The First Six Months of Being a Single Parent: What I Wish I’d Known (And It’s Not What You Might Think)
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.
“Let’s talk about stigma baby, just you and me”
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.
Single Parents Day 2026 – Celebrating the single parent community
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.
Can a change in family law protect more children? “I’d like to trust this new change, but unfortunately I don’t have much faith in the system”
SPW reflects on the courts removal of the assumption of parental involvement.
How to regulate big emotions as a single parent, including anger.
Who would have believed it? There is no doubt that the Coronavirus pandemic has taken us all by surprise. Even those who should have been better informed on the risk of a pandemic sweeping the globe have been caught out! (Coronavirus: World must prepare for pandemic, says WHO).