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Question of the week: Can you help me understand boundaries that some single parents might need to develop?

There are many single parents that have always had problems setting boundaries for themselves. For some the lack of ability to set personal boundaries is the reason they are parenting alone. Other single parents develop boundary problems when they begin to parent alone. Maybe it is due to the shock of becoming a single parent or perhaps it is the stress involved in Read more…

Posted: July 26th, 2018 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Divorce Issues, Question of the week, Single Parents

Bottom line – kids need boundaries and hope to succeed in life

Single parents need to clearly, positively and assertively communicate boundaries to children. But in order to do this single parents must be able to have boundaries in place for themselves. Why are boundaries and guidelines so important to children? To help you understand the why of boundaries, let’s take a little trip. Let’s say that we have to go to an appointment. Read more…

Posted: July 24th, 2018 ˑ 1 Comment
Filled under: Discipline, Preschool, School Issues, Single Parents

How to walk away from a power struggle with a child!

Have you ever been leading a group of children, and everything was going great when all of a sudden, you found yourself pulled into a power struggle? Or is there one particular child who constantly argues with you about every little thing? Many times, children of divorce seem to excel in power struggles. 3 reasons some kids want to be in power struggles Read more…

Posted: March 14th, 2018 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Discipline, Divorce Issues, Emotions, Modern families, Single Parents, Step and blended families

Yikes! The day a 15 year old came to live with me

It was my great nephew and he was in a lot of trouble. I think he thought I’d be a push over. I mean in his eyes I was his great aunt, gray and old! Boy did life ever change for that boy! I may have been his great aunt, gray and old but the lights hadn’t gone out yet. Plus I had Read more…

Posted: July 16th, 2015 ˑ 7 Comments
Filled under: Accept the Challenge, Discipline, Divorce Issues, Grandparents, School Issues, Single Parents, Trauma