Μονογονεϊκή οικογένεια και ανατροφή παιδιού

Inspired by Mothercare

According to Eurostat and the Office for National Statistics, approximately one in three families is single-parent.

Moderator
Fotini Kokkinaki,
Journalist

Experts
Eirini Tsesmeli,
President of the Single-Parent Families Association
Evi Panagiotopoulou,  Mental Health Specialist 
Gerasimos Rikos, Lawyer, family law

 

Μονογονεϊκή οικογένεια και ανατροφή παιδιού

According to Eurostat and the Office for National Statistics, approximately one in three families is single-parent. Contrary to popular belief, single-parent families are not a modern phenomenon, but despite that, they currently face social, economic and personal challenges that have emerged through the rapid changes in social structures in recent years. Raising children in combination with meeting the needs and personal desires of single parents is our biggest goal as a society.  

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What’s the definition of a single-parent family? 
What factors differentiate single-parent families? 
What are the biggest challenges that a single parent faces today?  
Is there an institutional framework and welfare state for single-parent families? 
How does the Greek legislation and reality differ from the European one? 
What are the first steps a parent should take when becoming a single parent? 
Who should he/she turn to in order to be informed about his/her rights and the rights of his/her child? 
Where should he/she turn to in seeking financial or psychological support? 
Usually mothers are more likely to be single parents. Let's also talk about fathers being single parents.What are the challenges that single fathers face and how are they different from single mothers?
What are the characteristics of children growing up in single-parent families?
What are the social challenges they face?
How is the phenomenon of "parentification" defined and how can it be avoided?
Raising children in a single-parent family is definitely a big challenge.
How can children grow up having a balanced and happy life?
What is the secret that leads to a functional and happy single-parent family?
In what ways could the situation and standards of single-parent families be improved?
 
Experts
Eirini Tsesmeli, President of the Single-Parent Families Association
Evi Panagiotopoulou,  Mental Health Specialist 
Gerasimos Rikos, lawyer, family law

Moderator 
Fotini Kokkinaki, Journalist
 

Fotini Kokkinaki
Journalist

Fotini Kokkinaki is a journalist and General Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Greek Human Rights Associations. She works as the Head of Communication in HumanRights360 and is specialized in digital campaigning. She was born and raised in ATHENS. She studied Media and Communication, and Political Science and Communication at the University of Athens. She worked for several years at the Radio Station 984. For this past year, she curated and presented the show of the Hellenic League for Human Rights (HLHR), whereas she volunteers as a contributor to the street magazine “Schedia.” She was one of the founding members of the project Democratic EDUCATION, dealing with incidents of racist violence in primary and secondary EDUCATION.
 

Eirini Tsesmeli
President of the Single-Parent Families Association

Eirini Tsesmeli is president of the Single-Parent Families Association and a woman with counseling experience and support of single-parent families and socially vulnerable groups. 

As a financial advisor to companies and a member of the Economic Chamber with a license to work as an Accountant-Tax Technician, Εirini Tsesmeli specialises in business development, as well as in matters related to the tax, insurance and financial legal framework.  

She studied Computerized Accounting in the University of Athens, and Financial Management of Business, obtaining a degree in the European Program in OPE. In the period 2011-2018 she attended and completed at ACCA the following papers: 1. Financial Management & accounting, 2. Financial Accounting, 3. Law & Economics, 4. Corporate and Business Law. She received certifications in: Strategic Marketing, Internet explorer Marketing in 2007, Import-Export Marketing, Finance (Indicators) at the Technical Vocational Chamber in 2015, Financial Analysis & Corporate Finance at the Economic Chamber in 2016, as well as TAX Certificates-Legislation, Procedures, Practice in IFRS and IASB Updates in 2017, Management Systems based on the ISO 9001 standard at the University of Piraeus in 2016, Internal Audit at the Chamber in 2017. She holds a degree in Informatics specialising in Programming, Statistic Program Analysis and Database, while having professional training in Statistical Studies and English Commercial and Banking Terminology. She is a fluent speaker of  English and Italian, while she can also speak Russian.

She participates as a member in the following: in the Board of Communication and Public Relations of the Association of Tax Accountants of Greece, in the Panhellenic Federation of Tax Professionals (POFEE), in the Body of Certified Public Accountants (SOEL),  in e-IFRS IASB International Accounting Standards ICAEW Tax Faculty Newswire, in the European Commission – Economic and Financial Affairs and in Eurobank Economic Analysis. 
She is also the President of Rotary Kifissia-Kefalari.
 

Evi Panagiotopoulou
Mental Health Specialist

Evi Panagiotopoulou studied Economics at the Athens University of Economics and Business and holds an MBA from Glasgow University. She worked for 15 years as a consultant for applications of integrated business information systems. At the same time, she completed postgraduate studies in Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy at the American College of Greece. She has been trained in the Systemic Psychotherapeutic approach at the Athenian Institute of Anthropos, where she continues her specialisation in Systemic Family Therapy. She works privately with adults, teens, children and couples.
 

Gerasimos Rikos
Lawyer, family law

Gerasimos Rikos is a graduate of the Law School of Athens, with a postgraduate degree in "Public International Law and Diplomatic Studies" from Panteion University. He is a Lawyer in Athens, with many years of rich and dynamic judicial experience, especially in the fields of civil and criminal law. 
He gives special importance in dealing with each case by providing personalised advice in order to find the best available option. He's the father of two children. He has extensive experience in family law, recognising the need to make every possible effort to find the best and fairest out-of-court settlement for a dispute and the catalytic role of providing timely legal advice and highlighting the available options to those concerned.