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eBook about Single Parenting - BREAKING WITH THE OLD AND GETTING ON WITH THE NEW!
eBook about Single Parenting - BREAKING WITH THE OLD AND GETTING ON WITH THE NEW!
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Introduction
Would it be at all shocking to you, to hear and learn that as many as
ONE THIRD of families in the USA today, are headed up by a single parent (both male and female representatives)?
Personal circumstance, divorce, abandonment, even death, leaves the main custodial, remaining parent having to cope with all the care giving, nurturing, role-modeling, challenges, rewards, obstacles and joys meant for a partnership of TWO! It can be overwhelming and wonderful, nightmarish and extremely tough – all at once. This practical, hands-on guide will take an overview of some of these and offer advice that can be used EVERY DAY!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Introduction
(i) Why a book on the Rewards and Challenges of Single Parents?
(ii) Some introductory definitions…
Who is really in question here?
What and whom are single parents, as individuals, as a group?
What do we mean by ‘single parenting’?
(iii) Why the dual focus rewards and challenges?
B. SECTION I: BREAKING WITH THE OLD AND GETTING ON WITH THE NEW!
Parenting Generally speaking - The value of a parent
Nurturing close connections and bonds, roles and responsibilities – connections that matter and make a difference
Solving behavioral problems and encouraging confidence – meeting children where they are
Strategies for dealing with parenting difficulties, facing a new situation and a unique set of ‘operating’ principles
C. SECTION II: MAKING EVERYDAY COUNT AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE!
The transition and new circumstance – journeying down the path of the single parent
Seeing things from the child’s point of view
A new path and survival plan for single parents – rewards and challenges
SETTLING
ORGANIZING
NEW FAMILY UNIT
AGE-APPROPRIATE ACTIONS
SCHOOL, SOCIETY AND FAMILY
LOSS OF A PARENT (divorce, death, abandonment)
Conclusion
D. References, Resources, Online Links and Support Group
Would it be at all shocking to you, to hear and learn that as many as
ONE THIRD of families in the USA today, are headed up by a single parent (both male and female representatives)?
Personal circumstance, divorce, abandonment, even death, leaves the main custodial, remaining parent having to cope with all the care giving, nurturing, role-modeling, challenges, rewards, obstacles and joys meant for a partnership of TWO! It can be overwhelming and wonderful, nightmarish and extremely tough – all at once. This practical, hands-on guide will take an overview of some of these and offer advice that can be used EVERY DAY!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Introduction
(i) Why a book on the Rewards and Challenges of Single Parents?
(ii) Some introductory definitions…
Who is really in question here?
What and whom are single parents, as individuals, as a group?
What do we mean by ‘single parenting’?
(iii) Why the dual focus rewards and challenges?
B. SECTION I: BREAKING WITH THE OLD AND GETTING ON WITH THE NEW!
Parenting Generally speaking - The value of a parent
Nurturing close connections and bonds, roles and responsibilities – connections that matter and make a difference
Solving behavioral problems and encouraging confidence – meeting children where they are
Strategies for dealing with parenting difficulties, facing a new situation and a unique set of ‘operating’ principles
C. SECTION II: MAKING EVERYDAY COUNT AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE!
The transition and new circumstance – journeying down the path of the single parent
Seeing things from the child’s point of view
A new path and survival plan for single parents – rewards and challenges
SETTLING
ORGANIZING
NEW FAMILY UNIT
AGE-APPROPRIATE ACTIONS
SCHOOL, SOCIETY AND FAMILY
LOSS OF A PARENT (divorce, death, abandonment)
Conclusion
D. References, Resources, Online Links and Support Group
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