Workshop Details

Workshop Description

Parenting on your own is not half a family. It’s one person carrying the whole
load — and that deserves real tools.

In this practical 90-minute workshop, you’ll learn how to strengthen your
relationship with your child, maintain healthy boundaries, answer difficult
questions about family dynamics, protect your child’s self-image, and navigate
co-parenting challenges with confidence.

You’ll leave with practical strategies, useful scripts, and a clearer plan for
supporting both your child and yourself.

Objectives

• Build emotional safety and a strong mother-child bond as the foundation of solo parenting.
• Set and maintain boundaries, routines, and discipline confidently as the only adult at home.
• Learn practical scripts for difficult questions children ask about family structure and absent parents.
• Help children develop a healthy self-image when one parent is absent, inconsistent, or harmful.
• Understand the difference between co-parenting and parallel parenting, and choose the safest approach when conflict exists.
• Strengthen safeguarding and supervision when carrying the full parenting responsibility.
• Develop sustainable strategies to manage stress and protect your own wellbeing.

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is designed for single mothers of children aged 12 and under,
including divorced, widowed, separated, and mothers parenting alone for any
reason. No previous workshop attendance is required.

Requirements to Join

• Open to any single mother with a child aged 12 or under.
• No preparation is required.
• Bring a notebook to take home practical scripts and a simple parenting plan.
• Small-group setting to maintain privacy and meaningful discussion.
• Available in Arabic or English.

Important Note:
This workshop covers sensitive and personal topics. All participants are expected
to respect confidentiality and maintain a safe, supportive environment. This
workshop is educational in nature and does not provide legal or therapeutic
services.