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Camp Bestival Prep: The Single Mum’s Guide to Packing for a Festival
Lifestyle, Parenting

Camp Bestival Prep: The Single Mum’s Guide to Packing for a Festival

Headed to Camp Bestival with the kids and not sure what to pack? As a seasoned single mum festival-goer, I’ve survived many summer festivals on my own with Jack, in all sorts of weather. Here’s what to take to a festival with kids. Going To A Festival As A Single […]

by: Rebecca CoxPosted on: 17 July 202417 July 2024
What Support Do Single Mothers Get In The UK?
Parenting

What Support Do Single Mothers Get In The UK?

One of the first questions that many single mothers have on becoming the sole head of a household is ‘how am I going to cope as a single mum?’. Often, the biggest part of this challenge is financial. If, like me, you’re entering single motherhood after a separation, the chances […]

by: Rebecca CoxPosted on: 31 January 202412 June 2024
Eating for Two: How Much Should You Eat During Pregnancy?
Parenting, Pregnancy

Eating for Two: How Much Should You Eat During Pregnancy?

What should you eat during pregnancy? This might help…  If you’re expecting, the chances are you’re probably not eating your usual diet. Either you’re feeling so sick you’re on a strict dry toast and ginger biscuits rotation, or you’re ‘eating for two’ and mainlining macaroni cheese at every meal time […]

by: Rebecca CoxPosted on: 7 October 20208 October 2020
Dear Single Mums, In Case You Need to Read This Right Now
Parenting

Dear Single Mums, In Case You Need to Read This Right Now

I don’t know about you, but I’ve had a pretty shit day. I know, without a shadow of a doubt, a lot of you will have had a worse one. These are strange and unprecedented times. Dark, scary and unsettling times. As a single mum, the thought of further isolation […]

by: Rebecca CoxPosted on: 18 March 202025 January 2022
The Single Mother Project: Marriage Story
Parenting

The Single Mother Project: Marriage Story

It has been almost two years since I last posted a single mother project film analysis* here. What can I say? Single mothers are flaky, unreliable and very, very busy. *Yes, analysis is perhaps an overstatement. But I watched a film last night that moved me to the extent of […]

by: Rebecca CoxPosted on: 11 December 20195 May 2020
Free (& Very Cheap) Summer Holidays Activities for Families
Parenting

Free (& Very Cheap) Summer Holidays Activities for Families

Free (& very cheap) summer holidays activities for kids & families National Play Days From street parties to group woodland explorations, National Play Days happen on Wednesday 7 August, with a host of free family activities to join in with across the country. Check out www.playday.org.uk for your nearest event […]

by: Rebecca CoxPosted on: 16 July 20196 August 2020
Guest Post: Single Parent Stigma & Why It Shouldn’t Exist
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Guest Post: Single Parent Stigma & Why It Shouldn’t Exist

Thanks so much to Jude Peppis-Clay (@gluingcheese) for this guest post on single parent stigma, and why we need to turn this negative stereotype on its head…  When I decided to leave my husband in 2017, one thing was on my mind. I would become a single parent. We cobbled […]

by: Guest AuthorPosted on: 26 March 20194 May 2020
A Single Mum’s Guide to (Not) Dating
Lifestyle, Parenting

A Single Mum’s Guide to (Not) Dating

‘How do you date as a single mum?’ This is a question I not only get asked quite a lot, but also hear being discussed in online-single-mum-world. (Side note, online-single-mum-world deserves a much less tragic moniker because it’s actually a great place to hang out.) I’ve been listening to Alright […]

by: Rebecca CoxPosted on: 17 March 201910 August 2020
Surviving the School Holidays as a Single Parent
Parenting

Surviving the School Holidays as a Single Parent

Today I received an email titled: ‘Single parents buckle under half-term pressure’. Something negative happening to single parents, you say? Shocking. The Equifax release detailed how the financial strain on single parent households is exacerbated during the school holidays with 1 in 5 single parents reportedly calling in sick to […]

by: Rebecca CoxPosted on: 20 February 20195 May 2020
My Letter to Single Mums
Parenting

My Letter to Single Mums

ICYMI, at the end of last year I wrote this letter to single mums for Harper’s Bazaar, with things to remember when times get hard. Right now I’m recovering from a 24 hour bug, I’ve had a frozen neck, been sick, had the chills, a pounding headache and aches and […]

by: Rebecca CoxPosted on: 7 February 20196 August 2020

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