| | our fifth year ParentsWorld com we taking time think others over holiday season Yes it's true we single parents might much way money possessions - there always someone somewhere worse off four years we adopted a family sent gifts - helping one family Last year we funded one THREE projects Donors Choose program helping effect almost 100 children I think that's money well spent Charles Best formed Donors Choose bring average citizen together Teachers want a difference Teachers propose a project need funded approval get listed website Anyone can then go browse projects see they'd fund part whole Crayons Pianos - everything can imagine there We did fact receive wonderful pictures letters our funded projects last year I requested permission post yet heard back helped fund a project last year see photos/letters let me know I'll arrange
click here see three project we funded last year: "Brand New Readers , "Hands on Science , "Classroom Copy Machine .
it's here I announce our first project year: Floor Puzzles Learning Floor Puzzles Learning
| | Below our first project 2004 holiday season Last year we funded three programs amazingly short period time read see can help can click link donate directly can afford minimum requested can send a cheque ParentsWorld little a dollar we'll apply program Any direct payment tracked ParentsWorld com we know how much people website helped
" Me Sick other things Parents Say Anger
| | Patricia Gatto John Angelis
Maryann focused she's blind She's slipped over edge responsibility forgot real reason she working hard It's her daughter
Being a single parent isn't easy working grocery shopping cooking cleaning homework there isn't much time left day It's a heavy burden sole supporter a young child when pressures tensions great harmful words spill out bitter pills isn't time stop take inventory |
| | Francesca Dobbyn
Child support A term causes much conflict animosity parents yet really shouldn’t I overheard a mom custodial parent tell a friend father had paid support over 2 years He stopped paying when she began dating first time I’ve encountered a conversation unfortunately last worst contractor offers lay off his workers pay under table avoid wage garnishing How nasty I fail understand why parents support payments looked harshly paying parent seem resent every penny makes sense federal guidelines built on principle parents should share portion income child had continued live together |
| | Stop Feeling Guilty –
Feel guilty because children’s dad/mom isn’t involved Feel guilty because kids aren’t being raised a "traditional family . list reasons feel guilty can endless Parenting often synonymous guilt Guilt a waste valuable time drains energy makes focus on things usually can’t control anyway we don't "Leave Beaver families people days 28 million children US live one parent single parents divorced never married widowed single parents adopted Whatever reasons circumstances led a single parent right now life Embrace most Life short feel guilty things can't control |
| | 1)Go library - Most libraries story times children once a week Take advantage free events concerts art crafts classes science shows Most libraries also computers available kids can try out different software Call local library a list events
2)Walk Walk Walk - Load babies stroller put little kids on bikes , get teenagers off couch go out walk only children getting exercise also a good way kids relax talk what's going on lives A great stress reliever
3)Check out local Community Center- Community centers offer a wide variety classes swimming karate dance calligraphy Community centers offer classes already low price most "scholarships families students reduce eliminate class fees |
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| | Widows Widowers A wonderful message board communicate other people know JUSt you're going |
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| | Single Father's Lighthouse A place Single Dad's "come home site around since I first started ParentsWorld back mid 90's it's forever improving time I check |
| | just Single Dad's a site Dad's should visit Any Father can benefit site |
| | Responsible Single Fathers site open ANYONE seeing a mature process take place when relationships end That's why motto "It's Kids " |
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| | Welfare Mom Probing issues importance low-income families A read anyone ever low income |
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| | A Mom's Love Support Moms ... single |
» KidMate http://www kidmate com/
| | Kidmate only child support calendaring percentage program . makes much sense a Kinko's blow up colored calendar sheets Check out custody sharing calendar that's specifically us |
» Caring Kids http://www caringforkids cps ca/
| | Canadian Paediatric Society developed a new site Caring Kids designed provide parents information child’s health well-being Because site developed Canadian Paediatric Society voice Canada’s 2 000+ paediatricians - can sure information reliable |
| | Helps children divorced parents relationships parents |
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