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Started this discussion. Last reply by Sandy Dec. 29, 2008.

Started this discussion. Last reply by Nadia Thonnard Sep. 16, 2008.

Wilna and Nadia Thonnard are now friends

July 9

Maureen is now a member of Single Parents Chat group

February 1

About You: Hi,
my name is Nadia Thonnard

I am of Belgian origin but I was born in Lebanon and traveled many countries before immigrating to Cape Town in 1996.

I am a certified counsellor with a field of interest in Teens, Parenting and Divorce related issues.My aim is to provide divorcing parents with the support and solutions best adapted to both their personalities in order to help them re-look their pattern of communications and better their relationship as co-parents.

My mission is to be a force of positive change.

To see each day as a chance to seize new opportunities and to teach my children and others to love, laugh and discover their own unlimited potential.

What are you hoping from this community?: The Single Parent Chat Group is an occasion when, we parents in the same situation can meet to exchange our concerns and share our successes in a safe environment while meeting new people.

At 9:24pm on September 24, 2008, Michelle Renders said…: Hi Nadia, thanks again for your reply, I am actually really enjoy this chat group & will certainly spread the word amongst my single parent friends.

I accept that I am to blame for what I am going through as I have just found it easier to give in that to persist & enforce a situation. I unfortunately work very long & awkward hours, which is a headache for me & which also means my time is very limited. I start work at 7.30 & am lucky if I get home at 6.00 in the evening. So this means running to a very tight schedule in the mornings. Because of this I have spoilt Christopher & find that just to hurry the situation I end up feeding him his breakfast & dressing him everyday, which i know is wrong. I have been trying to change this situation & tend to lose it because he won't conform. He really enjoys playing on the computer & play station or wii, so I am thinking that I need to make up a star chart where he gets a star for feeding himself, dressing himself,being kind, not back chatting etc, just as an example & then as a reward he can earn time to spend playing on the above mentioned & if he is consistent for a week he can be treated to an outing of sorts. I will do as you suggest & make a list of what he does to tick me off etc & I have no doubt you will be able to help me turn this situation around so that I can be more relaxed & enjoy these special years with my boy to the maximum. Thanks again, Michelle.

At 10:45am on September 24, 2008, Michelle Renders said…: I have an almost 7 year old ADD son. I am also finding him a huge challenge at the moment. I am unfortunately a softy - until I lose it! He seems to be more in control of me than I am of him & it really irks me, if you have any tips on how I can gain control again it would be most welcomed. Nini, you have my sympathies, I can relate to your problem. My son's father plays NO role at all in his life, my son last saw his father over 4 years ago. I'm so pleased I came across this website, I have no doubt we will be able to be of assistance & comfort to one another.

At 3:28pm on August 21, 2008, Nini said…: I have a 10 year old daughter who is ADHD, and goes to a remedial school. she is also dyslexic. My biggest probelm with her, is the fact that she is extremly overweight at the moment. she is also very "adult" in her manner (a classic single parent child) I am sometimes gobsmacked when she answers me back, and am left speechless for an answer. I am to blame for a lot of her "bad behaviour" as I do let a lot ride. But I am tired emotionally and physically, and added to the fact that I am in the dwang financially, I just find I do not have the energy to discipline her or to make sure that she eats properly. She fights with me about the fact that she does not care that she is overweight.