Nutrients for Reducing Stress

Being a single mom is stressful, but did you know that there are certain nutrients that can help reduce stress and anxiety? There are certain vitamins and minerals that can help you manage your stress levels throughout the day. Vitamin B6 helps your body to produce serotonin, a hormone that produces a calming effect on your body. When your stress levels are high, which is often if you are a single mother, Vitamin B6 is completely depleted throughout your body. Instead of feeling calm, you find yourself on edge, easily irritated, and overwhelmed. Green beans, bananas, and avocados are all … Continue reading →

Thrift Store Treasures

If you are a single mother, chances are money is pretty tight around this time of year, well let’s face it, money is tight all year round! With the holidays right around the corner you may be feeling the financial pressure weighing on your shoulders. It’s hard to provide Christmas for your children when you are already struggling to make it on your own. However, there are lots of things that can make this time a little less stressful for a single mother. Yesterday afternoon Logan and I went to a local thrift store with some friends of ours. We … Continue reading →

Reach Out To Other Single Parents

Recently there was a story in the news about three small children being abandoned in a vacant shed where other homeless people were living. The children were all under three years old. This got me thinking about the really dark side of single parenting. For most of us single parenting is a challenge but it is not impossible. We have the support of friends and family, our ex’s are involved with our children and we are able to financially keep our heads above water, at least most of the time.. This is not the case for all single mothers. Some … Continue reading →

Single Parent Assistance

If you search the internet at all you know there are tons of resources available for single parents. I found a great resource for single parents today, it’s Singleparentingfordummy.com. It’s a silly name but a serious resource. This site has just about everything you are looking for as a single parent, all in one place. There are blogs about single parenting, covering a whole range of topics from single parent statistics to finding assistance. This site also has information about understanding your rights as a single parent when it comes to custody and visitation and also plenty of parenting tips … Continue reading →

Cars For Moms

This time of year you hear so many stories about charities and other organizations helping people. It’s wonderful when people go out of their way to help each other. It’s especially wonderful when single moms are the recipients of the help but it’s important to remember, people are in need all year, not just at the holidays. John Doxey founded Cars for Moms- in an effort to help single mothers who are in need of transportation. He founded this nonprofit after his sister’s husband was killed in a freeway accident while she was pregnant with her eighth child. Suddenly his … Continue reading →

Thinking About Going Back To School?

Your economic situation doesn’t have to stay where it is. As a single parent you may qualify for various grants that can help you get a certificate or degree and create a better life for you and your kids. This will also give you some time for yourself, so it’s like killing two birds with one stone. It’s hard enough being a single parent and working a full time job—whether you work from home or at a typical nine to five job. Top this off with taking care of the bills, the kids, the house, and it doesn’t leave much … Continue reading →

Choosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman’s Guide

Choosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman’s Guide by Mikki Morrissette is a phenomenal book that addresses issues of moms who have decided to remain single and have children without a partner. This book was written by a mom who made the decision to partake in the role of motherhood on her own. This book gives insight to just what being a single mother by choice involves. Included in this book is research regarding choice single moms, advice from the experts point of view and also interviews of many women who are single. This book answers those common questions that single … Continue reading →

State-By-State Insurance Help for Your Kids

Do your children have health insurance? They need to if they do not. A single parent is working so hard to make ends meet on one income, but going without health insurance for yourself or kids is not a choice. One devastating illness can set you back financially for many years down the road. One family that I know of did not have health insurance when their first child was born and they were still paying this off when the child was 9 years old. You do not want to fall victim to financial ruin because you did not part … Continue reading →

Are You An Amazing Momma?

We are all amazing moms, but are you an amazing mom who is willing to share her story with the world? There are various reasons why each one of us is a single mom. Most of us did not choose to be that way, but circumstances in our life did not work out as we had planned them to. A single mom is just trying to do the very best that she can and at singlemom.com you have the chance to get a little break in the form of an award. Tell singlemom.com in a one-page essay your story, challenges … Continue reading →

S.P.I.N.: Single Parents In Need

Being a single parent is a lonely road among the world sometimes. Since there are so many single parents these days though, approximately 14 million, you just have to find the right company. You have to know where to look. Most single parent homes, it is known, empower the mother as the head of the household. This is thought to be as high as 85%. Their income is approximately $28,000 a year. I have a feeling that this figure is a little high for most single moms. If you look at the life of a single parent you will most … Continue reading →