Top 25 Single Parenting Blogs

The Most Rewarding Part About Being a Single Parent

There are lots of rewarding moments being a parent in general but I don't think that any are more rewarding than in two parent households. I enjoy the same ups and downs as any parent — the report cards and soccer goals, the playdates and sleepovers, the good and the bad. It's all there by virtue of being a parent — a job I wouldn't trade for anything in the world.

A Piece of Advice for Other Single Parents

One piece of advice is listen to your kids.  As a single parent you don't have that other person to sound off against. If you are unsure of a decision you made or something you said or did as a parent you don't have another adult to advise you or tell you how to handle the matter. Try as best you can (especially if your kids are older as are mine already) to listen to your kids, to allow them to keep you as a parent in check. And be open-minded. You may have been wrong in doing something. Be open to criticism. Be able to say you're sorry. Listen to those smart kids you're raising.

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The Most Rewarding Part About Being a Single Parent

It's hard to pick just one, but I guess, the mere fact that I have been blessed with a precocious kid is a reward in itself. Seeing my kid grow up to be smart and loving makes all the hardships of being a single parent well worth it.

A Piece of Advice for Other Single Parents

Don't lose yourself. Being a single parent does mean playing the role of both mother and father to your child, but that's no excuse to neglect yourself. Juggling too many balls in the air doesn't mean you must lose yourself in the act. Take time out to relax, and do the things you enjoy apart from your child.  Periodically touch base with your true self, and your child will ultimately benefit from it, because happy parents make happy children.

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The Most Rewarding Part About Being a Single Parent

The most rewarding part of being a single parent is when Eliza tells me we are "best friends forever" and that she "loves me 100 times." Single parenting of course has its challenges, but those challenges are far, far outweighed by the rewards.

A Piece of Advice for Other Single Parents

I think some single parents feel that their family is not "whole" because there is no other parent. I feel that our family of two is very complete. Eliza has several older male cousins who are great role models for her and she adores them. I usually tell women I know who are contemplating single parenting to embrace the belief that they are a complete family.

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