As single parent, make regular time to read to your child. This reading habit helps in the child development and also provides an intimate moment for you and your child to bond.
A single parent needs to realize that It is very important to eat with the children, specially dinner. According to a study conducted by The National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse, the more a teenager eats with family, the less likely he or she is to smoke, drink or use illicit drugs.
As a role model, the single parent needs to set good examples for the children to follow. Avoid actions that would be embarrassing to share with your child later in life. Practice what you preach.
Give directives as well as compliments to your children. They are more likely to listen to you that way.
Spend quiet time together, walking in nature, bicycling, rollerblading, fishing, reading to your child.
