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Do Your Current Coping Strategies Actually Work?

You may think that you have good coping mechanisms and skills to handle stress, tension, anxiety, loneliness or any other myriad issues that come up for the average single parent—but just because you have coping strategies, does not mean that they are the healthiest way to face things. They might be outdated or no longer useful. Maybe it is time to see if there isn’t a better way that you can handle the realities of your single parent life? It might help to remember that the coping strategies that “work” for us when we are younger, may not still work … Continue reading →

Ask a Homeschooling Blogger: I Want to Homeschool But My Husband is Against It

Question: I really want to home school. My son is in public school and I feel like we’re failing him because the classroom situation is so bad. I want to home school but my husband is completely against the idea. I know this is right for my son. Why can’t my husband see it? I think I need to answer this in two parts. I probably also need to say that I’m biased because my husband is fantastic at supporting our efforts in home schooling. I know–I’m lucky. Not only does he think that home schooling is great but he … Continue reading →

Single Parenting – Keeping the Family Together

Becoming a single parent family means changes, some easy and some more challenging. Now that there is just one parent in the household, you want to do everything possible to keep the family close and tight. You want to make sure your children feel comfortable talking to you about anything, that you know what is going on in their lives. Because a single parent home often comes with greater time management challenges, a little more work is required to keep the family together but you can. I remember when I went through my divorce. There were times when I thought … Continue reading →

Potty Training 101

Potty training isn’t one of those “one size fits all” kind of things. Every child is unique, they develop at different rates. One child may be ready to be completely potty trained at 18 months and another may still be struggling at 4. You may have to try several different strategies before you find one that works for you and your child. Don’t get discouraged if it takes a while, most kids aren’t potty trained in a day. The first and most important thing when it comes to potty training is knowing when your child is ready. Can she stay … Continue reading →

The Spirited Child – Personality Plus

Many parents read parenting books to gain awareness and find advice on how to raise their toddlers. There are a wide variety of parenting books out there, and it is important to remember that not all of them will contain information that is helpful or a good fit for your family. Parenting is such a highly personal thing, in fact I would venture to say that how a family decides to raise their children is one of the most deeply personal choices that they will ever make. It’s not a one time thing, either. Parenting choices are made on a … Continue reading →

Caregiver Fatigue

We all know that being a mother is one of the hardest jobs out there. Facing it alone is even harder. You may find yourself physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted. You’re irritable, having frequent headaches, and in most cases quite sleep-deprived as well. You may be battling what WebMD describes as caregiver fatigue. According to WebMD caregiver fatigue is “a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion. Burnout can occur when caregivers don’t get the help they need, or if they try to do more than they are able. Caregivers are often so busy caring for others that the tend … Continue reading →

The Later Years: How Much Do They Really Understand?

As children get older they begin to understand the divorce more clearly. They may have many questions about the changes they are going to be experiencing and may have some complex emotions about what is happening in their lives. Here is a guide to the later years and how to ease the transition on them as you are going through your divorce. Children during the 5-8 age range likely will not understand the dynamics of the divorce. They too may experience feelings of guilt and wonder if they were the cause of your divorce. They may fantasize about you and … Continue reading →

Changes at Home

There are some big changes coming up in my life. And I fear these changes are going to have a huge impact on my stress. In a bad way. My husband has just graduated from his CDL School (Yea!), but that means major changes in our home life. He took a job with a company based out of Iowa (we live in Pennsylvania) and he will have to go out there for two weeks. Once he’s done with that, he’ll be in a truck training for another five weeks, during which he may or may not have the opportunity to … Continue reading →

Health at School: Lunch Time!

Ah, the school lunch. The cafeteria has come a long way since I was in grammar school, where you had one meal option and one “alternate” Sandwich choice. Even by the time I was in high school, the cafeteria had stepped up to compete with the local eateries in town, offering multiple hot and cold meal choices. Still, your kids might not want to chow down on cafeteria food every day — or you might want to save money and send lunch from home. Here are some tips to help ease the lunchtime battle. Set a lunch allowance. My parents … Continue reading →

With Child in Tow

As a mom who liked to travel when my child was young, it was often difficult. I had already been through the earlier years when my child was a baby and it was the three of us. That was hard enough, but at least there was another set of adult hands to help out. After it became just the two of us, my child and I, there was a new set of worries. Traveling with my child alone was a frightening concept to me. I had the fear that if something happened to me while we were traveling who would … Continue reading →