Life, love and the law
Life, love and the law is the podcast brought to you by Stowe Family Law. After almost 70 episodes of Stowe talks, our podcast helping you through relationship breakdown, Life, love and the law is a new direction.
This podcast series will bring you heartfelt and insightful conversations with experts in and around the family law field, including divorce coaches, domestic abuse consultants, financial advisers, mortgage brokers and much more.
Our host, Liza Gatrell, family lawyer at Stowe Family Law will welcome guests to open up the conversation around all things relationship breakdown. She'll be inviting our guests to share real stories that will help you feel less alone as you navigate some of life's toughest times.
Getting the right advice is essential to minimising the stress and strain of divorce and family breakdown, so we'll still give the same great legal guidance and practical information on family processes that you expect from us.
Life, love and the law, the podcast will help you move through each stage of your journey knowing you've got someone in your corner, whatever your circumstances.
Life, love and the law
Episode 56: Single parenting, successfully
Parenting is no picnic, and when you’re doing it solo the challenges can be even greater. Whether it’s because of a divorce or separation, co-parenting or parallel parenting, loss of a partner, or you’re doing it by yourself by choice, single parenting can be overwhelming as much as it is joyful.
In this episode, Matt & Liza are joined again by Sue Atkins, certified Parenting Coach, to discuss all things solo parenting, navigating difficult ages, tricky exes and ultimately how to put on your own oxygen mask first.
For any single/solo parents, this episode is a must-listen for tips and tricks, some gentle reminders and of course some of the legal bits around child arrangements.
00:52 Statistics on single parenting in the UK
02:17 Defining single parenting
03:27 Main challenges and positives of single parenting
06:06 Navigating the strains of single and co-parenting
09:18 Support networks
11:16 Addressing role models and influences
15:28 Communicating with children as a single parent
19:11 Time management and support
21:25 The joys of single parenting
24:00 Legal support and frameworks for single parents
26:49 Co-parenting and parallel parenting
28:16 Parenting when you live far away from your ex
34:12 Top tips
- Supporting teenagers through divorce https://spoti.fi/49DyHCZ
- Parenting after divorce or separation http://bit.ly/4e7UkyA
- Supporting neurodivergent children through divorce https://youtu.be/Wyuv-sFlRT4?si=tqjo2OWeSEZlSE-A
- Parenting plans - a comprehensive guide for parents https://bit.ly/44dTN9W
Further advice on the Stowe website: https://www.stowefamilylaw.co.uk/stowe-support/child-law-advice/
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