Author: Julia Hasche

How the new Child Care Subsidy affects single parents

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Everything you need to know about the new Australian Child Care Subsidy and how it affects single parents.

By now you are probably aware, the Australian Government is making some major changes to the child care benefits in Australia. Say goodbye to the Child Care Rebate (CCR) and the Child Care Benefit (CCB), and hello to the Child Care Subsidy. #hi ? . The Child Care Subsidy, which is replacing both the CCR and CCB, will commence on the 2nd July 2018. Let’s see how the new child care subsidy affects single parents.Continue Reading →

Why forgiveness is crucial for single parents

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Forgiveness.

Is it even possible for single parents? And more importantly: What is the cost to you if you can’t forgive?

Sometimes as a single mum it is hard to forgive an ex-partner. One of the most common things I hear from the women I first start working with is: I will never ever forgive him for what he has done to our family!

The problem with this mindset is that if we don’t take responsibility for our own reactions, then we are enforcing the victim mentality and not taking control of our own lives. We are allowing ourselves to be impacted by whatever horrible situation has happened, and we are not taking positive steps to take charge of our own life.Continue Reading →

Eight ways to survive Easter without your kids

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Eight ways to survive Easter without your kids.

I always imagined special occasions without kids would be tough. But now I have to face the reality as my daughter spends Easter with her dad. This will be the first ever special occasion she has with her dad. And the first special occasion since becoming a mum that I will be alone. I have to get through Easter without her.Continue Reading →

When My Daughter Is Away With Her Dad

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When My Daughter Is Away With Her Dad

When my daughter was two and a half, my ex suggested that he take her on a holiday for six days next time he was in Sydney. I liked the idea of her having some time away with her dad. And although I wanted them to build their relationship up and have a great bond, I felt it was too long a trip to have for their first alone time together. He had also been in and out of her life a lot up until that point. At one stage he was out of the picture for over seven months. I suggested a shorter trip first and on his next visit, if she coped OK, they could go for six days.Continue Reading →

Happy five years of parenting to me!

Happy five years of parenting to me!

Last week my daughter turned five years old. Where did the time go? I can’t help but reflect when there are special days, or milestones reached. And I have been doing a lot of that over the last week.

When I think back over the last five years, although the time has passed quickly, at times the days were long. Particularly when my daughter was a baby, and then a toddler.

My daughter’s dad and I split up when she was two months old, so this birthday marks almost five years of single parenting for me (or – because I’m doing double the work – is it ten?).Continue Reading →