Q1 Make a list of words or phrases that describe your life now

Q2 Which of these words are as a result of being a single parent? Which are would you be like, or be doing regardless of being a single parent?

Q3 What do you see as being the main differences (good and bad) between you and your married friends with children? Write each difference on to its own post-it note or piece of paper.

Once you’ve done that put each difference into one of 3 piles:

1) You are envious of
2) Make you pleased to be a single parent
3) Fall in between these 2 piles

Q4 Make a list of words that describe your children

Q1 Write down the things that stress you out. But them in order of most stressful to least stressful

Q2 Write down the things that stress the children out. But them in order of most stressful to least stressful

Q3 Look at them and decide which you….

Q1 Describe how you picture your life in 5 years time

Q2 What would YOU like to be like in 5 years time?

Q3 What do you imagine for the children in 5 years time?

Q4 How’s your life going to change then?

Q5 List the pro’s and con’s of each of these changes from…

You probably felt busy and over-stretched before you had children. Now with children and as a single parent you probably feel even mmore strectched and are taking the meaning of 'juggling' to new heights?! Generally it seems something has to give if you are to keep yourself, the children and your relationships and friendships on an even keel. You can't be all things to all people - no-one can be Super-Breadwinner, Super-Mum, Super-Dad, Super-Cleaner, Super-Party Animal and Super-at-Coping without pracricing the art of delegation and cutting corners.

This worksheet is for you if you're still trying to be Super-at-it- All or are spread far too thin.

Of all single parents, it's the singletons who often claim to be lonely. When we feel like that, every couple walking past hand in hand seems to be lucky enough to have the solution - a boyfriend or girlfriend. Don't forget though, this couple could feel lonely because all they've got is each other, and she can't talk widgets and he can't do chit-chat They might look at the singleton with their circle of friends and think they have the answer to loneliness - friends. As they say 'The grass is always greener'. So if you're prone to that lonely feeling, then start to understand what it really is and let's crack it....