Helpful Resources
Childcare and Single Parent Resources:
- www.childcare.org/parents/article_families-not-all-alike.htm
- Making Lemonade: An online chat room for single parents
- Single Parent Central: Includes a link to government subsidies that may help lower-income single parents cope financially
- www.childcare.gov : A federal website for childcare resources
- Divorce Lifeline: Counseling through Lutheran Services
- http://singleparents.about.com/ Help, support and encouragement for single parents
- http://www.childcareservices.org/about.html Child Care Services Association
Books:
- Life After Loss, Bob Deits
- The Divorce Recovery Sourcebook, by Dawn Bradley Berry
- The Good Divorce, by Constance Ahrons
- How To Iron Your Own Damn Shirt, by Craig Boreth. Not specifically aimed at single parents but full of specific instructions on various topics that might help single parents come up to speed on household tasks previously handled by an ex-spouse.
- Successful Single Parenting by Gary Richmond
- Raising Great Kids on Your Own by David Frisbie, Lisa Frisbie
