Category: Family

Enough with the parent alienation accusation if it’s not true.

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Enough with the parent alienation accusation if it’s not true.

There is nothing that infuriates me more than fathers claiming that mothers are alienating their children from them when they are not.

Most single mums that I know (including myself) are of the opinion that our children benefit from both their parents in their lives, and do whatever they can to encourage that based on their children’s age. Of course, there are cases where mothers try to keep their children from their father (and vice versa), and sadly this commonly has to do with control, or getting back at each other, rather than what is in the best interest of the child. But often it is for genuine reasons which may include violence, substance abuse or mental illness; where it may actually not be safe for children to be with that parent at that point in time.Continue Reading →

We need to let go of the single mother stigma!

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Who wants to be a single mother?

I never wanted to be a single mother. No one dreams of being a single mother, or says “when I grow up I want to be a single mother” (#lifegoals)! But what is it about being a single mother that makes people so terrified? And more importantly, why does the term “single mother” seem to be synonymous with “terrible mother”? Why the single mother stigma?Continue Reading →

10 New Habits for a Single Mum to Implement in 2017

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It’s almost time for 2016 to draw to a close, and 2017 to commence.  For me it’s always a time of reflection of the year gone by and a time for thinking about resolutions and goals I want to achieve in the year ahead. I am a great believer in personal development, and I am always looking at ways to improve my health and happiness.Continue Reading →

Domestic Violence Support

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Christmas is a wonderful time of year for a lot of people. It’s a time of family, friends, love, and laughter.

Sadly, for a lot of people, it is not. For many couples, it is a time of turbulence, fighting, and even abuse.

For single mothers and fathers it is often a period of loneliness,  feeling inadequate, reflection, and thinking about what has been lost, and dreams that have been broken. For many single parents, it will be their first Christmas as a single parent (if this is you, read this blog post for some strategies to help you get through this Christmas).Continue Reading →