My kid still wants to sleep in my bed. Help!

“I just wanted to thank you for your blog because single parenting can be so isolating,”  began a chatty email we received from a single mom who lives in Australia. (Wow!).

So, this mom is grappling with a familiar parenting dilemma: her preschool-aged daughter still wants to sleep in her bed.
And this single mom [...]

A single dad wonders about grown-up sleepovers. Help!

Oh, yes, those grown up sleepovers.
This has to be one of our most popular topics at Singlemommyhood. We get plenty of emails about this situation — and you’ve chimed in about your own feelings regarding adult sleepovers.
So, now it’s time for us to address yet another angle: What role do your kids’ feelings play [...]

Is it okay to fool around if your kids are home?

Rachel at Single Mom Seeking recently wrote about taking her first vacation in a couple of years: she went to Hawaii with her boyfriend and daughter.
And here’s the truth: I chuckled when I read about her sleeping arrangements dilemma.
Rachel and I have had countless conversations about how all kids change as they get older — [...]

Grown up sleepovers when kids are home?

We all agree that dating is for grown ups.

When Rachel at Single Mom Seeking recently told Dr. Leah about “sneaking” a man into her home for some late-night fun, Dr. Leah wanted to know:
Why are you using the word “sneak”?
Yes, dating with kids makes things much more complicated.
>But you are an adult. You do [...]

Do you have a private, kid-free zone in your home?

Are you having sex in your own home?
We asked you this recently, and we’re not surprised that this is one of the most controversial subjects for single parents.

You’ve chimed in (thanks!), and we’ve noted that most of you do feel entitled to have sex in your own home.
So, what’s the problem?
For starters, what if [...]

Are you less datable if you have more than one kid?

Some of you might have read the thoughtful piece on single moms by choice in yesterday’s New York Times Magazine.
We loved reading about the ways these single mom families intertwined: how they cooperated and took care of one another in ways that typically define “family.”
Of course,  we were most interested in how these single moms [...]

Good sex and the art of multi-tasking

If there’s one quality that single parents deserve medals for, it’s multi-tasking.
No matter how you became a single parent, you have quickly learned how to prioritize and do things simultaneously. It’s an incredible asset, don’t you think? We do!
So, what does multi-tasking have to do with good sex?
Although it’s kind of embarrassing to admit this, [...]

Your bedroom is not the family room

Nobody is a bigger fan of Rachel Sarah, a.k.a. Single Mom Seeking, than me. I read her fabulous book cover to cover in one evening — and made my friends buy their own copies. I’ve followed her blog avidly long before we met and founded Singlemommyhood.
That’s why I was so terribly disappointed in her response [...]

Getting that “online sixth sense”

A single mom who goes by “Apples” recently commented about her lack of a sixth sense for online dating.
My immediate reaction? I get it!
We’re all more at ease face to face because that’s our comfort zone. Online dating can be daunting. The learning curve can seem a little steep, particularly given all our other demanding [...]