When I became a single parent I had six children at home. It was a time of huge change and I didn’t know where to start. I felt completely on my own, I had nowhere...
I am Carly, single mum to Ezra. He is almost 4, so he was not even 2 years old when we first went into the pandemic. I do not co-parent, so I am doing the...
When I became a single parent I had six children at home. It was a time of huge change and I didn’t know where to start. I felt completely on my own, I had nowhere...
by Professor Patricia M. Thane, visiting Professor in History at Birkbeck, University of London, and the author of a number of works including ‘Sinners? Scroungers? Saints? Unmarried Motherhood in Twentieth-Century England’, a history of Gingerbread...
Our expert helpline adviser and single parent, Jenny, on why your donation matters this summer
My name is Jenny and I’ve been working on the helpline for almost two years. As well as being a helpline...
My name is Judith and I’m a single parent to two teenagers who are soon to be 17 and 14. I’ve been a single parent for 10 years. During that time, their dad has stopped...
Holidays, special occasions and cultural celebrations are an important aspect of family life. Many single parent families will be celebrating the festive season in their own, unique ways. In this post, single parent Yael, who...
Daniel Betts is a single parent from Basingstoke UK. He runs the website The Breaking Dad and the Instagram account @the_breaking_dad, documenting his journey through single parenthood.
Alone.
For single parents across the UK, that’s the reality...
Single parent Ria is going to be our champion fundraiser for the 2020 London Marathon! In most recent blog for us, she discusses her training regime and balancing priorities. You can read her first Single...
Jemma lives in Linlithgow with her 8-year-old son Archie and when not trying to juggle childcare, housework and writing, works part-time as a web editor for the University of Edinburgh. Jemma won Gingerbread’s ‘One in...
Robert Peston is voicing our BBC Radio 4 appeal. Here’s why he is supporting Gingerbread:
https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Robert-Peston-Gingerbread-appeal.mp3
Transcript:
Hello I’m Robert Peston. Now, I became a single parent a few years ago when my wife died of cancer. My...