The Joys Of Being A Single Parent After Divorce

Article by Ruth Purple Raising kids is hard; raising kids alone is near- impossible. It’s absolutely not easy to raise kids when you’re a single parent. However, although it seems awful, (a lot of times it is!) it offers quite a number of astonishing benefits that can make everyday life easier for everyone. According to single parenting statistics, majority of the single parents today are mothers who are currently divorced or separated. Friends and acquaintances often wonder how single moms manage to take care of their kids, and more often than not elicit pity and awe for a status that [...]

How To Survive Disney World As A Single Parent

Article by Todd Blay When traveling in Disney World with small children and adolescents, single parents have the toughest time. Can you imagine needing to spread yourself between the conflicting desires of a teen who’s excited to go to Space Mountain and a little kid who wants to drive at the Speedway? However, with a bit preparation, single parents, mothers or fathers, could conquer these challenges so that everybody can enjoy the Disney World experience. A few mothers and fathers might have a teen prepared to go off on his or her own at Disney World. Give that adolescent a [...]

Making the Tough Budget Cuts When One Parent Stays at Home

Article by Stephanie Foster There are a lot of adjustments to make when you get married. Getting used to each other’s habits, expectations, dreams… it can be a lot of work. But the one that typically causes the most arguments is money. Managing your finances is not easy even when you’re the only person you need to worry about. Figuring out how to cope with sharing is not easy. And if one person is a stay at home parent, there can be resentment over the income disparity as well as concerns about bringing enough money in. Being a stay at [...]

The pros and cons about being a single parent

Article by Amie Haskett Without a doubt there are pros and cons of being a single parent, but there are also a whole lot of myths about what it means to be one. Single parents are not the dregs of society; they are spin-offs of marriages and relationships gone wrong. They are people like you and me, with low incomes, with high incomes, from any walk of life. Pros of being a single parent You have been forced to deal with becoming a single parent and acknowledging your role as a mother, partner, and nurturer in a hurry. It has [...]

Child Support – Can Visitation Be Withheld If One Parent Doesn’t Pay it?

Article by E Brooks Of all the threats one parent can make against another parent, the threat of keeping your child from you is likely the most painful. Angry parents will look for reasons to withhold visitation, but what do the courts say about it? The courts primary responsibility is to protect the best interest of the child. This means that regardless of child support covered medical expenses, daycare, alimony or any other financially binding items that one parent may owe another parent; this lack of payment cannot be used to keep the child from spending time with the other [...]

How to Find Special Single Parent Home Grants

Article by Peter West Thousands of people qualify every year for special single parent home grants from the federal government. These assistance programs can be used to make a down payment of a single parent mortgage. While still others of these single parents home grants can used to renovate or repair an existing house. If you have ever wanted to know more about single parent home grants, then you should read more of this article. Mortgage Assistance – Fact or Fiction? You may think that this is too good to be true, but it’s not. There really are actual programs [...]

Benefits of being a single parent

Article by Alfred Abner Single parents are found in every society in the world today. This implies that there are many broken families that are formed due to one reason or another. However, many nations are mindful of the difficulties and struggles a parent goes through and put in as many benefits to assist the parent. A parent will have at least one child to care for and that will be a long and heavy investment. You can check out if you, as a parent, qualify for the federal benefits. Eligibility of single parent benefits Firstly, age matters. A parent [...]

Cover the Risk of Having Only One Parent Making All of the Family Income

Article by Jill Pace Our term life insurance policy is meant to cover the “temporary” risk of having only one parent make all of the family income. It is for the benefit of the children we plan to have, starting with the son who will be born this fall. When I think of long term financial planning I think of investment in stocks and real estate. Bob and I have a plan and a strategy for such long term investments. I guess it is, at this point anyway, the stock options he has at work that will vest over the [...]

Learn To Be A Better Parent

Article by B Wilson Good parents have great potential to change the world in a positive way. In the craziness of everyday life such as work, family, health, house payments, bills, etc. it can be challenge to be a great parent and do all that is required of you. Being a good parent is not something people are born with the instinct to do. It is a skill like any other that is learned and improves with experience. With life keeping us busy, we need to always be looking for ways to fine tune and improve our parenting skills.Parenting IS [...]

Getting an Emergency Passport for a Child with Only One Parent

Article by Alison Kroulek In order to minimize the risk of international child abductions, the Department of State requires that children under the age of 16 must have the consent of both parents in order to be issued a passport. Also, adults applying for a passport on behalf of a child under the age of 16 must be able to prove that either the child is theirs or that they are otherwise authorized to apply for the passport.   It may seem absurd to have to prove your relationship to your own flesh and blood, but you won’t be able [...]

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