We hear hundreds of stories from single parents each year. Read some of these stories here, using our topic filter to help you find stories that are relevant to you.
Posted 31 October 2023
Single mum of three Lucy blogs at JustMyThreeandMe. She shares her thoughts on the financial challenges of single parenting: ‘When I first became a single parent, I had no idea of the struggles I would face....
Posted 4 October 2023
The holidays can be a stressful time for single parents, Natalie is a volunteer in our Wellbeing Digital Group and recently held an online workshop where she shared her ‘go to’ tools for managing the...
Posted 21 August 2023
Gingerbread local groups connect single parents and their children around the country. Sherisha, who runs her local group in Worcestershire, explains why it’s made such a difference to her and her daughter. Sherisha first got in...
Posted 7 August 2023
Single mum Denise is seeing the benefits of studying pay off, after she completed an MSc research project in teacher education. I have two daughters, and I’ve been a single parent for the past seven...
Posted 24 July 2023
Simon is a Gingerbread volunteer, helping to run our online group for parents of children with additional needs. He’s had lots of opportunities to travel in his working life, and has always enjoyed traveling with...
Posted 14 July 2023
Starting her own business has given single mum Claire the flexibility to fit around her family, and a real sense of achievement. But it hasn’t all been plain sailing, as she told us recently. I was...
Posted 29 June 2023
This time last year I couldn’t have run from one lamp-post to another’ says Emily. We’re delighted that she’s chosen to share her journey with us, as she prepares for her first half-marathon. ‘A year and...
Posted 16 June 2023
This Father’s Day, we’re sharing Steve’s reflections on his challenges as a single dad. Ten years ago my son was four and my daughter seven. How did I succeed in raising my children over this period?...
Posted 2 June 2023
This Volunteers Week we’d like to give a big shout-out to all our volunteer group coordinators. We have around 40 local Gingerbread groups across England and Wales, helping single parents connect and make local friends. We...
Posted 5 May 2023
Single mum Hayley shares her story of moving on after domestic abuse My single parent journey began when Buzz was about 3 months old. I’d realised I was in an abusive relationship, and without my partner...
