey. God is with you, and if you are willing, he will help you build a strong home and legacy for your family. As a former single mother, Michelle Lynn Senters understands you could use a little soul nourishment. In The Unseen Companion, she explores the 10 needs every single mother has and asks, "God, where are you in this?"

Single dads are as nervous as single moms about merging their parental responsibilities with their social lives, but they often don't have intimate friendships in which to share their concerns. Drawing on her own experience as a single parent, interviews and surveys she conducted with more than a hundred single fathers and their children, and the advice of family therapist Dr. Paul Halpern, Fisher gives the lowdown on a range of tricky topics.

With humor, Scripture, and sage advice, Pam Farrel (child of a single mother) and PeggySue Wells (single parent of seven children) show you how to be decisive, create a nurturing home, be proactive, date wisely, pray for your child, embrace your happily-ever-after, and more.

As Dr. JoAnne Pedro-Carroll explains with clarity and compassion in this powerful book, parents can positively alter the immediate and long-term effects of divorce on their children. The key is proven, emotionally intelligent parenting strategies that promote children's emotional health, resilience, and ability to lead satisfying lives. Over the past three decades, Pedro-Carroll has worked with families in transition, conducted research, and developed and directed award- winning, court-endorsed programs that have helped thousands of families navigate divorce and its aftermath.

Nationally acclaimed parent coach and trainer Tina Feigal returns with this revised edition of her book, formerly titled The Pocket Coach for Parents.

Mary Miller had always been an outcast. Burnt in a chemical mix as a young girl, sympathy for her quickly faded when the young man who pushed her in died in a mining accident just two days later. From then on she was regarded with a mixture of suspicion and fascination by her God-fearing...

This is an audiobook in the I-Can-Do-It Book series. It helps you to build respect in your child. It gives simple steps for children to listen, respond, and do as they are told, or "mind you". A respectful, mindful child is a child who follows instructions. This is a softer, more direct, and highly effective way to build compliance. Parents will not have to yell, scream, swear, threaten, or even make ultimatums.

For Cathy, motherhood became an avenue for personal growth and awareness. She worked passionately and intentionally to develop a parenting approach which blended traditional values with empowerment and alternative methods. Motherhood became a quest to identify her true beliefs and deliberately pass them onto her children. Continually in a state of self-reflection, she asked herself: how can I ensure that my children learn to value family unity alongside independent thought?

Sí, puedo ser madre sola es una guía clara, sincera y profundamente inspiradora para mujeres que contemplan la maternidad en solitario como un acto de amor, libertad y responsabilidad. Con una mezcla de experiencia personal, información práctica y consejos, este libro responde a las grandes preguntas: ¿Qué opciones existen para lograr un embarazo? ¿Qué papel juega el donante? ¿Cómo organizarse económicamente? ¿Cuándo contárselo al niño?

Raising a child on your own can be extremely challenging. Many women have become single mothers as a personal choice or due to circumstances that have led them to be so. Whatever the reason might be, taking charge of your own life and the life of your child is a courageous choice. Life as a single mother isn't easy, but that doesn't mean you need to struggle. You may face a lot of challenges along the way as you try to raise your child.