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Home School Blogger Spotlight: Mama Smiles

Authored by Mary Anne, Mama Smiles, is a blog about parenting, crafts for children, and the daily life of engaging three young children in the world. Mary Anne is a well educated young mom with a PhD in Medicine, a Masters degree in Education, and a BA in Music. She uses these skills in her adventures of her new professions; a stay at home mom to three children. That gives a mama a lot to smile about! Mama Smiles allows you to enter into this lovely world of Mary Anne and her adorable children. The blog is truly focused on … Continue reading →

Encouraging Creativity and Imagination

We often talk about organization and planning here in the Single Parent’s blog. After all, for many of us our lives are so busy and hectic that organization is the main way that we keep things under control. Organization and consistency can work well for our children too–giving them somewhere to hang their hats and letting them know that things are stable. There is such a thing as too much organization, however, and we can let things get to a place where they are too rigid and we forget to encourage creativity, play and imagination in our children. Our children … Continue reading →

Get Interested in Your Child’s Passions

I know, I know, you’re probably thinking that you have enough to manage just trying to keep control of a busy single parent’s schedule. “Now she’s telling me I need to take on all my child’s interests too! Where on earth am I going to find time for that?!” I am not preaching that we need to get all involved and take on our children’s passions as our own, but I do think that we need to find time to care and get interested in what they are interested in. It gives us a way to connect and it gives … Continue reading →

Toddler Tips: Toys for Tots

Never mistake that your toddler is working while they are playing. They are working while developing motor skills, hand eye coordination and more. So encouraging your toddler to play and providing them with toys to stimulate their imagination and development is a great idea. With that in mind, here are some tips on picking out toys for tots. Develop their small motor skills with stacking toys, wooden puzzles with knobs, shape sorters and pop up toys with dials and knobs that their fingers can manipulate Develop their large motor skills with pull toys, push toys, climbing toys and riding toys … Continue reading →