Sep

28

Single Motherhood

Posted by singlemom

September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I was messing around online today and came across some news articles dealing with single motherhood. I thought that you all may be interested in reading them as well.
Confessions of a Single Mother
Single Mother Raises Three Special Needs Sons
Single Motherhood By Design
Some Women Choosing The Single Mother Route
 
I hope that you all enjoy the articles.
Shannon
 

Sep

28

Single Mothers Voting

Posted by singlemom

September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The upcoming presidential election is an important one. We mothers need to do our part and vote for whomever it is that we believe will do the best job. This is not so much about our religions, or our political parties, as it is about doing what is best. The future of our families, and [...]

Sep

24

Living the Low-Income Life as a Single Parent is not Always Easy…

Posted by singlemom

September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

…As a matter-of-fact, it can be rather intimidating, even stressful. Living the Low-Income Life is another blog that you will find useful
I am aware that all single mothers are not low-income, but I am also aware that many are. The blog will be helpful to many.
I wanted to pass this blog along to you in [...]

Sep

23

Frugal Recipes

Posted by singlemom

September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Frugal Recipes is a blog where many different types of recipes are posted. Each recipe costs me very little to make. I figured that it may be helpful to put a link on this blog. That my readers may find the blog useful.
I will post the link below and, for your future reference, it is also [...]

Sep

23

Creating My Nephews Food Box

Posted by singlemom

September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Well, I have a nephew who is staying with me right now. At least for a while. So I need to have an area where he can easily get to his breakfast and snack stuff.
Right now, we are living in a trailer with a very small kitchen, so I don’t really have a drawer, shelf [...]

Sep

19

A Food Drawer/Cupboard for a Young Child

Posted by singlemom

September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Young children like to feel independent. They like to be able to pick what they want to eat, and to be able to fix these things for themselves. This drawer will help them to do all of these things.
When my daughters were young and we lived in the apartment, the lower cupboards had drawers that [...]

Sep

18

Setting Up Your Child’s Food Cupboard/Drawer/Shelf

Posted by singlemom

September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

There are many items that you can put into the cupboards and drawers that I mentioned before, depending on the age of the child.
Young Children (Snacks and breakfasts):

Cereal can be divided into plastic baggies/containers with lids.
Crackers and peanut butter can also be divided up into servings.
So can trail mix.
Granola bars can be put the drawer [...]

Sep

17

A Food Cupboard in Your Kitchen Helps Older Children be Independent

Posted by singlemom

September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Older children need to be able to feel more independent, and teenagers can eat you out of house and home. Both groups will do well to have some freedom as to what after school snacks they can have, or what meals if they are home alone.
Giving them a food cupboard of their won is a [...]

Sep

16

Does a Single Mother have Time to Homeschool Her Child(ren)?

Posted by singlemom

September 16, 2008 | 4 Comments

Yes, you have plenty of time for this. Just because children are at school six hours a day, does not mean that they are taught for that long. It does not take long to homeschool your child each day.
When I began homeschooling, I worked up to 30 hours a week outside the home. I now [...]

Sep

13

Can a Single Mother Afford to Homeschool?

Posted by singlemom

September 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

As a single mother myself, I can honestly say “Yes!” You can homeschool your child(ren).
Also, as a single mother, I bring in about $8,000 a year. This is not a lot of money. Not at all. But I can still afford to homeschool my children.
How can I do this? Here are some tips to get [...]

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