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Motocrossed

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“Motocrossed” is an original Disney Channel movie that displays the differences in attitudes toward gender. The movie is created around the Carson family which consists of mom, dad, twins (Andrew and Andrea) and their little brother Jason. The Carson family is known for their motocross racing team. The oldest son, Andrew, is the star racer. Andrea also enjoys racing but her father insists that the motocross is not for girls. Andrea and Andrew decide to race for who has to do the family chores. During their race Andrew is hurt. Their father is very angry. If the team does not … Continue reading →

There Doesn’t Have to Be a “Problem” With Cross-Gender Parenting

As many of you know, I am the parent of three—two girls and one boy. I have been a single parent for years and if I had my way, I would have even more children! Since my kids are approaching those late teenage years, I’m not ready to be done yet. One of the questions I get most often is how I manage to parent a boy? There is this assumption that a partnered mother can parent a boy, but an unpartnered one cannot. Sure, I might not BE a boy, but I am a parent… I decided years ago … Continue reading →

An Introduction Into This Single Parent’s Life

I am very pleased to be a part of the Families.com blogging team. I am excited about working with Fran and the other bloggers and hope that my posts here in the Single Parent Blog will add value to this treasure trove of information. I have been a single parent for eight years and have two wonderful boys ages 11 and 8. The children’s father and I separated when my youngest was only six months old and we have been divorced for 3 1/2 years. As with most people it was not my goal to venture into this parenting thing … Continue reading →

MHB Supports Parents Who Are LGBT

MHB (Men Having Babies, Inc.) is a nonprofit organization that was spun off in July 2012 from a program that ran at the NYC LBGT Center since 2005. It started as a peer support network for biological gay fathers and fathers-to-be, offering monthly workshops and an annual seminar.  Over time, elaborate online resources were developed, the group’s mailing list expanded to thousands of couples and singles from around the world, and it teamed up with LGBT family associations to develop similar programs in Chicago, San Francisco, LA, Miami, Dallas, Tel Aviv, Taipei and Brussels. MHB’s mission includes: The provision of … Continue reading →

Is Your Daughter Afraid of Spiders?

The word “scared” doesn’t even come close to describing my preschool daughter’s fear of spiders. “Petrified,” “terror-stricken,” and “alarmed” don’t do her anxiety justice either. It’s nearly impossible to describe in a single word what happens when my otherwise fearless daughter catches sight of eight long black legs scuttling across the floor. Simply put, she freaks out. She screams as though someone was ripping out her hair with his or her bare hands. She can’t (or won’t) run away because she is paralyzed with fear, and she has a hard time uttering anything more than “sp-sp-sp-sp-iiiiiiiiiiiii-DER!” in between huge gasps … Continue reading →

Finding Things to do With a Son

My son is fifteen—not the easiest of ages for a teenage boy and certainly not the easiest of times for a single mom. Where we used to go to lunch and movies together and be able to sit side-by-side on the couch, there is now misunderstandings and distance. I notice that we both still try to talk to each other but we don’t always connect like we used to. Mostly, I am learning that finding things we can do together helps take the pressure off and gives us a way to connect without too much closeness. As the “baby,” my … Continue reading →