Aug

24

More Articles for Single Moms

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August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I spent yesterday evening with my calendar and a notebook, noting many article titles that I have planned for this blog. Some very exciting things are coming your way.
This is the last of the months updates for the single moms articles that I am having published elsewhere. It has been a busy month.
Back-to-School in Bangor, Maine: [...]

Aug

17

Articles for Single Moms

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August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment

This week I am offering up more articles from Bangor Single Moms. Even if you are not from Bangor, many of the articles I post there will have good information that will be helpful. I am progressing on the single mom community and support groups, and will keep you updated as I go through the [...]

May

24

Quick Tips for the Single Mom: Homeschooling

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May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment

My best tip here is to make sure that your children learn all of the life skills necessary to run a household before they move out. This is so important, and most kids are not taught even a quarter of what they need to know.
Here are some things that each child (male and female) should [...]

Apr

14

Single Mom’s can Provide Healthy Foods for Their Children

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April 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment

How? By planting your own produce in organic soil. You can purchase bags of organic soil for a garden bed, or specifically for container planting.
Your next step is to purchase seeds or seedling that are organic. Open-pollinated and Heirloom seeds are what you are looking for here.
As for fertilizer, I don’t usually use this. Others [...]

Feb

27

Fun Ways to teach Young Children Math

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February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Math is a very important subject, I am sure that you understand this. But many children find it hard to learn math the math skills that they need. There are many ways to make learning math fun and easy. Here are some ideas for you to try with your children.

Children can learn to read fractions [...]

Feb

7

Octuplets, Single Mother: Let’s Be Positive!

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February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment

In truth, I have hesitated to bring this subject up here. “Why?” You may ask. “Isn’t this a single mom blog?” Yes, yes it is. But I still hesitated.
Why? Because of what I don’t want to have happen on this blog. What is that? People posting negative things about this mother, the doctor, their money, [...]

Jan

15

Helping Others: Goal Number Nine

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January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment

This is the last goal that I made for myself for the year 2009. I have a support system  set up for helping low-income families, as well as homeschool families. I also have this blog.
I plan to keep up with all three of these. I truly do enjoy helping people. And I like to feel useful. [...]

Dec

22

Single Mothers Homeschooling Part 9: Great Family Times for the Homeschool Family

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December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

In my opinion, family is the best part of homeschooling. I love being their, spending time with and teaching my children. I love being with them. They are great. Not everyone can say that about their children, and I do believe that, if you cannot get along with your child, homeschooling may not be the [...]

Dec

22

Single Mothers Homeschooling Part 8: Homeschooling in the Community

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December 22, 2008 | 1 Comment

Many people believe that homeschooled children are always sitting at home while they are studying, but I can tell you from experience that this is not necessarily the case. I always loved taking my daughters and nephew out into the community to learn.

I will never forget the day that, while on our way home from [...]

Dec

11

Single Mothers Homeschooling Part 7: Using the Library to Homeschool Your Children

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December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

While I have never been able to homeschool my children for free solely by using books from the library, it sure has come in handy when I couldn’t afford to purchase new materials and I couldn’t find them used.
For instance, I am currently helping my sister homeschool my nephew. He is studying The Wild West/Pioneer [...]

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