By Elisabeth LaMotte for YourTango.com Kids have fuller schedules today than they did in their parents' generation. These parents juggle to fit spo...
At the same time I heard a voice -- clear as day -- ring out in my mind. It said, "He will not be the last man you love."
I have officially held the title of single parent for twice the amount of time I was a married mom. It has not been easy. Or simple. Or all bliss. But I love the family I've made, the home we've created and the kind of mother I am always becoming.
In addition to the daily challenges that come with being an only parent, single moms have the added responsibility of working through an often-complic...
One of the tragedies of split custody is depending on the warmth between you and your ex, your child is out of your control. It might be for days at a time. You have to bury your worry and love, so that you don't waste the time you're apart -- so that when you do get your child back, you're not a clingy basket-case.
The model based on committing to a "soulmate" for the rest of one's life is but a blip in the history of marriage, and it's day has come -- as evidenced by the steady, high divorce rate and dwindling numbers of people in America who get married at all. The new model is a 10-year marriage contract.
School redesign is a hot topic in education circles, and it's easy to see why. In so many ways, the basic underpinnings of our schools haven't changed radically since the Industrial Revolution.
Whatever you decide to do on National Single Parents Day, enjoy it with your children!
One surprising silver-lining to divorce? Having time to yourself when your ex has the kids. You miss them, of course, but once you've adjusted to t...
I have a true partner in my ex-husband, who is a devoted and loving father.
There is something amazing and magical that happens when women divorce. They get beautiful.
A controversial Republican legislator, infamous for his extreme anti-abortion views, is again making headlines after an interview on a conservative Ch...
Music always makes unpleasant things just a little bit more enjoyable: cleaning, commuting, working out, breaking up. So it occurred to me, why not make a playlist for getting divorced? After all, isn't divorce the ultimate "break-up"?
By Robert Anthony for YourTango.com There's no denying that regardless of time and progress, men still hold the advantage in the workplace. The tid...
It doesn't matter if you're a mother or a father, single or married, rich or poor. It matters that you do what you can to be the parent your child deserves. It's hard work, but it's important.
It seems like the internet can't stop talking about single mothers lately. It all started in early January, when single mother Pamela Gwyn Kripke ...
Angie forgot every one of her lines, but when the first few beats of "Thriller" came over the sound system, she became a different person. She slipped dark sunglasses over her eyes, jerked her head like a zombie coming back to life and strutted across the stage.
Parenthood is challenging enough, but parenthood as a single mom or dad can be much more stressful. Yet, not properly managing stress can cause us to become less effective as a parent, but also in life. In order to enjoy single parenthood, here are a few tips to reduce stress.
A group of stay-at-home dads joined HuffPost Live host Jacob Soboroff to discuss their decision to take care of the children while their wives worked....
Written by Cristina Nehring for Slate If you’d told me five years ago that I was soon to bear a disabled child with blood cancer -- for whom I’...
It's no secret that the holidays can be a stressful and emotional time for lots of people. For anyone who's recently experienced some type of loss, like a death or divorce, the stress and emotions are amplified.
I was with my boyfriend, Matthew, for seven years. We built a house together, I ran the office side of his business and I had a child by him. We never married. When I finally decided to leave the relationship, I had no claim to the house or the business. I left with nothing.
When Carrie's marriage fell apart, she left her husband and made the heartbreaking decision to leave her child with him.
What does single parenting look like? HuffPost Divorce asked our community to send in photos of what single parenthood looks like in their day-to-d...
Talking to kids about politics helps them understand the world and their place in it, and starts to shift their thinking from "me" to "we." That is why it's important to discuss with kids, even those too young to yet understand all the specific policy points or platforms, why politics matters.
