http://singleparents.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-05-20T07:00:06Z Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:06 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://singleparents.about.com/b/2013/05/22/how-do-your-kids-routines-help-you-save-time-and-sanity.htm <p>Even if you don't think of your <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://psychology.about.com/od/developmentalpsychology/a/parenting-style.htm">parenting style</a> as particularly structured, I bet you have a number of routines in place already.</p> <p> <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://singleparents.about.com/b/2013/05/22/how-do-your-kids-routines-help-you-save-time-and-sanity.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://singleparents.about.com/b/2013/05/22/how-do-your-kids-routines-help-you-save-time-and-sanity.htm">How Do Your Kids' Routines Help You Save Time –– and Sanity?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://singleparents.about.com/">About.com Single Parents</a> on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 at 22:04:19.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://singleparents.about.com/b/2013/05/22/how-do-your-kids-routines-help-you-save-time-and-sanity.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://singleparents.about.com/b/2013/05/22/how-do-your-kids-routines-help-you-save-time-and-sanity.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://singleparents.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://singleparents.about.com/b/2013/05/22/how-do-your-kids-routines-help-you-save-time-and-sanity.htm&#038;zItl=How Do Your Kids' Routines Help You Save Time –– and Sanity?">Email this</a></p> http://singleparents.about.com/b/2013/05/22/how-do-your-kids-routines-help-you-save-time-and-sanity.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 22:04:19 +0000 2013-05-22T22:04:19Z http://singleparents.about.com/b/2013/05/20/present-your-post-visitation-questions-carefully.htm <p>Kids are so intuitive. 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It's usually because I know -- from experience and observation -- some of the benefits, including:</p> <p> <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://singleparents.about.com/b/2013/05/15/3-things-youll-get-out-of-counseling.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://singleparents.about.com/b/2013/05/15/3-things-youll-get-out-of-counseling.htm">3 Things You'll Get Out of Counseling</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://singleparents.about.com/">About.com Single Parents</a> on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 at 21:53:08.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://singleparents.about.com/b/2013/05/15/3-things-youll-get-out-of-counseling.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://singleparents.about.com/b/2013/05/15/3-things-youll-get-out-of-counseling.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://singleparents.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://singleparents.about.com/b/2013/05/15/3-things-youll-get-out-of-counseling.htm&#038;zItl=3 Things You'll Get Out of Counseling">Email this</a></p> http://singleparents.about.com/b/2013/05/15/3-things-youll-get-out-of-counseling.htm Wed, 15 May 2013 21:53:08 +0000 2013-05-15T21:53:08Z http://singleparents.about.com/b/2013/05/12/50-ways-to-help-a-single-mom.htm <p>If only there were a way to <em>subtly </em>give this list to your extended family, right? 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What if the holiday falls on "your day" with the kids? 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When the other person takes a call or responds to a text? Talks about himself (or herself) all evening? Or, worse, spends the evening recounting a recent break-up, blow by blow?</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://singleparents.about.com/b/2013/05/07/first-date-etiquette-for-single-parents.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://singleparents.about.com/b/2013/05/07/first-date-etiquette-for-single-parents.htm Tue, 07 May 2013 21:29:32 +0000 2013-05-07T21:29:32Z http://singleparents.about.com/b/2013/05/05/honoring-yourself-on-mothers-day.htm <p>It feels good when someone recognizes the hard work you're doing as a single parent, doesn't it? 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