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Kate and Emily's Guide to Single Parenting'

£7.99 (incl. p&p)

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Buy the book direct from us for £7.99 incl. P&P within the UK, outside the UK the total cost is £12.00. We will sign it personalise it and send it to you for cheaper than you can buy it in the shops !!

SPECIAL OFFER: We've also added the option of our family card game 'Banter with the Kids' at a discount price of £5.00 incl. P & P within the UK and £8.00 outside the UK. We designed Banter with the Kids to liven up meals with the children and it certainly works.

It's a simple game for all ages - pick a card, any card, and ask the question printed on the back. Lots and lots of questions to choose from and all suitable for all ages. People who have it love it as it's brought fun back into meal times and it's even being used by social workers looking after young carers as a way to break the ice and help them all get to know each other while having fun. Why wouldn't you buy it? - great Christmas presents!!

Kate & Emily's Guide to Single Parenting is the book we wanted to buy but couldn't find. It's packed with ideas and suggestions to get you thinkng of things you could do to make your life better, more fun and fulfilled - after all it is for living, and the only one we have! This week we're spotlighting ways of spending our child-free time, so here's an extract from our book giving lots of ideas of ways to make new friends and hobbies and interests. Buy a copy for the full unabridged version!

Extract from the Book...

Things the children should know as FACT

Things children of any age need to understand and have a good grasp of follows . You can help them get to grips with these things through thought word and deed and your own behaviour

What has happened and why and what it means to their lives

It is not their fault in any way shape of form

They have not been abandoned

That they are loved and valued

Even though you love the child the divorce is between mother and father

Mum is Mum and Dad is Dad NOTHING can change that

Mum and Dad are their parents and all that that entails
You are still a team

They still have a family it is just a different shape

Mum and Dad are not getting back together .

That they will be in no doubt about what will happen to them at every step

It is not bad to feel upset or sad …lots of empathy

That you appreciate the child s distress and will do all you can to help

Amazon Product Description...

Whether you're divorced or never really got together with Dad, or whether you're on your own or with a new partner, you're still a single parent and this book is for YOU.

Contrary to popular belief the single as in single parent doesn t refer to either parent's romantic status, but the fact that their child is being brought up in a household with one of their parents whilst the other one lives elsewhere.

Bringing up your children with someone you don't live with and who you ve split up from will present challenges and issues that need extra attention and which don't ever go away their nature just changes as the children grow up and your life changes. This is a long journey with highs and lows. You will laugh, you will cry.

Wherever you are along the journey, this book will provide you with a manual to give you some positive and practical ideas and tools to show you... -how to work effectively with Dad -how to ensure your children and family thrive -how to make things the best they can be for you.