Category Archives: Talking to kids

Product of a Single Parent Dad

Posted on July 11, 2011 by onlydads

So, what’s it like being brought up by just your Dad. Here, the wonderful  Alexa offers us her insight…Thank you Alexa – a brilliant guest post 🙂 ******************************************************************************* I recently watched a television programme where the lead characters wore t-shirts which … Continue reading →

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Dad Trees!

Posted on June 14, 2011 by onlydads

Can OnlyDads please ask for your help? When we ran our Christmas Tree project  last year the response from mums, dads, and more importantly children, blew us away! On our tree, children were invited to “leave a message for their Dad”. We … Continue reading →

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You’re dumped!

Posted on April 19, 2011 by onlydads

It is perhaps an obvious question when you run an organisation like OnlyDads – after all we deal with enquiries from single parents and those who are going through the often difficult process of divorce and separation. In that way … Continue reading →

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Weekend Dad

Posted on March 25, 2011 by onlydads

It was on Boxing Day 2009 that I popped into the OnlyDads Office to pick up the inevitable “Christmas crisis” calls. When I got there the ‘phone was ringing; on the other end was a Dad who (crying) told me … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day

Posted on March 19, 2011 by onlydads

M E M O R A N D U M To: Young People:  From: A Dad Subject: Some suggested Do’s and Don’ts for Mother’s Day Don’ts Lets get this right from the start! Dispense with any notion that your Mum wants you … Continue reading →

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Family Law: A Young Person’s Viewpoint

Posted on March 15, 2011 by onlydads

When this hand written letter arrived at the OnlyDads office we knew that it would resonate with many (I’ll say Dads, because it mostly is Dads) and their children. To readers of this post we have a request to make. … Continue reading →

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Putting Children First – Beki’s reflections

Posted on February 23, 2011 by onlydads

Another heart-felt post on what it means to “put children first” I know many parents will relate to the task of doing so “with an air of self-confidence that has been eroded.”  This is brave writing, and hats off to Beki for … Continue reading →

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Children First – from a mum

Posted on February 19, 2011 by onlydads

This is posted up with pride. Pride because the Mum who wrote this has chosen to trust OnlyDads to host it, and pride in the Mum herself; this post touches the heart for mums and dads who love their children … Continue reading →

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When Dads have to say Goodbye

Posted on February 19, 2011 by onlydads

An anonymous – yet true post “I dread saying good bye to my sons” says a divorced dad I’ll call Michael.  “It hasn’t got any easier since my wife and I split up eight years ago.  Because of this I … Continue reading →

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Dads, Puberty, and Daughters

Posted on February 18, 2011 by onlydads

At http://www.onlydads.org we are contacted by many single fathers looking for resources to help them and their daughters best deal with puberty. As some of you will know this is an area where mums and dads flounder. You can read … Continue reading →

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