School Holidays for Separated Parents

June 26, 2008  

As schoolchildren countdown to their well-earned half-term break, it can be a difficult time for parents - particularly when they are bringing up children alone, says national parenting charity Parentline Plus. Complicated childcare arrangements, financial pressures and trying to keep bored children occupied are issues faced by all parents, but for lone parents they are often magnified.

Disagreements about where the children will spend time can flair up, underlying the fact that family life has changed. A quarter of British families are now headed by a single parent with 1.8 million mother and fathers raising their children single-handedly.

Parentline Plus, one of the biggest independent provider’s of parent support, hears from thousands of lone parents each year and has now put together a list of tips for parents by parents to help take the pressure off the school holidays.

In this interview we spoke to Parentline Plus about these issues. To find out more information about Parentline Plus why not visit there website at parentlineplus.org.uk

 

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