Here’s something that single parents everywhere may rejoice over: In a recent study done by an Ohio State University professor, they found no difference in school performance between children of single parents and those of two-parent homes. (Provided that the children come from stable homes.)
Providing a Stable Home is Key
The study gathers data from 5,000 families across three decades. Their findings suggest [...]
Tags: child development, divorce, Education, routine, single parenting, stability, stable home
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Actress Kelly Rutherford, one of the stars of the hit TV show Gossip Girl has just given birth to a daughter. The birth is particularly significant because she is currently going through a rather bitter custody battle with her ex-husband and the father of her children Daniel Giersch.
The baby was born at a hospital in [...]
Tags: celebrity, celebrity births, celebrity custody battle, custody battles, divorce, Gossip Girls, Kelly Rutherford
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Life in modern day society can be very complex and confusing. Sometimes, I wish there was a book about how to handle certain situations with grace, calmness, and dignity. Alas, there is no book and some situations are just going to be downright ugly.
Seven years ago, I left my abusive ex-husband and began to rebuild [...]
Tags: abuse, contempt of court, custody, divorce, funerals, marriage, Pregnancy, re-marriage
Posted in: Pregnancy
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My husband will soon be moving to another country for a year as a result of a military assignment. He’s gone away before, but the longest he had ever been gone was for six months. A year is a long time to be gone, so essentially I get to be a single mom for the [...]
Tags: divorce, military, preparation, separation, single parent
Posted in: Parenting
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Last Thanksgiving wasn’t this complicated. This year, there’s me, my son, my boyfriend, his three kids, his ex-wife, her boyfriend, his ex and his kids, boyfriend’s dad, his girlfriend, boyfriend’s mom, her boyfriend, then there’s my ex-husband. (That sentence simplified: many divorced couples, new relationships, many kids from broken homes, not everyone is on civil [...]
Tags: Christmas, divorce, Holidays, single mom, single parents, thanksgiving
Posted in: Holidays
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