As a single mom, it is your duty to play both the role of a father and a mother which means more responsibilities than you ever had before. To cope up with this, you need to believe in yourself and your ability to get through every obstacle that will come along. Coupled with the loving support of your family and friends, you will eventually see that parenting in a one-parent family is not all difficulties and stress but joys and rewards as well. Attending the child's needs in school These days, many children find schooling challenging because of harder subjects and demanding time. But, the present school set up can be more to those kids who are being raised by single parents. If you are a single parent and you don t want your child get affected by your separation, you should exert more effort in helping them especially in dealing with their assignments. Experts say that this is very important for them because they will feel that they are old enough to understand the issues that old people go through. Since they have lots of issues, it would be better to take things slowly and explain the reasons one day at a time. You can start by explaining the real reason for the break up without having to blame anybody. But when there is no way to mend the failing relationship, it would be best to opt for single parenting than to sacrifice not only one's emotional health but of the child as well. If you are one of those who has just went through separation and you have the child in your custody, now is the best time to gear up for single parenting. The usual pattern after divorce is that the mother becomes the single parent (taking the major obligation of raising the children) while the father becomes the supporting parent. In the United States, five of every six single-parent households are headed by a mother. Fathers, are only given the custody and allowed to play the role of single parent if the parent is widowed, the mother deserted her child or children, or the mother refuses custody of her child. Join a support group. Having people who have gone through the same things on your side is one secret to surviving single parenting alive. These people can give you advice on all kinds of stuff. You can even help each other out when it comes to taking care of the children. 6. Have faith. Having God on your side will help you go through every trial.