About r/SingleParents
In its own words:
A place for single parents to communicate and connect!
Community guide
r/SingleParents (#744, about 1.4 million subscribers) — A place for single parents to communicate and connect! A recent sample averaged 6.6 posts a day (~100% text). Its public rules include: No personal attacks; No dating/sexual posts; Soliciting; Personal information; Be respectful.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Self-promotion and ads are limited—read those rules before linking your own channel or shop. Civility/anti-harassment rules apply; personal attacks get removed.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. The public rule list is long enough that skimming all entries once beats assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change.
The community was created on Sep 8, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 205 subscribers (+0.01%). Among the 9 communities on our parenting list it is number 2 by size. It sits just behind r/confessions (#744) and ahead of r/curlyhair (#746) in our ranking.
What sets r/SingleParents apart
Compared with other large communities, r/SingleParents leans heavily on text posts (100% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 35%).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/SingleParents went up from 1,421,981 to 1,423,413 subscribers (+1.4K, +0.10%). That is about 28 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/SingleParents this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 9, 2026).
- Blue Wave For Our Kids! WE DID IT!! 🇺🇸 🎆 🥹u/Economy-Bid-7005 · Nov 4 · text post
- Anyone else love their independence but still long for companionship?u/Gold-Intern1188 · Nov 3 · text post
- I just want to cry. I feel so destroyed all the time.u/TheRobotsRHere · Nov 7 · text post
- Single dad (35, UK) to two young girls (7 & 4) after leaving an abusive 12-year relationship. Lost both parents to cancer, zero family help, carrying it all alone. At my breaking point.u/SGP91 · Nov 2 · text post
- Friends with benefits?u/Current-Schedule1781 · Nov 3 · text post
- How Do Single Parents Find Work in this Job Market that Allows Them Flexibility to Take Care of Kids?u/LifeInAction · Nov 2 · text post
- Single motheru/Colours1823 · Nov 3 · text post
- What are all the truly single parents doing for health insurance?u/Advanced-Employer-71 · Nov 6 · text post
- Is being a single mother better or worse than co-parenting?u/scratchie29 · Nov 7 · text post
- Want another kidu/Glow_Ebb_ · Nov 7 · text post
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/SingleParents, from 2019 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- I am a proud mama. Raising this fine young man on my own has been rewarding. Happy 3rd bday son, mommy loves you.u/HaveFaithDru · Jul 14, 2020 · image
- co-parenting & solo parenting are two very different experiences of single parenthood.u/znomorfh · Oct 6, 2026 · text post
- Fuck toxic masculinity. When your baby wants to go to Ren fair with a fairy princess you oblige.u/Oh_Lord_No_ · Jun 21, 2021 · image
- Happy Mother's Day to all the single parents! I'm thinking of you even when your kids aren't 🌻May 9, 2021 · image
- Single parent- no emotional supportu/Shot_Mirror9915 · Feb 2, 2025 · text post
- Just wanted to share a picture of my son being an absolutely precious goofball. I may not have another parent to share it with, but that's okay. Every day with him is wonderful, even when it's hard.u/TheMinesofMoira · Sep 12, 2020 · image
- Solo parenting is awesome!!u/travelinghomosapien · Jan 24, 2026 · text post
- Self reported to CPS, Got full custody.Sep 29, 2025 · text post
- Why do people hate us so much?u/Fuzzy_Parking_4257 · Jun 30, 2024 · text post
- Single Parent Forever it seemsu/Humblehustla · Jan 22, 2026 · text post
What r/SingleParents talks about
We read the titles of 38 recent posts (Oct 31–Nov 7), the words that come up most are “single”, “parent”, “child”, “parents” and “co-parenting”. Other frequent themes are father, support, baby, work, advice and custody. Recurring phrases include “single parent”, “child support”, “single parents” and “single dad”. By format, 100% are text posts.
Activity and best time to post
r/SingleParents gets about 6.9 new posts a day. The public archive holds 45,614 posts and 315,537 comments in total, about 6.9 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (9 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (3). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 01:00 UTC.
Rules of r/SingleParents
The moderators of r/SingleParents list 7 rules. In short:
- No personal attacks
- No dating/sexual posts
- Soliciting
- Personal information
- Be respectful
- Research & Surveys
- Absolutely no politics
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/SingleParents and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/SingleParents have?
r/SingleParents has 1,423,413 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #745 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 1,432 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
How old is r/SingleParents?
r/SingleParents was created on Sep 8, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years.
How active is r/SingleParents?
Moderately: r/SingleParents gets about 6.9 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 45,614 posts and 315,537 comments.
When is r/SingleParents most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 31, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 01:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/SingleParents about?
The community describes itself as: “A place for single parents to communicate and connect!” Recent post titles often mention single, parent, child, parents and co-parenting. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/SingleParents safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/SingleParents as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/SingleParents?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/SingleParents accepts both text and link posts, with galleries enabled. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “No personal attacks”; “No dating/sexual posts”; “Soliciting”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/SingleParents?
Communities with similar topics include r/raisedbynarcissists (1.1M), r/entitledparents (2M), r/Parenting (8.3M) and r/digitalnomad (2.4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 9, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/SingleParents.