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“There is nobody as stronger as a single parent”
Being a parent is such a difficult job and being a single parent is even toughest. Parenting is very challenging and frightening but single parent can build a home surrounded by love and security. There is nothing as perfect parenting- disappointment, discouragement and mistakes are inevitable.
Mistakes can be done by anyone in this planet and so do by parents as well, but the best thing about parents is that they do mistake, they learn and love their children along the way. That’s what call a right direction. It doesn’t matter how you do it but what efforts you are taking to do it correctly. That is all any parent will ever do and yes it’s enough.
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Embrace the new, Break with the old
Work in progress for a long time that’s what becoming a single parent will make your family. You have to accept all the uncertainties and realities that will come on your way.
Break with the old
Transition from being two parent to single parent will make a lot of difference. You have to become your children friend to handle them. Make sure they know that they are free to express their anger, love, frustration, sadness, disappointment with you. Give them that extra comfort and love and always keep in mind that it will take time and efforts to help them from copping with their current bad feelings. Sharing their feelings from you will prevent them from depression, anxiety and toxic anger. Build an environment of honesty and trust us it will provide security, safety and a certain environment that will safe guard family members from further pain. The stability will offer the best opportunity to rebuild a great life a head.
Embrace the new
Single parent has a truck load of challenges. Where to live and what to eat - New routine to develop and many more. These all task need a lot of energy and sanity to do well. The inner energy will give you the power and strength to make your family family. The love for your children and for yourself will make your journey as a single parent much easier.
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Fight loneliness
Parenting alone may give you the feel of loneliness and isolation which may become the reason for stress and can hamper the healthy family functionality. If you feel depressed, pressurized and feel stuck in the grief of lost dreams, we recommend you to consult a professional.
Take positive steps to combat the feelings of loneliness by –
Get surrounded by safe and sensible friends : Talking to someone who is sensible and can feel your pain will make you feel better. And you will be able to focus on your baby more.
Create your wish-list: Wonderful way to lift you up is doing what you like to do. For instance reading books, trekking, or signing up for some project which can actually boost your energy and give you a feel of self satisfaction. Once you start trusting yourself then only you will be able to make your children happy.
Be yourself, love yourself: We always believe that things goes better when you have a partner to share your life. We can not deny that it is difficult when you do not have someone to depend on or someone who can comfort you but what is the best thing to do is find your own strength and energy to become comfortable alone. Trust us you will be able to create a healthy relationship with someone in future. It’s an old thought that if you cannot love yourself, you will never be able love someone else and same goes with kids. Loving yourself will give you a confidence and that confidence will help you in becoming a great single parent.
We hope our tips will help you to cope up with the situation and will give you many reasons to love yourself and your children. Get connected with us and we promise you to come back with more interesting and helpful tips to make your journey worthwhile.
