Single parents have a tough 'job'. There are many facets which they need to undertake single-handedly. Hence, it is not surprising that they succumb to a lot of stress. But there are various tips for single parents to be in control of their lives and live well with their children.

Managing Stress

Stress will come on when the single parent does not know how to manage it. There are good help books on stress if the single parent has the time to read. Joining a single parent support group is also very essential in coping with stress correctly.

A single parent needs to know how to handle the management of emotional and mental stress; they can be involved in spiritual interactions or meaningful activities such as exercising and hobbies to release stress and tension.

Planning your time

Time is very short to a single parent as there are many things to take care of; work, finances, house chores, children's health, school, activities and loads of other daily stuff can take up a lot of your time as a single parent. But if you exercise good time management, you can be more productive and effective.

Good time management is crucial to a healthy home for single parents as this trait ensures that you have allocated time for all the necessities in your home to create and maintain a healthy environment of love and growth.

Hence, you can adopt a calendar to note your time management events as well as to re-evaluate better ways of management as time goes by.

Single Parents Support Group

It is very beneficial for single parents to come together and support each other as they have no spouse or even relatives to assist them or share their burdens. When you are all alone as a single parent, the parenting burden can be quite heavy. Hence, it is essential for single parents to meet up with other single parents to share parenting and home building tips than to shy away.

Engage Good Babysitters

A single parent needs time alone for himself or herself once in a while. If you do not have nearby family members or close friends to babysit your children sometimes, hire good and responsible babysitters whom you can trust your children with. Get recommendations from other single parents for good references so that you can enjoy some time off. You may even work out a babysitting plan with other single parents to take turns babysitting each other's children for some personal off time.