Must-Have Halloween Products For Kids

Well single moms, it’s that time of year again when across our great nation–despite the economic slump–store shelves are jam-packed with gooey, better brush your teeth as soon as you’ve finished eating it, creepy crawler gummies, ghoulish masks and life-sized skeletons to commemorate Halloween.
 
Since the celebration of this oh-so-scary holiday will make its debut shortly,  we’ve hand picked a [...]

Single Minded Moms: This Time Around: Little Changes, Big World

he last time we met, I shared the story of the night my almost-four-year old son locked himself in his room and I revealed the realization I had sitting on the other side of the door from him. He tried to open the door from his side with a plastic power drill as I cleaned out my purse [...]

Single Minded Moms Meltdown Moment: a Single Mom on the Other Side

y boy is finally in bed.
A half-hour of jamming anything I could dig out of the kitchen drawers, the tool box and my dresser top, three frantic calls to my parents who do not keep their cell phones on, yelling, tears, deep breaths, an hour to wait for the locksmith, one peeled-apart door knob, $85, [...]

Raising a Fatherless Boy: What Single Moms Need to Know

Single mothers are the breadwinner, the disciplinarian, the role model, and chief guardian of their children’s health, education, and happiness. Like my own single mom did, they make a heroic attempt to fulfill and excel at all these roles and more.
 
There’s one role, however, that single mothers cannot fill: that of a father. Studies show [...]

Single Moms: Your Kids, and His: Motivating Them to Play Nice!

Are you a single mom who has found yourself mothering your boyfriend’s daughter; a slightly obnoxious brat who refuses to cooperate with your discipline tactics and seem to undermine you at every conceivable opportunity? Then let Tina B. Tessina, PhD help you tackle the often daunting task of peacfully blending your families…just don’t expect instant Brady [...]

The Talk Single Moms Need to Have; Talking to Your Kids About Sex

Let’s look at the headlines.
“17 girls in Gloucester, MA form a pregnancy pact.”
“One in four teen age girls in America have a sexually transmitted disease.” 
“The American Psychological Association links the early sexualization of girls to eating disorders, depression, and low self-esteem.”
 
As single moms, we are flooded with terrifying information. Is it true? How does this affect [...]

Single Minded Moms: The Women Who Are Choosing to Be Single Moms

She was the girl who played by all the rules; she always brushed her teeth before bed, pursued a secondary educational degree, never ever kissed on the first date, and was confident she would find true love. At 12 years old, she had her life all mapped out; married by 25 , three children by [...]

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 [...]

A Cup of Comfort for Single Mothers; a Book You’ll Want on Your Nightstand!

Whether you’re a newly single Mom or you’re been doing your single Mom strut for several years, A Cup of Comfort for Single Mothers is a compilation of poignant, funny and authentic universal truths that will resonate with you.
 
“Not a day goes by when a single mother couldn’t use a little comfort,” says editor and [...]

What Happens When Single Moms Get Sick? What’s Your Back-up Plan?

I’m a widowed single mom of two young children; my oldest is four, my youngest two. I have no ex-husband to leave the kids with every other weekend.
 
Recently I needed surgery that required at least a three-day hospital stay. It then required another two weeks of recovery time during which I was instructed to take [...]

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