Doing It All as a Solo Parent (HBR Working Parents Series)

As a single parent, you may feel overwhelmed with responsibilities and lack support. Doing It All as a Solo Parent provides practical tips and advice to help you lighten the load, create a support system, make meaningful time with your children, shape a long-term career, build a childcare backup bench, and carve out time for yourself. The HBR Working Parents Series offers practical tips, strategies, and research to help you make working parenthood work for you.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 22 March 2022
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

As a single parent, you may feel like you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders. With the pressures of work and the responsibilities of home, it can be challenging to juggle all of your duties and feel like you're not getting enough support. However, you're not alone. There are many other single parents out there who are facing similar challenges and who have found ways to overcome them.

Doing It All as a Solo Parent is a book that offers you the help and guidance you need to thrive as a solo parent. Drawing on the wisdom of experts and parents alike, this book provides practical tips and advice tailored to your unique challenges. Whether you're single, widowed, or have a partner who is unable to help, you'll discover how to do it all—with less stress.

In this book, you'll learn to:

Create a support system of family and friends who can offer you emotional support and practical assistance when you need it.
Make time spent with your children more meaningful and enjoyable by engaging in activities that they love and creating special memories together.
Shape a long-term career despite the short-term demands of work and parenting.
Build a childcare backup bench to ensure that your children are well cared for when you're unable to be there.
Carve out time for yourself to recharge and relax, whether it's through exercise, meditation, or simply spending time with friends.

The HBR Working Parents Series provides additional support as you anticipate challenges, learn how to advocate for yourself more effectively, juggle your impossible schedule, and find fulfillment at home and at work. Whether you're up with a newborn or planning the future with your teen, you'll find the practical tips, strategies, and research you need to make working parenthood work for you.

Remember, being a single parent is a challenging but rewarding journey. With the right
right resources and support, you can overcome any obstacle and create a fulfilling life for yourself and your children. So don't be afraid to reach out for help and take advantage of the resources available to you. You've got this!

Dimension: 209 x 139 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781647822071