Single parenting carries an enormous burden and collection of struggles. But there is also a unique opportunity to shape your children in positive ways. Armed with a strong faith, you can raise resilient, successful kids.
Adaptability
Each mom’s journey through the stages of motherhood will look slightly different. Mothers, overall, tend to handle certain things in each stage of their child’s life in certain ways. Those tendencies can be helpful as we journey through each stage of our child’s life
Keeping professional records during your homeschooler’s high school years can help them gain admittance to college.
Does your heart ache when your children are rejected by others? Here’s four perspectives that can help them work through painful rebuffs.
It’s unrealistic to expect that every child should be completely dry, day and night, by the age of three.
As a homeschooling parent, don’t be afraid to learn along with your kids.
Parenting your pregnant teen is a whole new level of motherhood. It can also be a deepening of your relationship.
Being honest with our children is important. Even in stressful times, it can build trust. Developing an understanding of your family’s unique fears and stresses can benefit your ability to cultivate security.
You don’t have to make the same choices in life that your father did. You can use your life story as a springboard to another path. You can choose how to write the next chapters in your story. Make the choice for the cycle of absent fathers to end with you.
I’ve found that ultimately, even when my children want to be respected as an adult, they also crave the comfort of a parent.
How do you respond when someone asks you, “What about the children?”
“What is she thinking!”
The school choice that we make for our children can have a significant impact on their desire to learn, as well as, having an impact on their future personal growth and success.
Super mom, and all of her perfection is a complete myth. Being “good enough” in God’s eyes is real.
Remember, no parenting style is inherently bad or good. Each carries its potential benefits and drawbacks. The key is to be mindful and adaptable, employing the methods that best fit your child’s individual needs and personality.
Here are five things you can do today as a mom to rein in the chaos you may be feeling in the midst of family life.
Like many children from blended families, Nathan lived a life of constant transition. Life meant two sets of parents, two groups of siblings and two different beds.
For families who’ve lost someone they love, the holidays can seem more like something to survive than to enjoy. We need a plan to help us get through what can be a very difficult time of year.
Enjoy family traditions or come up with activities that can become traditions to draw your family closer together during the Christmas season
Does the authoritative parenting style work? Learn more about how this parenting style equips you to discipline and lead your kids well.
