The parenting manual is the pamphlet they gave you at the hospital when you took your bundle of joy home. Oh, you didn’t get one? Me neither. Whether you left the hospital as a single parent or became one sometime later, you are not alone in looking for the elusive parenting manual.
Most single parents I know take on too much guilt. They take on the guilt for the mom or dad who left the child as well as anything negative that happens to their children. The former is a colossal mistake. You absolutely have no control over the actions of the other parent. What you do have control over...
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Many single moms I speak with note depression or loneliness as a larger issue than financial problems. The root causes of depression can be related to chemical imbalances. However, when a woman suddenly finds herself raising a child alone, the emotional pressures can lead to “situational depression”. This is the term a doctor once used to describe my emotional state. Unfortunately, most women move from “situational” to moderate or major depression. Raising a child or children alone almost always comes with feelings of loneliness. While single moms have their children around, adult...
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If you are among the thousands of unemployed, you’re likely to feel the fears and uncertainty of other employed individuals. However, as a single mom, you are likely to feel greater anxiety, maybe even panic. But your greatest enemy is panic. The worrying generated by panicking will not change your situation and may even lead you to start to feel physically ill. There are several key points to focus on while unemployed. But, before you make any decisions, make sure your choices are not made during periods of heightened worry, anxiety or stress. Below are some key steps single moms can take...
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If you are a single mom who wants to go back to school, get a degree and work from home, choosing your college major will be the most important decision you will be making in the coming days. Having said that, you need to keep in mind it is better to brush aside the reports about online scams. The scams are indeed there in the Internet claiming they will find you work from home opportunities for a small fee. But what you have to realize is that your college degree will be preparing you by infusing the necessary skills in you. You will later be using these skills and build your own home-based...
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When talking about financial crisis in the life of a single mother, “ bad financial decisions”, “ shopping spree ” and “ living without a proper budget ” might come to mind. But the truth is that not everyone going through or about to face a financial crisis have reached that position because of such reasons. In truth, many of them have to face such a hurdle because of reasons other than aforementioned ones. Some of those reasons include but not limited to having minimum wage jobs or losing a job. Whatever the reason is for being in this stressful position in your life, remember...
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