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Do you struggle with your teens?
Are you divorced or going through a divorce?
Are you faced with the challenges of being a single parent?

My field of interest lies with adolescence, parenting, single parenting and divorce related issues.

You are not alone.

The roller-coaster of adolescent years can seem overwhelming to any teen, and particularly to adolescents dealing with their parents’ divorce as well as for the parents themselves.

Even though each family and each divorce situation is different there are some basic rules you can follow to help you face these challenges.

The core of all resolution is establishing good communications.

An important thing to remember is that any children and teenagers alike need both parents in their lives.
It is the responsibility of the parents to acknowledge that the wellbeing of the children remains unchanged and stay a priority after divorce whatever custody arrangements have been made.

What we do to kids in childhood lasts forever.
Be assured that if you are feeling the pain of divorce, your child is too.
Do not bad mouth the other parent.
A child has the right to love both parents.
Be an example for your children.
Respect and acknowledge their feelings.
Understand your child. It is the greatest gift you can give them.

If what you truly want is the best for your children, do the right thing for them, even if it means compromising some parts of your life.

Do whatever you need to have your children experience the love they deserve from both parents. You owe it to them.

Allow them to have exactly what you have always wanted for them: Happiness.
Happiness is there birth right.

INTRODUCTION

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Bringing up our children alone, dealing with the emotional conflicts of divorce, never-married, separation or widowhood is not a task to be underestimated. Feelings of doubt, regret, guilt, inadequacy prevail.
Constant worry about support, financial and other provisional considerations are ever-present in the mind of the single parent.

The good news is whatever the situation or cause of a one-parent family context, you can be successful at single parenting, raising well-adjusted children and having a happy, tranquil home environment and thrive as a competent and self-confident parent.

Very important to remember though is that being a single parent does not mean you have to take the place and role of two people. It is not about being mother and father. You just have to be a good enough parent to your children who ask for nothing more or less.

I invite any parents to exchange their concerns and share their successes.

For more info, please contact me. I look forward to hear from you.

"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us." — R.W. Emerson

Single Parent Chat Group

INTRODUCTION