On Going Back to School

A new year often finds people assessing their careers.
Unfortunately, this year, reflecting on your career might involve addressing significant concerns. Unemployment, layoffs or the possibility of layoffs, pay cuts, and benefits cuts have all been in the news. Indeed, it’s increasingly likely that you or someone close to you has faced one or more of [...]

Single Mom Alert: How to Stay on Top of Your Kids and Their Homework

Q: I hate homework with my son. How can I eliminate our nightly homework tug-of-war over homework? — Carole L., Laguna Beach, CA 
A: Students are not excited about homework because they are bombarded with other options that seem far more exciting? Let’s face it – homework is no more exciting today than when we were [...]

Single Minded Moms: Help Your Kids Buckle Down for a New School Year!

Single Minded Moms: Healthy Lunches for Kids that Pack a Big Yum Factor!

It’s that time of year again. Single moms, aren’t you tired of magazine-inspired lunch ideas that just don’t work for kids? Either the flavors are too complex–like capers in egg salad–or else the item looks great at 8 a.m. but droops by noon.
 
Then there’s the news bulletin you get at 4 pm when the lunch [...]

Single Moms Give Yourselves a Pat on the Back; You’ve Made it Through the First Weeks of School and You’re Still Alive and Kicking!

Here at the Single Moms Channel we know how hard getting back into the school routine can be for single moms– forget about the kids- it’s a cake walk for them…

So to help you wade through the gazillion of questions and excuses your kids have stockpiled perfecting the art of procrastination when it comes to finishing their homework [...]

Single Minded Moms; Tips to Help Moms Eliminate the School Morning Rush!

Getting children up, washed, dressed, fed, packed, and on the bus in time for school is one of the biggest challenges for single moms. Mornings are often a time of arguments, yelling, threats, blame, and plenty of stress.
 
About 30 percent of school-age children have trouble waking up, according to the National Sleep Foundation. After a [...]

Back to School for Single Moms Doesn’t Have to Mean Mornings Full of Temper Tantrums, Scowls and Crying!

Are there any moms out there who relish weekday school morning routines– the  mad dash to get everyone fed, dressed and packed up for school? Well, I have yet to meet that mom and if you’re out there- please share with us at SMW- the secret to your back-to-school morning success…
But if you’re like so [...]

Snacks Single Moms will Feel Good Feeding Their Kids

Labor Day is literally right around the corner- and that can only mean one thing if you’re a single mom, you’re stocking up on snacks to give your kid for school–hopefully ones he won’t give away!

In a perfect world we’d love to be able to fill our kids’ lunch bags with fresh fruit and vegetables- but unfortunately, [...]

MEETING NEW GIRLFRIENDS WHEN YOU MOVE

Moving to a new city is tough. I know. I’ve done it over a dozen times. And, I know that the biggest thing I miss when I’ve moved is my female friends – so it can be lonely (at first!).

Even if you’re not moving, things may change close to home – like a job [...]

Single Minded Moms: Why Does Back-to-School Have to Happen to Single Moms?

ome on. Tell the truth. Are you a single mom dreading the moment when your kids hop on that big yellow school bus and leave you again for another school year? Yes, some single moms who work-at-home or stay-at-home may long for school to begin. But for other single moms, the back-to-school season—be it college [...]

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