Kate & Emily

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Welcome to our web site offering practical support for single parent mothers and fathers.

We are two regular  folk who have found ourselves single parents. We are both utterly amazed  to this day that we are in this grouping. Although we'd fight tooth and nail to admit that this is a defining part of ourselves, we do secretly  acknowledge that recognising this fact is pretty important when it comes  to dealing with ‘stuff’.Parenting together apart . Do have a look at our video succesful parenting for mothers and fathers when a relationship has broken down is vital to the way children and adults alike move on . Getting our messages across is key and other than our book lectures work.  If you think your company, group or parent network could benefit from a seminar we deliver a no nonsence , business like and practical hour long session  do get in touch to crack this nut can make the most incredible difference to quality of life at home and at work for children and parents alike.

We are passionate about spreading the word go to groups and seminars if you would like us to come and talk to you and your colleagues or members.

By the year 2020 children brought up in a home with both parents will be a minority. Single parents are sometimes reluctant to seek advice , Kate and Emily have found that a little goes a long way and although people often feel their situation is different to everyone else there are a handful of common topics and concerns.  So they offer the most practical, positive palatable parenting tips for mothers and fathers based upon a no-nonsense corporate model around the good old business plan for single parents. Without prodding and exposing anyone they motivate single parents, Mums or Dads with or without new partners, to help their children adapt, adjust and enjoy a happy childhood 

 Kate & Emily shine a light on:

The Children

We all love our children and want to do everything we can to minimise the hurt caused by divorce . There are a couple of keys to this in addition to showing love , bite your tongue and NEVER disrespect their other parent , also communication is the name of the game so keep talking,sharing and trying to understand their needs.  There are some ideas in the highlighted article to explore the topic further Read this article Confused, silent and withdrawn children equal angst and stress for all , happy children with a mechanism to express worries is good for the kids and produces a better place for the adults to move on from ... into the sunset.   Look at a dilemma posed in this Dear Kate & Emily problem  dealing with some of the issues surrounding  an absent biological father . We know Dad is important but sometimes he is not on the scene . Although he may be well and truly off Mums radar chances are the children are or will be hungry for information to fill the gap. The forum has many threads relating to this topic so do go there for some thoughts and ideas .

 

We have devised a marvellous game 'Banter With The Kids' which gets conversations going at mealtimes or in the car or wherever you are gathered come to that . By asking everyone questions from which olympic gold would you like to win ? through to what would you like to find out more about ? everyone is given airtime and a chance to chat and share without the feeling of interrogation .You can buy it for a  bargain £5 (postage included)    Vote in our new poll and tell us which parental couple you think have got it right .  Then have a sneaky look at  this extract from our book where we put in black and white some things to remember vis a vis the children

 

Our featured article is all about contact lenses, slightly odd, but Emily's reached the point where vanity's getting the better of her, as she's getting fed up of wearing glasses all the time, so is looking into all this stuff 

"Kate and Emily are to struggling lone mums what Trinny and Susannah are to the sartorially challenged."  - Daily Mail Weekend Magazine

 

Kate and Emily are single parents with slightly different perspectives. Kate was left and Emily bolted.

Although they have no formal qualifications whatsoever, they do have loads of experience and a great deal of commonsense. This straight talking duo offer their special blend of empathy, encouragement, humour and advice to help you and your family move on.

 

"To know the road ahead ask those coming back" - old Roman proverb