As if single mother’s don’t have enough to worry about while raising their children, well-wishers want to give their opinions about your decision to homeschool. Sometimes, not so nicely. Do they really think that we do not take all of their questions into consideration before we begin to homeschool? Hmmm…
The question that I hear the […]

Family Gift Making for the Holidays

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November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Most of last week was spent planning the craft projects that we would do in order to have gifts for everyone that we love and hold dear. This planning was done by myself, my daughter (16), and my nephew (11).
We had done some pre-planning as well, collecting candle and holder cast-offs, as well as flowers […]

Helpful Information for the Single Parent

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November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here are some articles from Living the Low-Income LifeĀ that may be useful to you. They are originally from my Low-Income site, so they may seem dated. However, the concepts themselves still apply. I am closing the site. The blog above gets a lot more traffic than the site does, and I will save money if […]

Thanksgiving Community Service as a Family

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November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Teaching your children to support their communities can be hard for the single mother. With work and errands, as well as taking care of our children and homes, there does not seem to be a lot of time left over for this important aspect of learning and teaching. However, there are things that you can […]

Pets as Therapy

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November 8, 2008 | 2 Comments

I believe that animals can be very therapeutic, not justĀ for children but for the entire family. I will be concentrating on cats in this post, but any animal can be therapeutic.
A few years ago, my daughters and I acquired three cats. We do not consider these cats pets. They are members of our family. They […]

A woman that I know recently split from her husband. It has been hard on herself, and her children, but it was the right thing for her to do. She will face many challenges in the near future.
Looking at her situation, I can see some things that would be appropriate when raising children. Things that […]

What Chores can My Children do?

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October 25, 2008 | 1 Comment

This is a common question from many parents. They are wondering what, if anything, there children can do to help out at home at different ages.
Giving children chores provides many benefits:

It teaches them responsibility.
It shows them that they are important in the up-keeping of their home.
It shows them that they are valued for their skills.
It […]

Children and Boredom

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October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Do you here, “Mom! I’m bored,” often in your household? I do here, sometimes.
I have a theory:
It is okay to be bored! I just don’t want to continuously hear about it. It can become quite annoying.
What can happen when a child is bored?
Many things. They may make up games, make a new friend, play with […]

Great Family Movies

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October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Movie viewing is a great way to spend time together. As long as you regularly spend time hanging out with your children, and talking about important issues with them, it will not hurt to watch some movies with them.
I started my children and nephew out on the good movies when they were young, so they […]

Parenting Books

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October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I thought that I would share a few titles of some books that you may all find helpful. Raising children can be difficult, so I believe that we can use all of the help that we can get. I usually take bits and pieces from the books that I read and use them, whichever ones […]

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