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Cutting Grocery Costs without Cutting Nutrition

Simple, healthy, and affordable ways to weather the rising price of food

by Karen Collins, R.D., American Institute of Cancer Research

Grocery prices are projected to increase again in 2008 – that’s following 2007’s highest annual increase in 17 years. But surviving these tough economic times doesn’t have to mean sacrificing good nutrition. Some simple strategies can help you cut food costs and eat more healthfully, too.

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Madlynn is Kid of the Month

Some things should never be said...

by Kristyn Kusek Lewis

What Not to Say About Someone's Appearance
Don’t say: “You look good for your age.”
Why: Anything with a caveat like this is rude. It's saying, "You look great―compared with other old people. It's amazing you have all your own teeth."
Instead say: “You look great.”

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7 love rules you need to break

‘Cosmopolitan’ magazine lists nonconventional tips for happier relationships

These relationship secrets go against conventional wisdom, but “Cosmo” believes in shaking things up. Colleen Rush shares seven new rules for today's relationships:



Just because you’ve always done something one way doesn’t mean it’s the right way. Remember how much your life improved when you finally gave up super-low-rise jeans, dating only bad boys, and dial-up modems? Relationship experts say that ditching the following seven love rules can be just as liberating — maybe more.

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Holding Her Head High

Actress Janine Turner Inspires Single Mothers
New Book Uncovers Moving Stories of Single Mothers Throughout History

by Janine Turner

Nashville, TN – History yields to all types of mothers. Helena Augusta, abandoned single mother of Constantine, helped forever change Christianity. Widowed single mother Belva Lockwood would become the first female presidential candidate in 1884. And Harriet Jacobs, a slave, chose to live in a small airless attic for 7 years so her children could have freedom while diligently fighting for her own freedom and her children's safety.

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Single Mom Dating Tips from Ms. Single Mama

I have been a dating single mom for over two years now.

And the first thing I can tell you is this - it's not easy. First you have to get past your divorce, the heartbreak, the anger and the tears. And then, once you are finally ready to get back out there, you have to factor in the kids and their feelings.

Here are a few of my single mom dating advice articles that are a good base. Start here and then come back to my blog every day, because as you'll soon see - I'm learning as I go!

Ms. Single Mama advises on How to meet men as a single mom and date them, The good stuff: falling in love as a single mom, The not-so-good stuff: breaking up as a single mom.

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Grace On & Off The Ice

 

by Katie Brown from from Spirituality.Com

My daughter's coach, Nancy Ruedebusch, had a reputation for not taking any guff from her ice-skaters. She expected her skaters to be gracious competitors and to have a good work ethic. She was more concerned about their character development than about their performance on the ice. She had coached top competitors, including some who even competed in the Olympics.

 

So it was a shock to hear my husband say, "I will never take her again!" as he returned with our daughter Laurie from an ice-skating competition. Disappointed with her skating performance, Laurie had lashed out at her coach for what she felt was bad advice Nancy had given her. That's when Nancy, angry at Laurie's outburst, issued her ultimatum.

 

Our relationship meant more to us than a sport.

The three of us—mother, child, and coach—had worked together for several years. Our relationship meant more to us than a sport. It included the spiritual development of Laurie's character. Now, what part should I or could I play to help resolve this falling out between Laurie and Nancy?

 

Whenever Laurie skated I saw a smooth flowing elegance. She'd even once won a good sportsmanship award at a training camp. I kept thinking that it wasn't right that my daughter or Nancy could lose their grace or their good feelings for each other. And my desire to restore that sense of grace was the basis of my prayers.

 

I remembered Laurie's first USFSA Regional competition as a grade school student where Nancy had been there for her one-on-one. I pictured them talking together on the bleachers before my daughter went out to skate. That was the beginning of a closeness that was very special. Their relationship was built on mutual trust, respect and caring, which are important spiritual qualities.

 

But at first Laurie seemed to enjoy being away from Nancy. She liked coming home on the bus, having a snack, and calling her friends on the phone or having them over, which she never had a chance to do when she skated every day.

 

She wanted to resolve the conflict.

Eventually, though, she got antsy. She said, "I've got to practice or I won't be able to keep landing my jumps." I felt that there was more to this than wanting to skate again. She wanted to resolve the conflict.

 

I drove our daughter to the rink, but Nancy ignored her. Laurie skated, but she was miserable. After a few more days of this, I thought it was time for me as the mother to try to play the role of peacemaker.

 

As I pondered and prayed about how to help, I found good advice in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, a spirituality book I read daily. The author Mary Baker Eddy writes, "What we most need is the prayer of fervent desire for growth in grace, expressed in patience, meekness, love, and good deeds."

 

I felt we all had the desire to grow in grace. So obviously we needed to cultivate being more patient, meek, and loving, and to do good deeds. I've come to see that these attributes come to each of us from God who is Love. I prayed for opportunities to express these attributes.

 

One day I called Nancy and said, "We've been friends too long for this to go on. We need to talk." She replied, "I'm disappointed and embarrassed about the way Laurie acted, but I'm willing to talk now."

 

On the drive to Nancy's house my daughter told me, "I just don't know what to say to her."

 

"I think of both of you as good people who express grace."

We talked about what had happened. She said, "I'm frustrated with myself and with her. I didn't think I could live up to all her expectations." This is when I shared with her, "I think of both of you as good people who express grace. That means being loving. You can do that. Nancy can, too. She has been loving to you so many times."

 

Laurie thought for a bit then quietly answered, "I'll do my best to be gracious when we talk."

 

Nancy opened the door and invited us to sit down together in her formal living room rather than in the cozy family room we had visited in many times before.

 

My daughter launched with, "I'm truly sorry for getting angry with you after the competition. I hope you'll forgive me." Nancy thawed a little. Laurie continued, "I was just so disappointed in my performance, and I was afraid I'd disappointed you, too. Sometimes I feel that you expect too much of me."

 

Ice-skating is about learning and living live lessons.

Nancy, slowly warming up, said, "Laurie, ice-skating is about learning and living life lessons. Like, how to stick with something when the going is rough. It's in valuing yourself as an individual."

 

"When I skate I try to skate for the joy of it," Laurie said. "I just got so upset that I forgot about all that."

 

I could see the tension ease as kind words passed between them. Both agreed that grace on and off the ice was important. Nancy forgave Laurie for blowing up, and Laurie forgave her coach for ignoring her at the rink. By the time we left all three of us hugged each other, and they said in unison their traditional sign-off: "See you on the ice!"

 

That was nine years ago. My daughter continued with her coach and passed all of her ice-skating tests until she became a senior level skater. Today they seek each other's advice in ice-skating and personal matters, and all three of us are close.

 

That experience helped me to learn how to discipline my emotions. Not long ago, I asked Laurie and Nancy about the incident. Laurie said, "That experience helped me learn how to discipline my emotions. Even now that I'm not skating, my coach is still someone I look up to and turn to for advice."

 

Nancy told me, "That was a major turning point in our relationship. Laurie is a remarkable young woman. She has taken all of her opportunities and made the most of them. She was a very positive and big influence in our skating program by being a peacemaker who always considered the feelings of her friends."

 

Laurie is currently teaching seventh grade science in an inner city school after earning her master's degree in secondary education. She said, "I am trying to pass along to my students what I learned from ice-skating: being gracious, working hard and always setting and reaching for your goals."

 

I'm glad the spiritual lesson took hold. It's a lesson that continues to bless others, too.

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Top 8 Tips for Reducing Kids Screen Time This Summer

Reducing time spent in front of televisions and computers is one of the easiest ways to improve your family's health. Here are eight simple ways to limit screen time so you can help crank up your kids’ energy, re-charge their minds, and improve their health.

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What would you change?

Weekly Column, by Annette Bridges

Change -- some people dread it, and others can’t get enough. It may be much like the idiom, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” When it comes to what we would alter or why we would make a modification, the answers vary because we all have different things we value, want, need and consider important.

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Being a Role Model

by Laurie Cesario-Overton

If I had to choose one sentence that would best describe what I feel parents need to learn, it would be this: Be your child's BEST ROLE MODEL in all the ways that truly count. Be your child's HERO. Whatever you do, do it for all the right reasons.

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How to Find the Best Car Loans for Single Moms

Financial Advice for Single Moms

The best car loans for single mothers might be just around the corner at your local car lot.

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3 Money Rules for Stay-at-Home Moms

As we all know, life is unpredictable. We lose jobs, get divorced and even become widowed...
Here are three steps stay-at-home parents should take to better manage their own and the family’s finances.

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You May Have Too Much Debt But You Also Have Options

How Life Works

If you feel like you're in over your head with personal debt, you're not alone. Millions of Americans have become overextended, many as a result of easy credit and the recessions. Credit cards, medical bills, personal loans and raising interest rates do not make a good financial mix.

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Could fat babies mean fat toddlers?

A new study from Harvard Medical School found that babies who gained weight quickly had a sharply higher risk of obesity. The study followed close to 600 babies and found those in the top quarter of weight for their length at 6 months had a 40 percent higher risk of obesity by age 3 than smaller babies.

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Crystal Bowersox - A Single Mom And A Real American Idol

Read how the amazing Crystal Bowersox. the runner-up of American Idol Season 9, handles fame and life as a single mom, raising her 17 month old son.

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5 Ways for Single Moms to Save Money

Single moms are always looking for ways to save money, and for good reason... It’s important to find ways to cut corners on the little things that perhaps you don’t think about too often, because those are usually where your biggest money drains are.

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Suze Orman's Recession Rescue Plan - helps you survive in times of financial crisis

OPRAH.com

Do you know what your family would do if you lost your job - or worse, your home? Financial expert Suze Orman is ready to help you devise a recession rescue plan to survive - and possibly thrive - during this deepening financial crisis...

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Your Just-in-Case Emergency Plan

by RealSimple

Who do you call if you can't make it home in time to meet the kids' bus? Who do you trust to take in your mail when you're on vacation? Who do you trust with the extra set of keys to your house?

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How to save $10,000

By Liz Pulliam Weston

If you were hoping for a list of small tweaks you could make in your spending to save $10,000 a year, sorry. The reality is that $10,000 is a lot of money. And saving big money usually means making big changes in the areas where we spend the most, such as: Housing, Transportation, Food.

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The Super, Sexy, Single Mom on a Budget

by Renee Rayles

A quick reference guide designed for the busy, single mom who has

little time to read while running the mom taxi, cooking dinner, helping with homework, and trying to fit in a date night every now and then.

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Single Mothers &
Male Role-Models / Mentors

Single mothers carry an enormous load of responsibility, especially those having sole and/or primary custody of minor children. They nourish, they nurture, they teach, they discipline, they shelter, they protect, and they provide… all without the assistance of another equally-invested adult.

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Mom's Obesity Raises Newborn's Heart Risk

from the National Institute of Health

The more obese a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the greater the likelihood that her newborn baby will have a congenital heart defect, a new study suggests. The finding raises concerns because 1 in 5 women are obese at the start of pregnancy in the United States.

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The 10-Ingredient Shopping Trip

By Tara Parker-Pope and Mark Bittman

... In his latest “How to Cook Everything” segment on the Today Show, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman makes it surprisingly easy to cook a week’s worth of dinners with just a 10-ingredient shopping trip.

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Your 5-minute guide to protecting your identity

20 steps to protect yourself from identity theft, and seven ways to clean up things if you become a victim.

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TheOnlineMom.com offers parents and consumers a guide to the top-rated, age-appropriate, kid-tested and parent-approved tech toys and gifts.

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Single Moms in the News

6 Best Celebrity Single Moms
Read about Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock, Michelle Williams, Reese Witherspoon, Kimora Lee Simmons, Mary-Louise Parker... read more

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw

by Jeff Kinney

For those wondering why tween boys don’t read very much, the answer is that more books aren’t like this...

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Get more self-confidence

Psychiatrist Gail Saltz and body language expert Janine Driver discuss ways to gain more confidence.

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Teens Report Parental Inattention to Their Important "Rites of Passage" has high price tag

by Amanda Bach

Almost half of America’s high school teens report parental inattention to what they consider to be key transitions during their adolescence, according to a SAAD.org study released. The study suggests that this lack of timely parental involvement in important “rites of passage” comes with a high price tag: the potential for dangerous behaviors that can lead to illness, injury, or death as teens seek alternative milestones to demonstrate growing maturity and independence.

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HowToDoThings.com

Is resource with a multitude of "How-To" topics. For instance, single moms can find helpful information about family life with informative articles on the topic of "Building a Family". HowToDoThings.com presents expert-contributed information on a wide variety of family-related topics, including adoption, pregnancy & birth, parenting, and celebrating family events. Some of our most popular articles are on subjects like "How to Understand a Fetal Monitor", "How to Prepare for Breast Feeding while Pregnant", "How to Set Up an Inflatable Birthing Pool", "How to Choose Nanny Agencies", and "How to Buy Infant or Baby Cribs".

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