Single Parents’ Day 2024

Single Parents Day is a day to recognise and appreciate the hard work, dedication, and sacrifices made by single parents.

The day is celebrated annually on March 21st , and it provides an opportunity to acknowledge the challenges that single parents face and to show them that they are valued and appreciated. It is a time to celebrate the strength and resilience of single parents and to offer them support and encouragement in their important role as caregivers.

Single Parents Day is recognised in several countries around the world, including the UK, the US and Canada.

What is a single parent?

The definition used by the government tends to refer to a parent who has majority care of their child, however, being a single parent is a 'self-defined term’, and lots of parents might identify as one.

This free guide will explain the process of separating when you're a parent and has been created in collaboration with Gingerbread for Single Parents' Day

What is Gingerbread?

Gingerbread is the UK’s largest national single parents charity and earlier in the year amicable and Gingerbread announced their partnership. You can read more about the partnership here, and you can find out more about Gingerbread on the Gingerbread website.