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Welcoming and Embracing Change

Change is a fact of life, right? Well for many single parents, we feel like we have seen more than our fair share of change in recent months or years and we would like very much for things to just settle down and stay stable for a while. Unfortunately, whether we’ve had plenty of change or not—there is just no stopping it. Learning how to welcome and embrace the constant wheel of change can make for a happier, calmer existence. I know first-hand what it feels like to just want to dig in my heels and say enough is enough! … Continue reading →

How to Handle Change, and, WELCOME SnugglePie.

Change can be uncomfortable. We are creatures of habit that purposely create our worlds to be comfortable and recognizable. We choose friends and partners that we can relate to, and we surround our selves with symbols of meaning and familiarity. When things change or are a little different, we often become distressed and try to pull back into our old ways of understanding. Imagine a washing machine off balance. The machine shakes and bumps as the homeostasis attempts to pull the off balanced load back into alignment. Sometimes the machine needs a helping hand: a reshuffle of the load to … Continue reading →

Top Ten Things I’ve Learned about Being a Dad During (Month One)

Cillian isn’t even a month old yet but I’ve already learned a great deal of things about being a dad during this first month. 1.Your babies name is important (geneology, uniqueness, etc…) People start getting ideas about you and your child because of their name. There was a reason my wife and I didn’t choose certain names for our children, often because people with bad personal qualities carried those names. After the first announcement of our son’s birth a flood of questions came in regarding the name. What is the name? Why did you choose the name? Did you know … Continue reading →

It is Okay to “Fall Into” New Things

We talk a great deal about organization, moving forward and conscious planning here in the Single Parents blog; I thought it would be fair to talk about the other side of evolution. Sometimes, we really do “fall into” new career paths, relationships and life altering changes. This does not have to be a bad thing; in fact, some of the greatest developments in life can be surprises… It is okay to accidentally find yourself in a new circumstance. I know that we single parents may be feeling like the more we can control things, the more intention and purpose we … Continue reading →

The Five Steps to Group Development.

This is the follow-on article from How to Grow a Families Leader: The Eight Characteristics of Leadership. Using the example of Families.com as our group, how can we each develop the stated eight characteristics in ourselves? While Lisa Pietsch may be seen as the leader of Families.com (she’s the community manager), group dynamics would suggest that we each have a role to play in ensuring our group’s survival through a systematic understanding of group stages. Bruce Tuckman (educational psychologist) is honored with establishing the five stages of group development. How do these five stages fit Families.com? We have undergone two … Continue reading →