Downloadable booklet
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A guide on communicating to our children’s Education Provider about solo parenthood through donor conception
Only £4.00When our children start nursery or school, it can be useful to have a guide to share that explains solo parenthood, donor conception and diverse family forms.
This booklet provides a format of how you can create a personalised overview for the education provider.
- Overview of our family structure
- What my child knows
- The 3 things we focus on
- Why I am telling you
- Resources we read
- Additional support
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A guide on dealing with comparison as a solo mother
Only £4.00It can be easy to fall into the trap of comparing ourselves to those in different parenting situations, but probably isn’t likely to serve us well. Instead, the key is to focus all our energy on making the most of our situation and this booklet provides some practical tools and advice on how to best do that.
This booklet covers:
- Top 4 ways we have a tendency to compare as solo parents
- Outcomes of comparison
- 3 things we can do to reduce solo parent comparison
- Practical tools and exercises to help us manage our comparison tendencies
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A guide on managing solo mum guilt
Only £4.00Mum guilt is the pervasive feeling of not doing enough as a parent, not doing things right, or making decisions that may ‘mess up’ your kids in the long run.
Solo mum guilt is a layer that goes on top of the general mum guilt, where we can feel additional guilt for the impact to our child of us not having a partner and them not having a father in their life.
This booklet covers:
- Understanding what solo mum guilt is and why we experience it
- 3 main themes of solo mum guilt
- Reframing our mindset, to become active rather than passive in the process
- Using guilt to prompt changes
- Practical tools and techniques to manage different elements of solo mum guilt
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A guide to help you prepare your own ‘My Family Book’
Only £4.00Feedback from DCP is that it is beneficial to have a book that you can refer to with your child about your family structure.
It can be hard to know where to start with creating a book, so this booklet gives you step by step guidance on how to create your own book to use for reading with your child.
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Attending an antenatal class as a solo mother
Only £4.00If you’ve decided to pursue the journey to solo motherhood, one of the areas you might value support on is whether or not to attend an antenatal class and how to get the most from it if you do attend.
This booklet covers:
- Deciding whether to attend an antenatal class
- Benefits of attending
- Deciding which class to attend
- Choosing who to attend with
- How to get the most from the class
- Attending a reunion class
- Tips for the tutor
- Alternatives if you decide not to attend
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Sharing Your Solo Mother Story
Only £4.00Add to cartIf you’ve decided to pursue the journey to solo motherhood, one of the areas you might value support on is sharing your decision with friends, family, colleagues and acquaintances.
This booklet covers:
- Getting your story aligned for yourself
- Identifying what is holding you back
- Finding the words to explain your route to parenthood
- Deciding on the best time to share
- Handling negative responses
- Answering common questions and concerns
