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Posted 27 May 2010
Gingerbread President J K Rowling writes exclusively on stigma, welfare cuts and her experience of being a single parent. Nearly twenty years ago (it’s a shock to me to write that, because it still seems quite...
Posted 4 April 2019
Lauren is a single parent to her young son. In this blog, she writes about her experiences of making contact arrangements with her ex-partner, and offers her top tips for other parents who are establishing...
Posted 14 December 2018
At Gingerbread, we’re really proud to have been empowering single parents to lead secure, happy and fulfilling lives for one hundred years. As we celebrate our Centenary Year, former single parent Sue writes about the...
Posted 8 October 2018
After separating from her partner ten years ago, Vicki used Gingerbread’s advice and guidance to move forward with her son. Here, she discusses the emotional aspects of her journey as a single parent. Someone once said...
Posted 16 November 2017
Lidia has put together her top ten tips to support others get through the highs and lows of single parenthood. Love and accept yourself It’s not always easy to love and accept yourself as a single parent....Live without resentment One of the worst things in life is to have resentment and even worse is having resentment towards your children. I learnt a very valuable lesson. Sometimes resentment and hate can creep into...
Posted 3 October 2017
Sacha is 42 and lives in North London. She has two children, Ricky who is 25, and Saffron, 17. After becoming a single parent at 16, many people thought Sacha would never amount to anything....
