Single Parent Resource An A To Z Guide For The Challenges Of Single Parenting Book

Foreword Introduction Summary of the Top Ten concerns of single parents Chapter One Moving ahead: Help for single parents starts here Chapter Two Navigating the Single-Parent Life The importance of balance Priorities and goals Ten steps to a more managed life Simplify your life A crash course in simplification Twenty-minute sanity savers The hoys of a discovery program Words of wisdom on navigating the single-parent life Resources for navigating the single-parent life Chapter Three Managing the single-parent household Communication central Emergency!
Sanity-saving family meetings The new house rules Chore and reward system Time for everyone What's for dinner? And other kitchen hassles A day in the life ofonce-a-month cooking Recreating the family dinner Live a week in a day Dimple ways to increase day-to-day quality time Resources for managing the single-parent household Chapter Four Balancing work and family The morning crunch Desgining relaxing evenings Business trips Job burnout Why are you doing so much?
Resources for balancing work and family Sample medical authorization Chapter Five: Part One Creating a solid financial plan Taking stock of where you are The key to success Designing the monthly worksheet Sample monthly worksheet Taking a realistic look at what your budget reveals How to maximize your budget Items on the budget For those who refuse to budget Financially over your head Are you maximizing your current skills?
Extra money, independence and rewards If you are still in cash and credit crisis Know your rights Bankruptcy: the rumors, the reality Establishing credit How to improve your credit Money-savings tips Chapter Five: (Part Two)
Creating a solid financial plan for the future Planning ahead for college days Life insurance Where there's a will, there's your way Health insurance Retirement Resources for taking stock of your finances and planning ahead Chapter Six Transforming difficult emotions into opportunities for growth Confronting the past Allowing time for letting go The loss of the two-parent form Keeping a journal Becoming single Resolving tough emotions Dealing with the anger Taking responsibility for our emotions The courage to begin again Relieving the day-to-day emotions of single-parenting Resources for transforming difficult emotions Chapter Seven Creating a support network Existing support groups Creating your own support group A new wave of support Support for kids Resources for single-parent support Chapter Eight The social life of the single parent Adult one-on-one interaction Beginning again Consider the children Where to meet people What about overnight guests?
So we're single again Resources for the social life of a single parent Chapter Nine Committing to making your custodial arrangement work It takes a commitment Weekly meetings and a sample agenda Guidelines for successful parent meetings Notes on specific types of custody Primary physical custody Ways to promote the non-custodial parent relationship Notes for the non-custodial parent Long distance parenting Joint custody The pitfalls of custody: Games parents play Dealing with an absent parent Kids' speak: What I wish my parents knew Resources for custody issues Chapter Ten Finding quality child care What type of care are you looking for?
Day care In-home providers Community child care Live-in care Preparing for the search Sample phone screening sheet The in-person visit Checking references Developing a good working relationship Surviving the first week A one-month check up: to be or not to be?
Resources for finding quality child care Chapter Eleven Improving children's emotional health Ages and stages Infants Toddlers and preschoolers Early elementary Preteen years Asolescence Helping children adapt Children's emotions Worry Anger Jealousy Fear Withdrawal Rejection The art of communication Secret signs The five rules of listening Communication games Ten ways to enhance communication Five ways we block communication Words of wisdom from single parents Resources for children's emotional health Chapter Twelve Myths and mudslinging Statistics about the single-parent family Thoughts from single parents The single parent family: How we hinder, how we help End Notes and Appendices A closing note Additional resources Survey data & methodology Bibliography

About the Authors

Brook Noel is an author, publisher and speaker about topics pertaining to families, bereavement, and single parenting. From the age of eight-months-old, Brook was raised in a single-parent home by her mother. Currently she resides in the Milwaukee area.

Art Klein is an East Hampton-based author. For several years he was the single father of two children. He has authored five books, three of which were Book of the Month Club selections. Art speaks in myriad public forums about the value of two parents in children's lives.

Although two people wrote this book, it is told from Brook Noel's point of view.

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Brook Noel c/o Champion Press, LTD.
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