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"Insightful, honest and very down-to-earth. I so wish there had been a book like this when I was a single dad." Steve Legg, editor, Sorted magazine
This is a book that comes alongside the reader as a travel guide and walks through the journey via a step-by-step approach.
Walking the Single Parent Journey offers the reader a chance for self-discovery, of coming to terms with the pains and effects of the past in order to boldly face the challenges that lie ahead. The book discusses the everyday struggles and issues that single parents face, whilst offering advice and tips on managing and dealing with them successfully. The author encourages the reader to create systems and put strategies in place to help make life easier, drawing on her own experiences.
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 10
FOREWORD 12
PART 1 The beginning of the journey
Chapter 1 Entry points 16
Chapter 2 Overwhelming emotions 24
Chapter 3 Loss 32
Chapter 4 Grief 43
Chapter 5 Emotional aftershocks 51
PART 2 The parenting highway: raising our children
Chapter 1 Is it because I’m a single parent? 66
Chapter 2 Parenting styles 72
Chapter 3 Boundaries 75
Chapter 4 Fill up your child’s emotional tank 79
Chapter 5 Helping our children through separation,
divorce, and bereavement 87
Chapter 6 Parenting a child of the opposite sex 96
Chapter 7 Role reversal 105
Chapter 8 Lighten up and have some fun 110
PART 3 When the road splits: sharing the parenting
Chapter 1 Custody and contact 114
Chapter 2 Communicate! 123
Chapter 3 A united parenting style 130
Chapter 4 Parental alienation 135
Chapter 5 Non-resident parenting 142
PART 4 The climb uphill: getting equipped for the journey
Chapter 1 Friendship and support 150
Chapter 2 Forgiveness 158
Chapter 3 Money, money, money 162
Chapter 4 Know your limits – stress and well-being 166
Chapter 5 Finding yourself and moving towards the
future 177
Chapter 6 The dating scene 186
Chapter 7 You are more important than you know 193
APPENDIX Further information and support 196