Going It Alone: Meeting the Challenges of Being a Single Mom

When the reality of separation, divorce, or widowhood sinks in, encountering life as a single mother can be an overwhelming experience. Share in the stories of other single moms who have faced past hurts, dealt with present fears, and built a future of promise, while they contended with life’s everyday pressures. Through the pages of this practical book, Michele Howe offers sensitive, compassionate advice for women who are confronting the challenge of being a single mom. Be encouraged; with God’s help, hope and healing are not only possible, but promised.Topics include:• Helping children cope• Strengthening family identity• Raising a masculine [...]

The Hidden Mission Field: Caring for Single Parent Families in the 21st Century

Here’s an opportunity to understand and reach the fastest growing segment of the population with compelling facts, no nonsense theological answers and hands-on tools for your ministry. “This book fills a niche never before addressed.” Linda Hunter, Editor, Single Parent Family magazine, Focus on the Family List Price: $ 12.95 Price:

Choosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman’s Guide

The comprehensive guide for single women interested in proactively becoming and being 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 [...]

How Does It Feel to Be a Single Divorcee at a Wedding?

Article by Topinvitations I’ve been to two weddings since my divorce. The first was a cousin’s wedding that I attended with my parents and ex-boyfriend, and the second wedding was a close family friend’s where I had my sisters and parents to sit with; they served as a security blanket. I recently attended the wedding of a new friend. It was a spur of the moment decision that came about when he was kind enough to invite me, and I was honored. I originally had plans with a romantic prospect, but in the weeks leading up to it, I sensed [...]

Scholarships for Single Fathers: Are You Seeking For Cash For College?

Article by Thomas Anderson Scholarships for single fathers are increasingly becoming a lot more common in the times that we live in mainly because school tuition prices rise and your own earnings drops. Like the majority of unmarried daddies in today’s times, lots of you possess a preference to continue your education and learning so that you may not just go forward in the net income bracket, but likewise to guarantee your self that you’ll still have a job within the difficult times that have come; and most likely are approaching once more, to The U.S.A. Just like you may [...]

Top 10 Relationship Advice Tips for Single Parents

Article by Laura C. Ries It is important for single parents to take some time to develop relationships with other adults. Otherwise there will be a feeling of isolation and that you have to do everything that needs to get done. Here are some tips on creating great relationships with others. 1. Take your Time You may be tempted to start another relationship right away and go deep fast. However, building relationships take time. It has an ebb and flow to it. Give yourself time to heal from your split and let yourself meet people without setting expectations. 2. Define [...]

The Single Mom’s Devotional: A Book of 52 Practical and Encouraging Devotions

When Carol Floch realized that her marriage was about to end and that she was about to join the ranks of moms left to raise their children on their own, she could not stop crying. She mourned her shattered hopes and grieved the loss of the family she had always dreamed of. But mostly, she cried for her children. Into Carol’s grief, regret and fear, God’s Spirit came with a message from Psalm 84: “Build your nest near my altar, and I will be your children’s source of security, protection, provision and blessing. In The Single Mom’s Devotional, Carol tells [...]

The Complete Single Father: Reassuring Answers to Your Most Challenging Situations

Being a single parent is a tough job no matter who you are, but if you’re a single dad, you likely feel you’ve entered a strange, new world. Whether your kids are 12 months old or 12 years old, the tips and advice in this comprehensive guide will make the little tricks of parenting feel like second nature to you. Authors Elaine Fantle Shimberg and her son, single father Michael Shimberg, show you how to: Make your house (or apartment) a home Juggle your work and personal schedule with that of your kids Co-parent with your ex for the kids’ [...]

Useful Tips and Advice on How to Get College Scholarships For Single Fathers

Article by Walter Sigmore Being a single father, one might find himself deep into debt while paying for the basic life needs of his children. Although you might be working yourself out, your monthly income would always be insufficient to cope with your life needs, especially if you lack a college degree. Surveys have spotted a high percentage of fathers who are reluctant to go to college to earn their degrees. The reasons for this include lack of time, financial problems or both. College scholarships for single fathers are now available for more eligible candidates than ever and are continuously [...]

How to be a good Single Parent

A single parent who is angry after a divorce and trashes the ex is inevitably going to do more harm than good. Support financially is provided by the government to anyone who can prove that they need financial support in order to raise their child. The following strategies are offered to the parent who is determined to raise a good kid despite the myths of doom and gloom. 1. Never underestimate the Single Effect. Shocking headlines do get published; for example a 2003 Swedish study, stated that those living with a one parent family were about three times more likely [...]

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