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 If you’re a single parent of tweens or teens, you’ve probably faced this moment: it’s time to hand over the phone—maybe for bedtime, homework, or as a consequence—and your child flat-out refuses. Suddenly, a simple request turns into a power struggle. Your stomach drops, your voice rises, and you’r...

Parenting tweens and teens comes with moments that can take your breath away—both in awe and in fear. For single parents especially, finding out your child is vaping marijuana, drinking, or experimenting with substances can feel like a crisis. But it doesn’t have to be the end of trust. In fact, it ...

Parenting tweens and teens today often feels like a full-time job of nagging, rescuing, and refereeing. Single parents especially feel the pressure — homework police, screen-time enforcer, and morning drill sergeant all before breakfast.

That’s why a recent internet meme — FAFO (Find Out) — struck ...

Why Parenting Tweens and Teens Feels Harder When You’re Solo

Parenting tweens and teens is never easy. Their brains are rewiring, they’re pushing boundaries, and they’re testing independence at every turn. But for single parents raising teens, the struggles often feel magnified.

As a single parent...

If you’re a single parent feeling like screens have taken over, you’re not failing—you’re human. Screens become the babysitter, the peacekeeper, the survival tool. This guide shares three realistic strategies that help you set boundaries without turning your home into a battlefield.

Strategy 1: Con...

Parenting is hard. Parenting as a single mom or dad? Even harder.

With all the pressure from society to be “perfect” — plus the constant comparison to two-parent households — it’s easy to feel like you’re always falling short.

And when your teen pushes back, slams the door, or rejects you altogeth...

If you’re a single parent, chances are you’ve had at least one battle about screen time this week. Maybe your tween refuses to put down the phone at dinner. Maybe your teen insists that “everyone else” gets unlimited gaming. Or maybe you’ve noticed how hard it’s become to have family time without de...

If you're a single parent, chances are you've had your fair share of eye rolls, shrugged shoulders, or slammed doors. Maybe your teen seems totally unmotivated, constantly talks back, or avoids conversations altogether.

It’s easy to label it “attitude” or disrespect.

But what if those frustrating ...