How to Stay Sane As A Single Parent

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In this book, "How to Stay Sane as a Single Parent", I share some of my best memories of parenting plus many of the lessons I've learned about single parenting, the stuff that drives you crazy and what you can do to stay sane!

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How to Stay Sane As A Single Parent

According to Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2005, released by the U.S. Census Bureau in August, 2007, there are approximately 13.6 million single parents in the United States today, and those parents are responsible for raising 21.2 million children (approximately 26% of children under 21 in the U.S. today).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau...

Approximately 84% of custodial parents are mothers, and

Of the mothers who are custodial parents:

· 44% are currently divorced or separated

· 33% have never been married

· 22% are married (In most cases, these numbers represent women who have remarried.)

1% were widowed

Of the fathers who are custodial parents:

· 57% are divorced or separated

· 24% are currently married

· 18% have never married

1% were widowed

About 79% of custodial single mothers are gainfully employed; 50% work full time, year round and 29% work part-time or part-year.

About 92% of custodial single fathers are gainfully employed; 74% work full time, year round and 18% work part-time or part-year

I may not be a single mom in the most technical sense but I do fall into the category of ‘married’ single parents. I am married, but my husband and I don’t technically live together. We’re not ‘separated’, we are a couple, and with my kids, we’re a family, but he maintains a separate residence and travels a lot for his work. Meanwhile, I am at home with the kids, working fulltime as a writer.

For these reasons (and a ton of others I’ll think of later) I consider myself a single parent. I am the parent who spends virtually all-day every day with my children.

Why did I write this book? Well, I admit it freely; my 26 month old son drives me totally insane much of the time. The problem – the insanity, that is – seems a pretty common one among stay-at-home moms and dads. It seems particularly common, however, among the handful of us who not only stay at home with our kids, but do most of the parenting alone. I’m lucky. My husband, Jason and Olivia’s father, is still in the picture. On the other hand, my husband was living in New York when I started this book; we were in Vermont. Olivia was born in Vermont, in fact, on very cold January morning. These days, I am living back in New York with the kids, but Brian is still working away from home most of the time. Raising the kids is – 95% of the time – down to me.

Chapters:

1. The Balancing Act

2. Goal-Setting for You and Your Child

3. Daily Routines and Rules that Work

4. Drawing Boundaries and Enforcing Them

5. Mommy Time versus Mommy and Me

6. Exercise Your Strength - You’re Stronger Than You Think

7. Further Resources and Helpful Tools

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