In the Single Parents Forum, we've recently been talking about some of the negative views "out there" about single parents. Actually, the conversation started over a disparaging T-shirt that ... Read More

One great year-end activity is sitting down and writing letters to your children. (I know, with all the hyped-up holiday energy and extended vacation days, you may not be ... Read More

Cindy U. wrote to me recently and shared this personal story: My kids' and my life was disrupted when I became suddenly single. We moved to a new city and ... Read More

I know, it might seem ludicrous at first to think about paying someone good money to do something you can do yourself. However, of all the regular home maintenance ... Read More

If you're like me, you probably have a long "To Do List" filled with holiday responsibilities - the cards, the wrapping, the baking. Some of the things on my ... Read More

A lot of single parents hold off on dating while they're raising their kids. In part, this is because there is, naturally, little time left at the end of ... Read More

Research shows that children whose parents make an effort to communicate effectively with one another fair better in the months and years following a divorce. But how do you make ... Read More

When you're mailing gifts to your kids, what do you do to make the package extra special? Last year, I received a birthday present in the mail that was ... Read More

Helping the children work through their own feelings of grief, anger, and disappointment over an impending divorce is heartbreaking for any parent. Often, there is so much upheaval when ... Read More

I recently came across an interesting budget tool provided by America's Second Harvest. It's called a "Family Budget Calculator," and it is designed to demonstrate why so many families ... Read More

Are you tired of seeing those cute little "family" ornaments they sell at the mall? Well, finally, the makers of personalized Christmas ornaments have realized that they need to ... Read More