Single Parent Bible

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Issue=20 #9

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Front=20 Cover

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Contents=20 and Editors Letter

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Solo=20 Parent FREE Seminar

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Bits and=20 Pieces (news and interesting snippets)

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Single=20 Parents in Business (join us now)

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Noticeboard (reader comments)

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Money=20 Honey (with Noel Whittaker)

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Soap Box=20 (child care for the over 12's)

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Flying=20 Solo (big school)

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Celebrity=20 Interview (Angry Anderson)

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Back to=20 Work (resumes and interview skills)

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Health=20 Fund for Solo Parents

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Dating=20 (doing it online)

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Accommodation Problems Solved

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FOR kids=20 BY kids (fun and activities)

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STUFF (for=20 Rock Stars)

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Babe-a-liscious on a Budget = (beauty)

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Babe-a-liscious on a Budget = (fashion)

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Healthier=20 Parenting

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Food=20 (weightloss workshop & recipes)

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Making=20 Life Easier

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Happy=20 Holidays (me time for solo parents)

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Medical=20 Mountains (custody battle)

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Why=20 Doesn't My Dad Live Here?

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Coping=20 with Stay at Home Burnout

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SingleParentdom (support = groups)

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Dad's Days=20 (with Guy Sweeting)

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What we=20 can ALL learn from Single Parents

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Pet-O-Rama

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Book Club=20 (reviews)

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Entertain=20 Me (music and movies)

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Competitions (Win Win Win)

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FREE=20 (stuff)

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Help=20 Lines links and resources

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Forum=20 One Parent Family

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Mum, = please can I=20 have a dog (or cat)?

with Jenny = Brearley

So maybe you=92re not in a = position to=20 take on a full-time pet, but you know in your heart = that a pet=20 would be good for the kids. You know that many = studies=20 have shown that children who have been brought up in a = home=20 that has a pet, grow up to be more caring individuals, = with=20 more empathy toward other people and what is happening = in=20 their world. You=92ve also read that caring for = a pet can=20 teach a child how to be more responsible. = Despite all=20 this you just can=92t commit to a long-term pet at = this time, or=20 perhaps to the expense of one.

Well, don=92t fret; there are = ways of=20 having a pet without actually owning one.

Mind dogs when = the owners=20 go on holidays

You can become a =93Don=92t = Fret Pet!=94=20 minder and mind dogs for owners who are going = away. You=20 decide on the size and breed of the dogs that you want = to mind=20 and how often you want to mind. You can take a = break at=20 any time so you aren=92t tied down. The visiting = dog=20 brings along its own food and accessories so you only = need to=20 provide a secure environment and lots of TLC. = The dog=92s=20 average stay is 7-10 days.

This is also a great way to = experience=20 different breeds of dogs if you are thinking of = getting one in=20 the future. You do need to have had dogs of your = own in=20 the past and be willing to allow the dog inside with = you so=20 that it is part of the family. You are rewarded = with a=20 wagging tail and a small daily allowance which makes = great=20 pocket money for the kids and is a part-time job that = they can=20 do in the safety of their own home.

Benefits: the dogs come = from a=20 known background, are fully vaccinated and wormed and = you know=20 when they are going to leave, all expenses are paid = and the=20 kids get some pocket money, you may also get the same = dogs=20 back for regular stays
Downside: you have to = give the=20 dogs back

Phone: 1300 30 70=20 21
Email: dfp@dontfretpet.com.au =
Website: www.dontfretpet.com.au =

Raise an = Assistance or=20 Guide Dog

Both Assistance Dogs = Australia and=20 Guide Dogs use puppy raisers to care for pups from = about the=20 age of 8 weeks to 14 or 18 months. These dogs = are then=20 trained to assist physically disabled or sight = impaired people=20 in the community.
Puppy Raisers are responsible for = feeding, grooming and exercising the dogs daily, along = with=20 basic obedience, house-training, and visits to the vet = when=20 needed. You also need to socialise the pup and = provide=20 it with plenty of fun and games. You may be = required to=20 attend some training sessions on basic=20 obedience.
Benefits: you get the dogs as pups = and=20 watch them grow up, you are helping someone in the = community,=20 most of the major expenses are = paid
Downside: you get=20 the dogs as pups! You have to give them back, = you need=20 to be involved in basic training which is = time-consuming, the=20 commitment is for up to 18 months

Assistance=20 Dogs
Phone: 1800 688=20 364
Email: dmckeon@assistancedogs.org.au=20
Website: www.assistancedogs.com.au/volunteers.html=20

Guide Dogs
NSW/ACT,=20 QLD, SA/NT,=20 Tas, Vic, WA

Sponsor an = Assistance or=20 Guide Dog

Sponsor a guide dog in = training. =20 For $10-30 per month, depending on which state you = live in,=20 you can watch them grow from cuddly puppies into = responsible=20 Guide Dogs with regular updates on their progress and = without=20 the responsibility of having a dog in your = home.

For $2 a day you can sponsor = an=20 assistance dog to be trained to assist people with = physical=20 disabilities.

Benefits: you don=92t = need to adjust=20 your home or lifestyle to include a pet, you are doing = something for the community, donations are=20 tax-deductible
Downside: you don=92t actually = get to=20 physically have a pet

Volunteer as a Foster Carer with a = rescue=20 organisation=20

Fostered dogs are usually = dogs that=20 have been rescued from pounds and often need a = temporary home=20 for only a few weeks before a permanent loving home is = found.

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All vet bills and extra = expenses are=20 usually paid for by the rescue groups but you would = usually=20 need to provide food and assist with the re-homing by = meeting=20 with potential new owners. This could be = difficult for=20 the kids to see dogs coming and going but it could = also give=20 them a genuine feeling of helping an animal that may = have=20 otherwise been euthanized.

Benefits: you are = helping save a=20 dog=92s life, you only have the dog for a few weeks, = the major=20 expenses are paid
Downside: you don=92t know = for sure=20 when the dog is leaving, you don=92t know its=20 background

www.doggierescue.com
www.caninefostercare.org.au/aboutfostering.htm=

Fostering a=20 Cat

A foster carer looks after a = cat from=20 the time it is rescued from a pound until it is = adopted. =20 This can be from one to two months, less for=20 kittens.

You help in re-homing the = cat, putting=20 signs up and interviewing prospective = owners.

Benefits: you are = helping save a=20 cat=92s life, you only have the cat for 1 to 2 months, = the major=20 expenses are paid
Downside: you don=92t know = for sure=20 when the cat is leaving, you don=92t know its=20 background

www.catrescue.com.au/fostercare.htm

Wildlife=20 Rescue

You can volunteer to care for = injured,=20 sick or orphaned wildlife. You would need to = attend=20 training workshops and there is a small charge for = this. =20 You usually have to pay a small joining fee as=20 well.

The majority of wildlife = needing care=20 is birds but some mammals require care as = well.

Benefits: you are = helping save an=20 animal=92s life; you only have the animal for a = limited=20 time
Downside: you don=92t know for sure when = the animal=20 is leaving, you pay for the food and must provide = cages, you=20 need to attend courses

ACT,=20 NSW,=20 NT, QLD,=20 SA, Tas,=20 Vic, WA

The following sites list many = more=20 rescue groups if you want to find one in your = area:

Green Pages=20 Australia
Tweed Valley = Wildlife=20 Carers =

Don't=20 forget about our The Single Parent Bible cause, = Wildlife=20 Warriors. Steve Irwin has famously said, "I want = the=20 cleanest air, the freshest water and wildlife in = abundance...=20 but most of all I want a future for our = children". For=20 further information, log on to Wildlife = Warriors.

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