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Care Credit

Care Credit and Medicard

While these organizations do not directly help you save on your vet bills they can  sometimes help you to finance a large vet bill. Many of my clients have a Medicard account that they use whenever they have an unexpected… Read More »

The Day

I was sitting on the black leather couch Mike and I had just bought only a few months ago. Leah was at my feet, wagging her tail, looking for attention, which we rarely gave her. I don’t know if it… Read More »

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Handling Kids in Pain

Children will often hurt themselves and while sometimes you can simply hug and make it better, other unfortunate times you may find yourself in an emergency room. There is hardly a child who has grown up without suffering some fall… Read More »

Santa

Talking About the Tooth Fairy and Other Realities

Children can get attached to things very quickly. They put in a lot of emotion into their stories and right from believing that their favorite super hero is real to imagining themselves with those powers, kids can do it all.… Read More »

Child Care

Need Help with Paying for Child Care?

State child care assistance programs are funded through the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). CCDF is a Federal program that assists low-income families, families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and those transitioning from TANF in getting child… Read More »

Introducing the Kids to the New Man in your Life

Being a single mom is not an easy task and there are several hurdles that need to be crossed in the right way if we are going to be able to win the race of being a single mom. One… Read More »

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Keeping the Microwave Clean

Microwaves are an integral part of almost all our homes. Right from the cooking to the re-heating we seem to use microwaves for it all. Needless to say, these microwaves do tend to get dirty real fast. By far the… Read More »

Waiting

Waiting

Waiting is my least favorite concept in life.  Sometimes waiting feels like torture; because while I’m waiting I have to trust that waiting is what I am supposed to be doing.  It just feels like a waste of time –… Read More »

Lemonade

Drink the Right Fluids When Sick

Medicines are the first thing we reach out for when we get sick, but aside from medication there are many other things that also help us heal and heal faster. Of course proper rest and nutritious food is important to… Read More »

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On Vacation with a Sick Toddler

Family vacations are a lot of fun and help to create some fantastic memories. However those of us who have taken infants and toddlers on vacations know that it often happens that kids fall sick and the vacation plans are… Read More »

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Single Moms – Financial and in Kind Support for Single Mothers and Their Children

Help is available for single moms. Here you find the resources necessary to find the help you need, whether it is financial help for college education, support with safe housing, with child care, support with basic necessities, food and much more. Be informed about the options you have and ask for the help you and your children need. » Financial Help for Education » Assistance Programs

Tips for Living on a Budget

Financial advice is never taken for granted in a single mom's life. Budgeting and planning for unexpected expenses to include medical, pet, extra school costs and much more are discussed. Many articles are written about how to save money on party ideas, family fun and tips for around the house including recycling, green living and feeding the family on a budget. Having a healthy recipe database on hand is a great beginning. Living within budget constraints can create tough choices especially with housing decisions. Real estate resources will help educate on mortgage, home buying, renting, moving, avoiding scams and making sound decisions.» Living on a Budget Overview

Health and Well Being: How to Live a Healthy Life

Raising healthy children is a hard task for single moms in this busy world. It's a tough enough job getting food on the table in the evenings in addition to incorporating eating healthy and trying to maintain or start a healthy lifestyle for the whole family. Information is also provided on healthy resources from depression to insurance including vitamins, keeping our children healthy, flu season, autism and many other health related issues for women and children. Sometimes single moms don't have the option of getting sick. » Health and Well Being Overview

Job and Career: How TOs

Changes in our personal lives can result in changes in our professional lives also. What better place to receive newsworthy information and current changes in the job market than the information from this section. Any topic you can think of and those you haven't can be found ranging from handling difficult bosses, career success after baby, online learning, sales tips and franchise information. There is so much advice to expand or enhance your education, career or professional development and help moms go to college, choose a college, create a resume and develop opportunities. Juggling the kids and looking for work can become overbearing for the single mom and our job database can help ease the search and create leads for positive future career decisions. » Job and Career Overview

Living as a Single Mom: Advice From Experienced Single Moms

Sometimes it is very comforting knowing others have experienced similar trials. There are some amazing moms doing amazing things and they are very anxious to share their stories to motivate and comfort others. Life as a single mom can be very difficult but can be just as rewarding. Being able to relate to one another is something special and this single mom living overview integrates all of this wonderful information of encouragement, direction and guidance in one place making it easy reading for the busy lives endured by moms. Discussion forums are a wonderful way to make new friends and books for single women especially those written by single mothers are wonderful resources. » Living as a Single Mom Overview

Parenting and Kids Resources: Raise Children on Your Own

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Raising children is probably the most challenging job for parents but raising them alone and being responsible for so many aspects of their development can be harder than expected. New single moms facing the caring and nurturing of a newborn alone can find answers to many questions and read many stories from other moms and professionals ready to help. Parent advice and tips are always welcome but can mean survival for the single mom handling homework, play dates, growing pains, TV censorship, teen topics and special need children. Parenting resources offers a wealth of information on caring for children with disabilities and challenging topics. Car seat safety information can save lives and Internet safety can keep our children protected against the new world of open communication and information at the click of the mouse. » Parenting and Kids Resources Overview

Dating and Relationship: How TOs

I am ready to start dating again, but how? Now that I am out there, what next? Am I ready for this? These and many other questions and emotions are addressed through informative yet touching articles on various topics. After divorce, separation or being alone and ready for a relationship, dating can be an unfamiliar and frightening concept . » Dating and Relationship Overview