The Cursing Kid

Question: My 4-year old has just started cursing, so much so that the other parents have commented on his language and will not allow their children to play with our son. Now I’m concerned that he won’t be allowed in preschool. How can I teach my child not to curse?
Answer: When a child curses this much he does [...]

Alone But Not Lonely For the Holidays

The editor of Single Minded Women asked me to write a piece about “surviving” the holidays as a single mom. Good choice on her part because I am a PRO at it! Counting this year, I will have celebrated 11 Thanksgivings and Christmases as a single mother. With a shared custody arrangement during the holidays, [...]

Creating Healthy Self Esteem: Beauty’s Secret

The other day a book arrived at my office by author Debra Gano called Beauty’s Secret. Before I could read the book jacket, my 8-year old daughter walked in an assumed the book was for her. That was the last I saw of it, but boy did I hear about it. Not only did this book win [...]

Is Shouting Really the New Spanking?

Last week the New York Times ran an article: For Some Parents, Shouting is the New Spanking. This got me thinking, are we really yelling at our kids more today than yesterday? After speaking with several family therapists, the answer is yes and for a variety of reasons which include:
1). It has become socially unacceptable [...]

Single Through Sorrow: Franka Baly’s Story

Welcome to a new SingleMindedWomen.com series, Single Through Sorrow, which will be featured once a month on the Single Moms channel. Each article in the series will profile a woman who has suffered the loss of her spouse or significant other and has been left to raise their children on her own.
You will find the [...]

Introducing a New Relationship to Your Kids

If you’re a single mom whether newly divorced, widowed or have been without a partner for a while, the odds are you will eventually start dating. However, one of the most common concerns a single mom has when it comes to dating is when to introduce one’s child to a new partner and what is the best [...]

Healthy and Yummy School Lunches

While conducting research for my new book, Dr. Susan’s Fit and Fun Family Action Plan, I discovered that parents struggle with how to pack a healthy school lunch that their kids will actually eat! I found that often moms and dads avoid, or give in to whining, temper tantrums or begging, so that school lunch [...]

Single Moms Get Organized for School

Okay, the kids are ready for school, but what about you? Busy single moms know that home organization is the key to a smooth start of a new school year. So, we’ve asked our team of single moms to provide us with a list of ways they organize their home before the first day of [...]

Birthday Party Gift Ideas for Kids

Kids love birthday parties! Ice cream! Noisy games! Goody bags! Cake!
For single moms, well, they can be a challenge. In addition to serving as scheduler and chauffer, mom also has to supply presents for the birthday boys or girls. Our surveys show that the average child goes to as many as 20 parties a year, [...]

Single Mom’s Back to School Guide

Here on the Single Moms channel we know that with the start of every new school year comes the back to school stress that can affect the entire family. So, this year we have compiled a series of tips and advice from a variety of contributors who know the routine…other moms. This guide will help [...]

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