Let’s Talk About It: Raising Kids Without a Father

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and realities of raising children without a father, addressing common fears and misconceptions about father absence.

DM your Host Directly This is one of the biggest fears I hear from women considering solo motherhood… “Will my child be okay without a father?” And I get it. We’ve been conditioned to believe that a “missing dad” automatically equals a broken childhood. But what if that’s not actually true? In this episode, I’m getting real about what this looks like inside my own home, raising a donor-conceived child alongside my daughter who did have a father… and no longer does. We’re talking about: The em...

People in this episode

Host: Candice Katherine Febrile

Topics covered

• solo motherhood
• father absence
• child development
• donor conception
• parenting

Keywords

• solo motherhood
• father absence
• child well-being
• donor-conceived
• parenting challenges

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