Single parents

10 books to help kids understand divorce and separation

10 books to help kids understand divorce and separation

These books about divorce can help your child work through the feelings and questions that come with big changes in your family structure.

Rebecca Weigand

It’s never too late to learn how to sext (if you want to)

It’s never too late to learn how to sext (if you want to)

While online dating after my marriage ended, I immediately found myself in salty exchanges. Figuring out how I wanted to respond took much, much longer.

Nadine Araksi, Chatelaine

How to deal when your ex spoils your kids

How to deal when your ex spoils your kids

It's incredibly frustrating when your ex is a "Disneyland Dad". Here's how to build boundaries, communicate better and maybe even find some compassion.

Caitlin Crawshaw

“Would you let your daughter grow up to be a surrogate?”

“Would you let your daughter grow up to be a surrogate?”

In all my years of managing a surrogacy consultancy, this was the strangest question someone has ever asked me.

Nathan Chan

It’s the biggest test of my life—raising two kids after my husband died

It’s the biggest test of my life—raising two kids after my husband died

In the months since my husband died, my two kids and I have been struggling and learning as we try to rebuild our life as Jon would’ve wanted us to.

Nancy Westaway

Am I a bad mom because of my dangerous career?

Am I a bad mom because of my dangerous career?

Megan Kinch

When your blended family just won’t blend

When your blended family just won’t blend

Creating a cohesive stepfamily takes work when you both have kids. Here are the most common hurdles and solutions for blended families.

Caitlin Crawshaw

7 things to never say to a single mom by choice

7 things to never say to a single mom by choice

When a woman doesn't have a partner but wants a baby, she may opt to become a single mom by choice. Sadly, she'll then have to deal with annoying comments.

Jaime R. Herndon

The invisibility of the single parent during COVID-19

The invisibility of the single parent during COVID-19

The pandemic has made it seem like it’s the 1950s again, with single parents brushed off to the side.

Athena Reich, Chatelaine

I’m uncomfortable telling other parents I’m queer

I’m uncomfortable telling other parents I’m queer

I know that if anyone were to challenge any of my coupled queer friends’ abilities to parent, I’d be the first to defend them. So why won’t I do the same for myself?

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

5 things I wish I'd known before I became a single mom by choice

5 things I wish I'd known before I became a single mom by choice

From extreme loneliness to the importance of finding your mom group, one single mother by choice explains the things she wishes she'd known beforehand.

Jaime R. Herndon

7 life lessons I want my kids to learn from having a single mom

7 life lessons I want my kids to learn from having a single mom

After filing for divorce, I realized our new life was helping my kids grow into incredible people—not in spite of having a single mom, but because they do.

Nicole Pecoraro

The most loyal employees ever are working moms with good bosses

The most loyal employees ever are working moms with good bosses

It’s time for both sides to realize that having an understanding and flexible boss isn’t just what parents need—it’s what employers need, too.

Claire Lawrence

Dating while pregnant: What it's like to Bumble with a bump

Dating while pregnant: What it's like to Bumble with a bump

"I reasoned it was wrong to tell him I was pregnant by a sperm donor via text message, so I avoided the subject..."

Alyssa Garrison

Mindy Kaling's advice about single motherhood is golden

Mindy Kaling's advice about single motherhood is golden

And her opinions about pancakes and desserts in general are super solid, too.

Kevin John Siazon

My daughter took on my grief during my divorce

My daughter took on my grief during my divorce

My daughter is a sensitive girl, and she picked up on all the turmoil, months before her father left. I was wracked with guilt.

Carol Weis

Canada’s divorce laws could soon be updated to put children first

Canada’s divorce laws could soon be updated to put children first

The Liberal government is overhauling the Divorce Act for the first time since 1998. Here’s what you need to know about the potential changes.

Sarah Boesveld, Chatelaine

Loneliness of single fatherhood having tragic effects

Loneliness of single fatherhood having tragic effects

New Canadian study finds disturbing stats about single fathers compared with single mothers and partnered dads.

Cameron French

How children grieve

How children grieve

Kids might be crying one minute and then off playing the next. But that doesn’t mean they are over it. Children grieve in a much different way than adults.

Kathryn Hayward

How to support a grieving family

How to support a grieving family

After a death, there’s nothing you can say to make someone feel better. But don’t let fears about doing the wrong thing stop you from reaching out.

Kathryn Hayward

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