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Creative Strategies from Single Parents for Managing Work and Family
by Marika Lindholm
Quick Takes
- Find “stolen moments” to connect with your kids
- Consider living arrangements with other families or roommates
- Look into night, flexible, or part-time work options
- Build a network of parents for support
- Create fun ways for your kids to pitch in
The daily challenge of feeding, caring for, and educating children is tough. Add the stress of earning enough money to sustain the family’s well-being and feeling fulfilled in your own career, and it becomes daunting. And solutions that work for each unique family can be hard to come by.
For solo parents—those who are single, divorced, widowed, or have partners away from home due to deployment, incarceration, ...
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