| There are goods and bad about every thing, same is | | | | your work. Managing the two in the same 24 hrs puts |
| true for single parenting. However if you sum up the | | | | extra stress on the parent. So every day you start off |
| two for single parenting the bads will far outnumber | | | | as a machine. You get up early and prepare the |
| the goods. Therefore all single parents work with a | | | | breakfast. Then you get yourself and your child ready |
| disadvantage. | | | | for the day. You leave for work and drop your child at |
| All parenting issues are centered on children. This also | | | | school early at 7 am. Then you get past all the traffic |
| holds true for single parents. All single parents except | | | | to reach your office. After a tiring day's work you |
| few have to work and also look after the children | | | | leave your office at 5 pm and pick your child on the |
| without the help from the other partner. The question is | | | | way home. Without a moment to relax you start to |
| whether a single parent has time and ability to earn | | | | prepare dinner and help your child with the homework. |
| and look after the children alone. If the child goes to | | | | You are lucky if you don't have to bring your work |
| school he is being looked after there while the parent | | | | home. As soon as you are finished with homework |
| is at work but for preschool children some sort of | | | | and dinner it is bedtime and you put your kid in bed |
| arrangement is to be made so that they are looked | | | | after a bath and a bedtime story. This is what |
| after at home during their parent's working hours. | | | | happens each weekday. More so, special |
| Preschool is difficult to afford and there may be more | | | | arrangements are required for the kids during holidays. |
| than one kid. At this time the grandparents may step in | | | | Not that it is physically and emotionally taxing it also |
| to play their role. This is very important as according to | | | | affects your progress in your profession. This is |
| the US Census conducted in 2000, 5.6 million kids | | | | another difficulty faced by single parents. |
| reside with their grand parents. Many preschool | | | | If you are a lone parent or planning to be one it is |
| children are not fortunate enough to have | | | | important for you to realize that proper planning is the |
| grandparents or any other relative to look after them | | | | key to your success and so is a support network. The |
| when their parent is at work. In this case either the | | | | biggest issue to solve is the time distribution between |
| parent should work at home or arrange something for | | | | yourself, work and children so that you can spend few |
| the children. This is the major difficulty faced by single | | | | meaningful moments with your children. It is also a |
| parents. | | | | drawback that all single parents have to do all the |
| Second difficulty faced by single parents is time | | | | work alone but patience, a little support and good |
| management. Raising kids is a full time job and so is | | | | planning can help you a lot. |