Rachel Brydon, Director at Single Parents Wellbeing, shares what the first six months of single parenthood really taught her - and the advice she wishes someone had given her at the start.

SPW Director, Rachel Brydon talks to us about the Stigma facing Single Parents and the revelation she has had recently while working to raise awareness, support organisations and launch a huge fundraising campaign.

Join us in celebrating Single Parents Day!
Despite 1 in 4 UK families being led by a single parent, single parent families are often overlooked or misunderstood. Today, our community is celebrating the love, resilience and strength of single parents while challenging the unfair stigma they face. Our #SingleParentCommunity Campaign includes organisations across the UK and Ireland, supporting and advocating for single parents. Together, we can celebrate, connect and challenge stigma this Single Parents Day 2026.

Rachel Brydon meets with Kathryn Fanstone of Zeus Family Law to discuss the significant impact of AppClose charges on co-parenting court orders and how parents can move forward.

Talia chatted with some of our Young People and their parents to see how folks in our community are spending their Christmas Day.

Among these, we share some of the difficult things we are anticipating, mixed with some of the brighter/more heart warming things we are grateful for!

Whatever your Christmas day is looking like this year, we hope you know you are not alone and that you can create your own unique, wonderful way of doing things! 

SPW reflects on the courts removal of the assumption of parental involvement.

Knowing how we can easily decide any need our child has as being directly linked to our relationship status, I shared some ideas and information about the outcomes of children from separated households and took questions from the group. Thank you all for being so open and bringing so much experience! What follows is a summary for anyone who might not have been able to come along.