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Thrive as a Single Dad: Mastering the Art of Parenting Children with Special Needs
By Daniel Sherwin, www.dadsolo.com As a single father of a special needs child, you’re tasked with the monumental role of balancing your professional aspirations with the complexities of parenting. This journey, while challenging, is filled with opportunities for growth and fulfillment. The following guide delves into strategies that can empower you to excel both as
The “Other” Side: The Anguish of Family Alienation
By Laurie A. Couture Parental and family alienation is a growing scourge of our times; a scourge that invalidates the needs, rights, and feelings of the children involved and their long-term best interests. The alienating parent can be either father or mother and the alienated family can be either side. Sometimes both parents alienate family
Paternity Fraud Hurts Kids and Dads—Tennessee is Leading the Way to Make it a Crime
By Laurie A. Couture Paternity fraud harms children, biological fathers, and unmarried men who are deceptively extorted for money to pay child support for children who they did not sire. This fraud occurs when the mother of a child puts the name of a man on the birth certificate that she knows is not, or
Transform Your Home Into an Organized Haven
By Daniel Sherwin, www.dadsolo.com Being a parent can be one of the most rewarding experiences, but it’s also a full-time job with never-ending responsibilities – and for single parents, that job is even harder. Between school runs, extracurricular activities, work, and household chores, parents can easily get overwhelmed. As a result, it’s quite easy to
How Single Parents Can Create A Safe Environment For Their Autistic Children
By Daniel Sherwin, dadsolo.com Being a single parent isn’t easy. Not only does it require taking on many roles, it also means that all the stress, anxiety and worry fall on your shoulders rather than being distributed between you and a partner. When your child is living on the autism spectrum, daily activities can be overwhelming, which