Download or read book The Complete Guide to Understanding the Single Parent written by Nikki Covington and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When was the last time someone offered you truly thoughtful, good advice and not just his or her own two cents? When was the last time someone has offered to give you a break from your kids? Are you stuck in a situation that you can't seem to get out of and need help trying? The Complete Guide to Understanding the Single Parent is not only for you; it's for anyone who is or knows a single parent. This complete guide provides the helpful advice, encouragement, and support you need to: bull; Find time to relax before you lose your mind. bull; Learn how not to lose your mind. bull; Brush that heap of judgment off your shoulder. bull; Get out of debt. bull; And generally learn that you're not alone in your struggles! Understanding the single parent is easy, once you've been there. Go there with author Nikki Covington-from one single parent to another. Take your life to the next level!
Download or read book A Complete Guide for Single Moms written by Janis Adams and published by Atlantic Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau show there are 9.9 million single mothers in the United States. This number is up from only 3.4 million in 1970, showing that single motherhood is more common than ever. For every mother recently finding herself single, or new moms learning how to raise their first child by themselves, there are countless things any mother will need to know. Single motherhood presents innumerable situations that are much harder to handle without the helping hands of a second parent nearby. But one of the best ways to prepare yourself for success as a single mother is to arm yourself with knowledge about what to expect with single parenting. A Complete Guide for Single Moms: Everything You Need to Know About Raising Healthy, Happy Children on Your Own is for every mother who is learning how to raise children on her own. Regardless of how you came to be a single mom whether it was through divorce, the end of a relationship, surrogacy, adoption, unplanned pregnancy, or by the death of a spouse this book will walk you through the information you need to know to help you and your child adjust to a new lifestyle. The book covers what to do when pregnant and single and how to rely on your family and friends for support and help. You will learn the basics of early childcare, including what a child needs in its first year, from breastfeeding and nappies, to clothing and travel. You will learn what to expect as your child grows, including the early years of school and the problematic teenage years. This book teaches you how to take care of yourself in addition to your children, which includes knowing how to find rest and work your way back into dating. You will learn how to prepare yourself for the sacrifices you will be forced to make and how to handle financial matters while raising a child alone. Even the difficult topics are covered, such as the first times you must discuss with your child why his or her father is not present. You will learn when you can fill in as a father figure, when you cannot, and what you can do to provide the male influence and support children need during those formative years. If your child s father is involved, this book will teach you how to work with him. You will learn how to raise a boy as a single mother and find positive role models for your children. We have conducted multiple interviews with successful single mothers, as well as with experts in child care, to provide a comprehensive outlook on everything you can expect as a single parent on your own from the first few weeks of stress to the later years of toilet training, proper diet, allergies, health care, and learning to talk. From conception to graduation, the life of a single mother is a trying, challenging road to travel. With this guide in hand, you will have what you need to raise a healthy, happy family.
Download or read book The Single Parent s Guide to Raising Godly Children written by Shae Cooke and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2011-07-28 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yes you can raise godly kids! Break out of single parent dysfunction junction and have the family of your dreams. Your children are destined to be more than "kids-gone-wrong" society statistics. They have infinite potential to rise far above loneliness, rejection, dejection, depression, stigmatized traits, and disadvantage. Single-parented children can make sound choices, respect others, resist negative pressure, and create an uptrend of doing the right thing. It starts with your determination to say "no" to the status quo and your resolve to give new and significant meaning to the term "family." You will learn how to: Pull your family out of the dysfunctional swamp and into whole living. Avoid 'morale' decay and raise your child's value quotient. Free your child to be a child, resurrect his or her hopes and dreams. Reduce the impact of negative influence. Lead your children to Christ and keep them walking with Him. Identify vulnerabilities and deal with the tough stuff kids are into. As a single mom currently raising her son, author Shae Cooke experiences the parent and child struggle-as well as the possibilities-every day. With wit, humor, and honest transparency, The Single Parent's Guide to Raising Godly Children offers practical, realistic, and proactive suggestions and resources to help relieve the analysis paralysis, worry, and guilt so often associated with the task of solo child-rearing, ultimately freeing the family into whole living. The Single Parent's Guide to Raising Godly Children is the first book in The Single Parent's Guide Series.
Download or read book Choosing Single Motherhood written by Mikki Morrissette and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2008 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The comprehensive guide for single women interested in proactively becoming a mother--includes the essential tools needed to decide whether to take this step, information on how best to follow through, and insight about answering the child's questions and needs over time. Choosing Single Motherhood, written by a longtime journalist and Choice Mother (a woman who chooses to conceive or adopt without a life partner), will become the indispensable tool for women looking for both support and insight. Based on extensive up-to-date research, advice from child experts and family therapists, as well as interviews with more than one hundred single women, this book explores common questions and concerns of women facing this decision, including: - Can I afford to do this? - Should I wait longer to see if life turns a new corner? - How do Choice Mothers handle the stress of solo parenting? - What the research says about growing up in a single-parent household - How to answer a child's "daddy" questions - The facts about adoption, anonymous donor insemination, and finding a known donor - How the children of pioneering Choice Mothers feel about their lives Written in a lively style that never sugarcoats or sweeps problems under the rug, Choosing Single Motherhood covers the topic clearly, concisely, and with a great deal of heart.
Download or read book Single Parenting in the 21st Century and Beyond written by Josef A. Passley and published by . This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The successful treatment of boys with behavior problems from the youngest ages to the teenage years is an enormous challenge to everyone involved in the care of these children. Aggression in youth is a major public health problem in this country and a burden on their families and communities. Boys who do not listen and who are aggressive are the most frequent visitors to child mental health clinics. They obtain help from caring professionals in clinics and private offices. But, parents who live with their sons and are most involved have a role that is important and crucial for success. Dr. Passley describes from his practice and study of the literature parenting practices that have not worked well for the single mother. He moves from these examples to describe more effective ways to handle difficult situations that lead to improved and strengthened mother-son relationships. He gives clear and simple rules for effective parenting and recommends how best to deal with the topic of the absent father. Dr. Passley skillfully presents those most important parenting tasks facing the single mother of building self-esteem, establishing boundaries, and establishing male role models for her son. His suggestions are easy to understand and presented with the assurance that they will work. Dr. Passley has an understanding that stems from his academic interest and years of clinical experience as a child psychologist at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He directly addresses the single mother and provides her with a recipe to gain control of her family. Dr. Passley is to be congratulated for his optimistic and forceful presentation of this very important topic of a single mother parenting a son. Joan P. Gerring, M.D. Medical Director, Child Services Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland
Download or read book Single Mothers by Choice written by Jane Mattes, L.C.S.W. and published by Harmony. This book was released on 1994-05-10 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first handbook for the paoidly growing number of American women choosing single motherhood, written by the director of the national organization, Single Mothers by Choice.
Download or read book It Takes All 5 written by Kerri Zane and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A supportive survival guide for women who want a “REALationship”—not a rebound! With the wit and warmth of a girlfriend, divorced mother Kerri Zane shares her own story of bouncing back from the painful breakup of her marriage—and explains her philosophy about caring for yourself both inside and out before you make the leap into the next romantic liaison. Using solid statistics, tangible facts, proven healing mechanisms, and first person stories of wisdom, she provides a beacon to show how to become a more confident and loving whole woman, ready for the challenge of finding “the REAL One” and forming an authentic and renewable REALationship.
Download or read book Raising Great Kids on Your Own written by David Frisbie and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors provide a practical and proactive plan single moms or single dads can use to nourish their own souls, maintain a vibrant faith in God and a vital connection to family and friends, nurture their children, and more.
Download or read book Successful Single Parenting written by Gary Richmond and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Personally, I know of no one better qualified to loosen the ties that bind the single parent than my friend and colleague in ministry, Gary Richmond. He not only has much to say, he has the wit and wisdom to say it well.” —Charles Swindoll Trying to be a loving, nurturing parent while struggling with finances, work, children’s activities, and the need for a social life is enough to drive even the most energetic parent to the edge of frenzy. Drawing on the wisdom of God’s Word and his own years of experience with parents like you, Gary Richmond offers the most complete guide available to navigating the challenging waters of single parenting. You’ll discover how to— talk with your children about your love, the absence of the other parent, and more balance your needs with the needs of your children deal with financial changes work with the other parent for consistency in values and discipline handle visitation rights, child support, and remarriage issues Overflowing with the truth of God’s love and grace, Successful Single Parenting offers practical ideas and suggestions to help you raise healthy, confident children in a supportive, loving family atmosphere.
Download or read book A Complete Guide for Single Dads written by Craig Baird and published by Atlantic Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raising a child alone whether you are a father or mother can be the most trying experience in anyone s life. Learning to handle all the many duties that two people would normally deal with and adjusting to the overwhelming demands of a child on a daily basis is a trying experience. Yet, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated in 2006 that over 12.9 million single parents raise their children alone. While a small percentage of that was single fathers (2.5 million), the hard reality of raising a child alone remains the same for either parent. Through hours of meticulous research and interviews, this book was compiled to show exactly how a single father can raise a child alone to be happy and healthy without the help of a second parent. You will learn, as a single father, how to reassure your children and maintain the feeling of a family. You will learn how to help them feel better regardless of whether you are a single father through death or divorce. You will learn how to treat your children and how to communicate with them. The basics of discipline and rules will be outlined for a single-parent household, along with tips on how you can have fun with your children the right and healthy way. You will learn the differences between having daughters versus sons as a father, and how to handle the myriad issues that the mother would normally handle. Dozens of hours of interviews with experts in child psychology and child raising were conducted, and have been included in this book to provide a complete outline of what you can expect throughout raising your children. You will learn how to turn your house into a home, divvying up space, having pets, and how to handle chores. You will learn how to find reliable child care and how to juggle your time among your work, your children, and yourself. You will learn how to deal with school and ensure that your children get the attention they need to succeed. The basics of cooking and health care for children and how to handle their emotional issues as they grow older will all be outlined for you. For every father alone for the first time or unsure of how to raise a child alone, this book will provide the detailed instruction you need to be the best possible single father.
Download or read book The Kickass Single Mom written by Emma Johnson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Emma Johnson's marriage ended she found herself broke, pregnant, and alone with a toddler. Searching for the advice she needed to navigate her new life as a single professional woman and parent, she discovered there was very little sage wisdom available. In response, Johnson launched the popular blog Wealthysinglemommy.com to speak to other women who, like herself, wanted to not just survive but thrive as single moms. Now, in this complete guide to single motherhood, Johnson guides women in confronting the naysayers in their lives (and in their own minds) to build a thriving career, achieve financial security, and to reignite their romantic life—all while being a kickass parent to their kids. The Kickass Single Mom shows readers how to: • Build a new life that is entirely on their own terms. • Find the time to devote to health, hobbies, friendships, faith, community and travel. • Be a joyful, present and fun mom, and proud role model to your kids. Full of practical advice and inspiration from Emma's life, as well as other successful single moms, this is a must-have resource for any single mom.
Download or read book The Single Mother s Guide to Raising Remarkable Boys written by Gina Panettieri and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Download or read book Making Ends Meet written by Kathryn Edin and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 1997-04-17 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welfare mothers are popularly viewed as passively dependent on their checks and averse to work. Reformers across the political spectrum advocate moving these women off the welfare rolls and into the labor force as the solution to their problems. Making Ends Meet offers dramatic evidence toward a different conclusion: In the present labor market, unskilled single mothers who hold jobs are frequently worse off than those on welfare, and neither welfare nor low-wage employment alone will support a family at subsistence levels. Kathryn Edin and Laura Lein interviewed nearly four hundred welfare and low-income single mothers from cities in Massachusetts, Texas, Illinois, and South Carolina over a six year period. They learned the reality of these mothers' struggles to provide for their families: where their money comes from, what they spend it on, how they cope with their children's needs, and what hardships they suffer. Edin and Lein's careful budgetary analyses reveal that even a full range of welfare benefits—AFDC payments, food stamps, Medicaid, and housing subsidies—typically meet only three-fifths of a family's needs, and that funds for adequate food, clothing and other necessities are often lacking. Leaving welfare for work offers little hope for improvement, and in many cases threatens even greater hardship. Jobs for unskilled and semi-skilled women provide meager salaries, irregular or uncertain hours, frequent layoffs, and no promise of advancement. Mothers who work not only assume extra child care, medical, and transportation expenses but are also deprived of many of the housing and educational subsidies available to those on welfare. Regardless of whether they are on welfare or employed, virtually all these single mothers need to supplement their income with menial, off-the-books work and intermittent contributions from family, live-in boyfriends, their children's fathers, and local charities. In doing so, they pay a heavy price. Welfare mothers must work covertly to avoid losing benefits, while working mothers are forced to sacrifice even more time with their children. Making Ends Meet demonstrates compellingly why the choice between welfare and work is more complex and risky than is commonly recognized by politicians, the media, or the public. Almost all the welfare-reliant women interviewed by Edin and Lein made repeated efforts to leave welfare for work, only to be forced to return when they lost their jobs, a child became ill, or they could not cover their bills with their wages. Mothers who managed more stable employment usually benefited from a variety of mitigating circumstances such as having a relative willing to watch their children for free, regular child support payments, or very low housing, medical, or commuting costs. With first hand accounts and detailed financial data, Making Ends Meet tells the real story of the challenges, hardships, and survival strategies of America's poorest families. If this country's efforts to improve the self-sufficiency of female-headed families is to succeed, reformers will need to move beyond the myths of welfare dependency and deal with the hard realities of an unrewarding American labor market, the lack of affordable health insurance and child care for single mothers who work, and the true cost of subsistence living. Making Ends Meet is a realistic look at a world that so many would change and so few understand.
Download or read book Single Parenting written by Stephen L. Atlas and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1981 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Single Mother written by Andrea Engber and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-03-08 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your best resource now completely revised and updated! Being a single mother isn't easy--but with The Complete Single Mother, Third Edition, it just got easier. Long the most popular source of encouragement and advice for single moms, this engaging, enlightening guide explores such important issues as: Finances Dealing with the absent father Custody Dating and remarriage With a new chapter devoted to children with special needs, as well as inspirational sidebars about famous single mothers, this updated classic is the supportive, one-stop handbook you'll turn to again and again!
Download or read book Single Mom Is not A Disease written by Precious Gloria and published by Olusegun Olabode. This book was released on 2021-02-14 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Believe it or not, being a single mom is challenging. Whether you are a teenager, a thirty-something entrepreneur, a divorced mom of three, or perhaps, a high-powered executive being a single mom comes with many troubles. Supporting your kid all by yourself with a meager salary seems to be hopeless, not to mention other expenses arising from household maintenance and other emergency expenses. There is, however, a way to get out of this situation. "Single Mom Is Not A Disease," will show you how not to let being a single mom run you ragged. You will learn how not to allow single parenting affect you wrongly. You will discover how to create time for yourself, handle your finances, deal with kids, and other people around. Here is a sneak peek of what you should expect when you buy the " Single Mom Is Not A Disease" book: ¾ Being A Single Mom ¾ The Day That Turned Your Lives Upside Down ¾ Creating A New Story ¾ Fixing Your Finance Life ¾ Hobbies for Single Moms ¾ Dating As A Single Mom ¾ Getting Through the Tunnel ¾ Dealing with Common Single Moms' Primary Issues ¾ Top Questions About Being A Single Mom ¾ The 21st Century Single Mom To be in a situation where you've to play the role of both a mother and father all at an equivalent time isn't easy. Tons of single mothers can relate to how hard it's to travel through life being the only parent for your child. Nonetheless, many successful single moms were ready to raise their children without having a partner on their side. This is often not to suggest that it is better to let children grow in families where just one parent is present. As a single mom, you are a lovely citizenry. You deserve to be happy and live stress-free. The " Single Mom Is Not A Disease" guide will help you experience a shift in your attitude and perspective; then, you'll confirm you usually have time for self-care. It is a necessity. Do not hesitate to grab a copy of " Single Mom Is Not A Disease" today!
Download or read book Better Than a Diagnosis written by Antoinette Banks and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-08-07 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Better Than A Diagnosis: A Single Parent's Guide to Autism is a never before seen autobiographical novel meets well-researched roadmap in navigating the world of autism spectrum disorder. Most parents face barriers with getting support for their children on the spectrum and Antoinette's unique perspective as a single parent pulls the reader into a cocoon of relatable inspiration.The reader will learn about biological psychology, teaching techniques, and first-hand experience behind the choices and behaviors of a person on the spectrum.Antoinette says, "I know what it feels like to be told a thousand times 'no' when it came to the care of my child. I know how it feels to be abandoned by friends and family over the choice to stay committed to the roller coaster of autism. I wrote this book for every person who ever felt alone, challenged, and frustrated in combating autism. There is hope. And hope is Better Than a Diagnosis."
