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Archive | One Parent families
Now for the good news on adoption
Posted on 30 September 2011.
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Having ovaries doesn’t make you a better person
Posted on 25 September 2011.
The notion that women would make a better fist of running the world than men is risible
Posted in Family, Family matters, One Parent familiesComments Off
Boy’s body was decomposing in cellar for two years while his mother and five siblings lived upstairs
Posted on 25 September 2011.
The body of a little boy lay decomposing in a cellar for up to two years while his mother lived upstairs with his five siblings, it emerged yesterday.
Posted in Family matters, Just Mums, One Parent familiesComments Off
Bike tumble ‘saved my daughter’s life’
Posted on 23 September 2011.
Doctors find girl, 4, has rare kidney tumour
Posted in Childhood illnesses, Health, Just for Dads, One Parent familiesComments Off
‘I feel like I’m the mum and she’s the kid’
Posted on 20 September 2011.
What’s it like to parent your own mother because she’s too ill or unstable to look after herself? Kelly Rose Bradford reports
Posted in Family matters, Just Mums, One Parent familiesComments Off
Single parents ‘cannot afford’ coalition’s child maintenance fees
Posted on 17 September 2011.
Gingerbread charity says nearly 300,000 families could go without child maintenance under proposals in welfare reform bill
Posted in Family, Family matters, One Parent familiesComments Off
Typical family will see living standards drop as incomes fall ‘by £4,600 a year by 2013′ due to cuts and wage freezes
Posted on 10 September 2011.
Average-income single parents living in London to be hit hardest
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It’s three years since you died, my darling, but every time I look at our precious baby I see you…
Posted on 08 September 2011.
Three years ago, 27-year-old Gareth Wilkinson lost his battle with bone cancer.
Posted in Family Health, Health, IVF and Fertility, One Parent familiesComments Off
Toddler taken into care after mother was branded a ‘drunk’ by police… when she had collapsed in the street from brain aneurysm
Posted on 07 September 2011.
Spotted ‘asleep’ in Chatham in middle of December
Young son beside her had no shoes and toes were blue
Now reunited, but single mum has been through ‘hell’
Posted in Just Mums, One Parent families, ToddlersComments Off
And baby makes two…
Posted on 06 September 2011.
Newly single, nearing 40 and longing to be a mother, Karin Thayer decided to go it alone. But little did she know how difficult her journey to parenthood would prove to be
Posted in Family Health, Health, One Parent familiesComments Off
Beyonce Knowles reveals pregnancy at MTV Video Music Awards
Posted on 31 August 2011.
The ‘Run the World (Girls)’ singer arrived at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in a loose fitting orange dress, and clutched her visible baby bump as she posed on the red carpet.
Posted in Media and Celebrity, One Parent families, Pregnancy and Childbirth, TV, Theatre and FilmComments Off
Singer Jamelia: Why do we still vilify single mothers?
Posted on 29 August 2011.
As one of 1.8 million single mothers living in Britain, Jamelia feels they are still demonised in the media and stigmatised with a sense of shame, shared with single mums in the past.
Posted in Just for Dads, Just Mums, One Parent familiesComments Off
Peaches Geldof: Why was I allowed to have tattoos aged 14?
Posted on 29 August 2011.
Peaches Geldof, the daughter of the rock star and Live Aid founder Bob Geldof, says she regrets every one of her many tattoos.
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Jamelia: Respect for single mothers!
Posted on 20 August 2011.
Single mothers have always been harshly treated and some people are even blaming them for the recent English riots. Give us a break, says singer Jamelia, who is raising two daughters on her own
Posted in Family, Just for Dads, Just Mums, One Parent familiesComments Off
Mother refuses to take riot suspect son back over fear of losing home
Posted on 20 August 2011.
The mother of a suspected rioter today said she let him remain behind bars rather than risk being evicted from her £1 million council house and left “on the streets”.
Posted in Family matters, Just Mums, One Parent familiesComments Off
I’m supersizing to be the world’s fattest woman, says 52st mother of two (but she’s only halfway there)
Posted on 18 August 2011.
‘Big Beautiful’ fans helping her in her bid
Her 4,900 calorie main course at dinner consists of 12 filled tacos
Posted in Family matters, Just Mums, Obesity, One Parent familiesComments Off
School run mother was so drunk when she picked up her 7-year-old that deputy headteacher confiscated car keys
Posted on 17 August 2011.
A mother was so drunk when she arrived at school to pick up her seven-year-old daughter she had her car keys confiscated by the deputy headteacher.
Posted in At School, Family matters, Headteachers, Just Mums, One Parent familiesComments Off
No marriage for Bert and Ernie, says Sesame Street
Posted on 12 August 2011.
There have long been whispers, but Sesame Street has finally addressed the rumours: Bert and Ernie are best friends, but that does not mean they are gay.
Posted in Internet Kids, One Parent families, TV, Theatre and FilmComments Off
Mothers of twins ‘have heavier single babies
Posted on 10 August 2011.
Single babies born to mothers of twins tend to be heavier, report scientists.
Posted in Family Health, Health, Just Mums, One Parent families, Twins and multiplesComments Off
JK Rowling discovers her family history of single mothers
Posted on 03 August 2011.
J K Rowling, the creator of the Harry Potter novels and one of Britain’s most famous lone parents, has discovered she comes from a long line of single mothers while taking part in the BBC genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are?.
Posted in Divorce and children, Grandparents, Just Mums, One Parent families, Time Out, TV, Theatre and FilmComments Off
Meet the co-parents: friends not lovers
Posted on 01 August 2011.
What’s it like to have a child with someone who’s a friend but not a lover? More and more people are doing just that, to satisfy their broodiness. Helen Croydon investigates
Posted in Family, Just for Dads, One Parent familiesComments Off
Fertility doctors attack ‘unethical’ £20 IVF raffle
Posted on 01 August 2011.
Top UK clinics refuse to participate in charity game to win a single cycle of treatment
Posted in Family Health, Health, IVF and Fertility, One Parent familiesComments Off
Wanted: Sperm donor with a little fashion sense and good sense of humour
Posted on 25 July 2011.
Women looking for a sperm donor often make the daddy of all choices based on limited physical details such as the man’s height or hair colour.
Posted in Family, Just for Dads, One Parent familiesComments Off
Two little boys
Posted on 23 July 2011.
Born 16 months apart, they went through life as a single entity. They were ‘the boys’. But then Simon Stephenson’s older brother Dominic died in the Asian tsunami and the man who had walked through life ahead of him for a quarter of a century was gone
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Jade Ruck admits killing 11-month-old daughter Harley
Posted on 23 July 2011.
A single mother has admitted killing her baby daughter just four days before her first birthday.
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Blonde woman teacher, 38, ‘who seduced girl pupil aged 15′ suspended
Posted on 22 July 2011.
A teacher has been suspended after being accused of having a relationship with a female pupil.
Posted in At School, Family matters, One Parent families, TeachersComments Off
The mother-of-14 without a husband who wants another baby to compete with her pregnant 15-year-old
Posted on 18 July 2011.
It makes me cross to be accused of sponging
Posted in Family matters, Just Mums, One Parent families, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Our child maintenance system has clearly failed. It must be reformed
Posted on 15 July 2011.
We’ll help parents in ways the costly and divisive Child Support Agency never could
Posted in Internet Kids, Just for Dads, One Parent families, Random articlesComments Off
The scheme helping fathers figure
Posted on 14 July 2011.
Dedicated help for dads with budgets, employment, emotional health and parenting is keeping a roof over their heads
Posted in Adopting and Fostering, At School, Just for Dads, One Parent familiesComments Off
Pregnant at 15, daughter of Britain’s most prolific single mother (And, of course, she’s on benefits – just like mum)
Posted on 12 July 2011.
She tells her children to do as she says and not as she does.
Posted in Babies, Just for Dads, One Parent families, Parents, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Tweens and TeensComments Off
France’s single-mother minister Rachida Dati
Posted on 12 July 2011.
I DO want to be president
Posted in Just for Dads, Just Mums, One Parent familiesComments Off
Online dating leaves middle-aged women in ‘single wilderness’
Posted on 11 July 2011.
Single women in their 40s and 50s are increasingly feeling that their love lives are over as men their own age use online dating to cherry-pick younger models. But when did confidence and sexual maturity become so unattractive?
Posted in Divorce and children, Family, One Parent familiesComments Off
Casey Anthony: The case that gripped the US
Posted on 06 July 2011.
The most talked-about trial in the US in years has featured a single mother from Florida acquitted of murdering her two-year-old daughter. Why has it received so much media coverage?
Posted in Internet Kids, One Parent families, Random articlesComments Off
Frozen out: Unemployed woman refused cleaning job at Iceland supermarket … because of tattoo on her hand
Posted on 02 July 2011.
Unemployed Sarah Garton was refused a cleaner’s job at Iceland Foods – because of a tattoo on her hand.
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‘I hate my babies and my older children are animals,’ says Octomom Nadya Suleman
Posted on 30 June 2011.
She is the mother of fourteen children, who gave birth to the longest surviving octuplets in U.S history.
Posted in Babies, Childcare, Just Mums, One Parent families, Parents, Twins and multiplesComments Off
Michael Gove calls for ‘Mum’s Army’ of strike breakers to keep schools open as teachers take action
Posted on 27 June 2011.
Education Secretary Michael Gove called on parents to help out in schools during this week’s strike, and warned the stoppage would damage the reputation of the teaching profession.
Posted in At School, Learning, One Parent families, Teachers, Working MumsComments Off
Schools under ‘moral duty’ to break teachers’ strike
Posted on 24 June 2011.
Schools have a “moral duty” to break next week’s teachers’ strike, Michael Gove said today as he urged heads to go to desperate lengths to remain open.
Posted in At School, Just for Dads, Learning, One Parent families, Teachers, TutoringComments Off
Benefit cuts: single mothers are the biggest losers
Posted on 24 June 2011.
Lone Mums can expect to lose up to 8.5% of their annual income – equivalent to a month’s income every year – as a result of Coalition changes to tax and benefits, says a study
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Spanish mother and baby reunited after breastfeeding row
Posted on 24 June 2011.
Social services removed infant Alma for three weeks after criticising mother Habiba for breastfeeding on demand
Posted in Family Health, Health, One Parent familiesComments Off
Single mothers hardest hit by cuts – Fawcett Society
Posted on 24 June 2011.
Single mothers will be hardest hit by the government’s programme of benefit cuts and tax rises, according to campaign group the Fawcett Society.
Posted in Just for Dads, Just Mums, One Parent familiesComments Off
Single mothers ‘worse off’ under welfare reform
Posted on 23 June 2011.
Women who smoke during pregnancy may lower the level of ‘good’ cholesterol in their children, with some negative impacts showing up later in life, according to a study released Tuesday.
Posted in Family Health, Health, Just Mums, One Parent families, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Single mothers ‘worse off’ under welfare reform
Posted on 23 June 2011.
The Treasury maintained it is impossible to accurately assess what impact George Osborne’s latest Budget will have
Posted in Just for Dads, Just Mums, One Parent familiesComments Off
Single mothers to be hit hardest by coalition cuts
Posted on 23 June 2011.
Single mothers will be hit harder than any other group by the coalition Government’s programme of benefit cuts and tax rises, losing an average 8.5% of their income after tax by 2015, according to a report released today.
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Single parents pay the price of benefit reform
Posted on 22 June 2011.
Government plans to roll all work-related benefits into one universal credit will leave thousands of single parents out of pocket
Posted in Family, Family matters, One Parent familiesComments Off
David Cameron criticised after attacking ‘runaway dads’
Posted on 20 June 2011.
David Cameron has been accused of “ripping away” support from single parents, just hours after making a stinging attack on absent fathers.
Posted in Just for Dads, One Parent familiesComments Off
PM under fire over fathers comments
Posted on 20 June 2011.
David Cameron has come under fire after calling for fathers who abandon their families to be “stigmatised” by society in the same way as drink-drivers.
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Alicia Rallies Stars For Children With Aids
Posted on 17 June 2011.
Alicia Keys has hosted the Keep A Child Alive Black Ball to raise money for the charity which helps families affected by Aids and HIV in Africa and India.The organisation was founded in 2003 and has since helped 250,000 people, raising over £17m.
The star-studded event, at the Roundhouse in north London and co-hosted by Mark Ronson, featured guests including Tinie Tempah, Paloma Faith, Chipmunk, Beth Ditto and Jay Sean.
Grammy Award winning singer Keys – who is most famous for her hit single Empire State Of Mind with Jay-Z – is celebrating 10 years since she released her debut album Songs In A Minor.
The star says she has changed a lot since she started out, especially since starting a family.
Posted in Charity and fundraising, One Parent families, Tweens and Teens, World NewsComments Off
The cheapening of childhood
Posted on 11 June 2011.
The Mail pays a disturbing visit to a makeover and manicure salon for three-year-olds
Posted in At School, One Parent families, Out and about, Time OutComments Off
‘Octomom’ doctor has licence revoked
Posted on 03 June 2011.
The fertility doctor who helped California’s so-called Octomom have her eight babies has had his licence revoked by the state’s medical board.
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Octomom’s fertility doctor has licence revoked
Posted on 02 June 2011.
The fertility doctor who helped California’s “Octomom” have her eight babies had his license revoked by the state’s medical
board
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Posted in Babies, IVF and Fertility, One Parent familiesComments Off
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