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.
Have you got a story to share? We’re always looking for single parents to share their views and experiences with other community members, so we can support and encourage each other.
The British Summer has finally arrived (although how long it’ll last is a mystery!). While the weather is nice – or even when it isn’t – it’s so good to get outside and move in nature. It’s...
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by Sarah Ashe How many times have we heard ‘just one more cartoon mum’ or ‘just one more video game’ on a weekend morning? Technology has never been so easily accessible for our little ones, with...
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by Sarah Ashe We all have different goals when it comes to fitness. Some of us exercise because we want to look better, to create the perfect summer body or shed some pounds for a special...
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Katie’s single parent story
I suppose I consider myself a more ‘unusual’ single parent. I am gay, and also a mother who doesn’t live with her son. My son is now 2 and a half and, very sadly, I separated...
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by Em Pointer Exercise is one of those things that all too often we say we’ll do and then we don’t really know where to begin, so we put it off and then life gets in...
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by Em Pointer As soon as you become a parent, exercise often goes out of the window. Whether it’s due to sleep deprivation or driving back and forth to all the weekend activities, our priorities change...
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Nicky’s single parent story
Nicky is a single parent to two children, Margot (11) and Ferris (8), and a firm believer in the power of exercise for both mental and physical health. Juggling a busy family life with running...
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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...
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Sharon’s single parent story
“Sharon” (not her real name) is an African-American single mother who moved to London to work and study.
In July 2018, my brain melted. Literally. I didn’t know it at the time, but I had a blood clot in my brain. There were no previous neurological symptoms in my medical history. The week before...
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Julia’s single parent story
Julia is a single mother with 2 kids. Originally from Brazil, she came to the UK to study and now works full time as a Violence Against Women and Girls advisor.
When I first started my journey as a single parent, I was fairly young. At the time I did not have a support network, my education being secondary school level, and I was on a...
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