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Info & Advice
Find all kinds of useful information and advice for single parents.
- Being a Parent
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Before we had children, could we ever have imagined what it would really be like to be a parent?Toughest job on the planet!
Having children brings emotions and challenges to our lives that we could never have dreamed of. Being a mum or a dad forces us to learn new skills and make new decisions. When we become a parent, we rarely have the time to think about what we have achieved or how we do things. On these pages we have gathered information, advice and also stories from other parents to help us face those challenges.
Share your story
If you’ve had an inspiring experience or have overcome difficulties as a single parent, you could help others by sharing your story – click on Share your story. - Supporting Parents
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Information for professionals and volunteers who support parents through parenting programmes, drop-ins and groups.
- Healthy Ideas
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How often do you take time to care for your own health and wellbeing?Do you put off your own needs because you’re too busy caring for others? Spend some time on your own health and wellbeing here. There’s information about stress and relaxation, exercises you can try at home, complementary therapies, healthy food, getting and staying healthy in pregnancy, birthing options, and more!
- Money
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Most single parents have, at one time or another, had worries about money. Becoming a single parent, whatever the route into lone parenthood, inevitably causes questions to be raised about finances.In the money section of this site we will try to be informative and helpful about money – how to get it, how not to get into debt, money saving tips and even a section on pocket money, because we all feel the pinch most when our kids tell us that everyone else gets much more than them!
- Work Choices
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Life is constantly presenting us with new choices. As single parents, we have the added pressure of trying to balance raising our children, supporting ourselves and getting enjoyment from life – no easy task.Only you can decide how to manage your life, but in this section we have brought together information about the aspects of life that especially affect us as single parents.
- Holidays and Fun
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"Holidays and Fun" can sound like foreign language to many single parents, particularly anyone on a budget. But there are organisations that can help you to get away for less. We also have some great ideas for keeping the school holidays fun for kids - and less stressful for you.
- Useful Organisations
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Here you will find links and contact information for organisations working nationally and locally with single parents. - In the news
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A list of the most recent items found in the national press of interest to single parents.
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