The single parent resource
Subtitle: an a to z guide for the challenges of single parenting
By: Brook Noel with Art Klein.
Contributors: Klein, Arthur C.
Edition: New rev. and updated ed.
Publisher: Champion Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Belgium, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
Subjects: Single parents -- United States -- Life skills guides.; Single mothers -- United States -- Life skills guides.; Single-parent families -- United States.
Genres: Life skills guides.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-352).
Table of contents: title: Foreword
pagenum: 15; title: Introduction
pagenum: 25; title: Summary of the Top Ten Concerns of Single Parents
pagenum: 27; label: Chapter One
title: Moving Ahead: Help for Single Parents Starts Here
pagenum: 29; label: Chapter Two
title: Navigating the Single-Parent Life
pagenum: 36; title: The Importance of Balance
pagenum: 39; title: Priorities and Goals
pagenum: 42; title: Ten Steps to a More Managed Life
pagenum: 45; title: Simplify Your Life
pagenum: 55; title: A Crash Course in Simplification
pagenum: 58; title: Twenty-Minute Sanity Savers
pagenum: 60; title: The Joys of a Discovery Program
pagenum: 62; title: Words of Wisdom on Navigating the Single-Parent Life
pagenum: 64; title: Resources for Navigating the Single-Parent Life
pagenum: 66; label: Chapter Three
title: Managing the Single-Parent Household
pagenum: 75; title: Communication Central
pagenum: 76; title: Emergency!
pagenum: 78; title: Sanity-Saving Family Meetings
pagenum: 80; title: The New House Rules
pagenum: 81; title: Chore and Reward Systems
pagenum: 82; title: Time for Everyone
pagenum: 84; title: What's for Dinner? And Other Kitchen Hassles
pagenum: 85; title: A Day in the Life of Once-A-Month-Cooking
pagenum: 86; title: Recreating the Family Dinner
pagenum: 93; title: Live a Week in a Day
pagenum: 94; title: Simple Ways to Increase Day-to-Day Quality Time
pagenum: 95; title: Resources for Managing the Single-Parent Household
pagenum: 97; label: Chapter Four
title: Balancing Work and Family
pagenum: 100; title: The Morning Crunch
pagenum: 104; title: Designing Relaxing Evenings
pagenum: 106; title: Business Trips
pagenum: 109; title: Job Burnout
pagenum: 110; title: Why Are You Doing So Much?
pagenum: 110; title: Resources for Balancing Work and Family
pagenum: 113; title: Sample Medical Authorization
pagenum: 115; label: Chapter Five: Part One
title: Creating a Solid Financial Plan
pagenum: 116; title: Taking Stock of Where You Are
pagenum: 117; title: The Key to Success
pagenum: 118; title: Designing the Monthly Worksheet
pagenum: 118; title: Sample Monthly Worksheet
pagenum: 119; title: Taking a Realistic Look at What Your Budget Reveals
pagenum: 120; title: How to Maximize Your Budget
pagenum: 120; title: Items on the Budget
pagenum: 121; title: For Those Who Refuse to Budget
pagenum: 124; title: Financially Over Your Head
pagenum: 125; title: Are You Maximizing Your Current Skills?
pagenum: 126; title: Extra Money, Independence and Rewards
pagenum: 126; title: If You Are Still in Cash and Credit Crisis
pagenum: 133; title: Know Your Rights
pagenum: 133; title: Bankruptcy: The Rumors, The Reality
pagenum: 134; title: Establishing Credit
pagenum: 135; title: How to Improve Your Credit
pagenum: 136; title: Money-Savings Tips
pagenum: 137; label: Chapter Five: (Part Two)
title: Creating a Solid Financial Plan for the Future
pagenum: 140; title: Planning Ahead for College Days
pagenum: 140; title: Life Insurance
pagenum: 142; title: Where There's a Will, There's Your Way
pagenum: 144; title: Health Insurance
pagenum: 147; title: Retirement
pagenum: 148; title: Resources for Taking Stock of Your Finances and Planning Ahead
pagenum: 150; label: Chapter Six
title: Transforming Difficult Emotions into Opportunities for Growth
pagenum: 160; title: Confronting the Past
pagenum: 160; title: Allowing Time for Letting Go
pagenum: 161; title: The Loss of the Two-Parent Form
pagenum: 163; title: Keeping a Journal
pagenum: 163; title: Becoming Single
pagenum: 164; title: Resolving Tough Emotions
pagenum: 165; title: Dealing With the Anger
pagenum: 166; title: Taking Responsibility for Our Emotions
pagenum: 167; title: The Courage to Begin Again
pagenum: 168; title: Relieving the Day-to-Day Emotions of Single-Parenting
pagenum: 170; title: Resources for Transforming Difficult Emotions
pagenum: 175; label: Chapter Seven
title: Creating a Support Network
pagenum: 180; title: Existing Support Groups
pagenum: 181; title: Creating Your Own Support Group
pagenum: 182; title: A New Wave of Support
pagenum: 191; title: Support for Kids
pagenum: 191; title: Resources for Single-Parent Support
pagenum: 193; label: Chapter Eight
title: The Social Life of the Single Parent
pagenum: 204; title: Adult One-on-One Interaction
pagenum: 204; title: Beginning Again
pagenum: 205; title: Consider the Children
pagenum: 208; title: Where to Meet People
pagenum: 210; title: What About Overnight Guests?
pagenum: 211; title: So We're Single Again
pagenum: 213; title: Resources for the Social Life of a Single Parent
pagenum: 216; label: Chapter Nine
title: Committing to Making Your Custodial Arrangement Work
pagenum: 217; title: It Takes a Commitment
pagenum: 218; title: Weekly Meetings and a Sample Agenda
pagenum: 220; title: Guidelines for Successful Parent Meetings
pagenum: 224; title: Notes on Specific Types of Custody
pagenum: 226; title: Primary Physical Custody
pagenum: 226; title: Ways to Promote the Non-Custodial Parent Relationship
pagenum: 227; title: Notes for the Non-Custodial Parent
pagenum: 229; title: Long Distance Parenting
pagenum: 231; title: Joint Custody
pagenum: 232; title: The Pitfalls of Custody: Games Parents Play
pagenum: 234; title: Dealing With an Absent Parent
pagenum: 236; title: Kids' Speak: What I Wish My Parents Knew
pagenum: 240; title: Resources for Custody Issues
pagenum: 244; label: Chapter Ten
title: Finding Quality Child Care
pagenum: 246; title: What Type of Care Are You Looking For?
pagenum: 246; title: Day Care
pagenum: 247; title: In-Home Providers
pagenum: 248; title: Community Child Care
pagenum: 248; title: Live-In Care
pagenum: 248; title: Preparing for the Search
pagenum: 249; title: Sample Phone Screening Sheet
pagenum: 250; title: The In-Person Visit
pagenum: 254; title: Checking References
pagenum: 257; title: Developing a Good Working Relationship
pagenum: 259; title: Surviving the First Week
pagenum: 260; title: A One-Month Check Up: To Be or Not To Be?
pagenum: 262; title: Resources for Finding Quality Child Care
pagenum: 264; label: Chapter Eleven
title: Improving Children's Emotional Health
pagenum: 267; title: Ages and Stages
pagenum: 267; title: Infants
pagenum: 268; title: Toddlers and Preschoolers
pagenum: 269; title: Early Elementary
pagenum: 271; title: Preteen Years
pagenum: 272; title: Adolescence
pagenum: 273; title: Helping Children Adapt
pagenum: 274; title: Children's Emotions
pagenum: 276; title: Worry
pagenum: 278; title: Anger
pagenum: 279; title: Jealousy
pagenum: 281; title: Fear
pagenum: 282; title: Withdrawal
pagenum: 283; title: Rejection
pagenum: 285; title: The Art of Communication
pagenum: 286; title: Secret Signs
pagenum: 287; title: The Five Rules of Listening
pagenum: 289; title: Communication Games
pagenum: 290; title: Ten Ways to Enhance Communication
pagenum: 291; title: Five Ways We Block Communication
pagenum: 291; title: Words of Wisdom from Single Parents
pagenum: 294; title: Resources for Children's Emotional Health
pagenum: 299; label: Chapter Twelve
title: Myths and Mudslinging
pagenum: 304; title: Statistics about the Single-Parent Family
pagenum: 305; title: Thoughts from Single Parents
pagenum: 319; title: The Single Parent Family: How We Hinder, How We Help
pagenum: 321; title: End Notes and Appendices; title: A Closing Note
pagenum: 325; title: Additional Resources
pagenum: 327; title: Survey Data & Methodology
pagenum: 337; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 349