Questions tagged [single-parent]
Questions regarding a household where there is only one parent present, regardless of the circumstance of the other parent's absence.
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How can a Single Father prevent his child from becoming addicted to video games?
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My neighbor faces the tough situation that his 7 year old boy has started to play video games and he wonders how to stop him from getting addicted to them. Sadly, his wife is no more.. he's ...
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Kid genius help
I am the legal guardian of a kid, after his/her parents were found incapable of taking care of him.
Okay from day 1, I saw that he/she couldnt make any friends and knew things normall a 6 year old ...
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Why does my daughter smile and start to laugh at me when I am noticeably really angry at her?
My daughter is 11 years old and has been diagnosed with high functioning austism along with sensory processing disorder. I am a single father and have raised her alone since she was two years old. We ...
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For the benefit of the child: what's better - no father or bad father?
What's best/better for the child in the long/short run - to have no father in his life or to have a "no-good" father in his life?
And by "no-good" I mean - mentally and financially unstable, ...
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How to help children cope with a parent's suicide?
I've asked another question here:
How to handle disclosing a parent's suicide to friends and their parents
I've noticed that this question here:
What are some strategies for helping children ...
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What if the father of my children has not seen or talked to his kids in over a year?
My kids father had nothing to do with my son for the first year and a half that he was born then after that he was in his life until he was 9 years old. Then my girls were around him when they were ...
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How to be a good Single Mom with a large family and dealing with ADHD
I am recently divorced and have full custody of our six children. My husband was violent with the children and I'm not sure how to discipline them without using violence. My children range in age from ...
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Should I allow my child's in-and-out father to be a part of his life?
My son will be 3 years old in a couple of months and his father lives out of state. He did live here when my son was born but was not there and would not sign the birth certificate. It took a long ...
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