Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Feed Your Brain


This final habit of highly successful single parents will help you to further develop a life beyond caring for your kids, as well as open new doors to career advancement and, over time, even grow your income potential. Consider taking classes at a local college, taking online classes, or even just taking advantage of the free resources available to you through your local public library to learn about topics that interest and inspire you.



Live Within Your Means




One of the most challenging--and powerful--habits you can develop as a highly successful single parent is to live within your means. Don't get into the practice of living on credit or relying on the promise of money you may or may not receive. Instead, learn to make wise financial decisions, like choosing a home you can truly afford to maintain, and trimming unnecessary costs out of your budget.

Maintain a positive attitude

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Your attitude is entirely contagious. Not only does it affect your kids' ability to handle every day ups and downs, but it also has the power to impact whether the future for your family is born of hope or despair. One way to change your attitude is to begin journaling on a regular basis. Once you start writing down the challenges you face every day, you begin to see solutions right there on the pages in front of you.

Learn to Say NO

  
There are a lot of things you need to say "No" to in your life: Your kids' tendency to manipulate you into giving in, the guilt that's been weighing you down since you embarked on this single parenting journey, the expectations of others who have no idea what it's like to walk in your shoes. It's not always easy to say no and set firm boundaries in your life, but it's important to remember that being willing to say "No," when necessary, creates space in your life for the things you really want to say "Yes" to.

Schedule Time for Yourself

As a single parent, it is absolutely vital that you schedule down time in your life to rest, recuperate, and refuel. Begin by marking off just two "dates" with yourself over the next four weeks. If necessary, schedule a babysitter, or swap child care duties with a friend. Then, when the time arrives, go out and do something you enjoy: take a yoga class, go window-shopping, or see a movie.

In addition, try to give yourself one night a week to set aside work, chores, and obligations and do something for yourself after the kids have gone to bed: take a bath, read a book, or catch up with a friend over the phone. Building these small pockets of "me time" into your life will help you maintain the stamina you need for raising your kids.

Single Mother Quotes and Sayings

In the recent years, there has been a considerable rise in the number of single mothers raising their kids. Being a single mother is also one of the major women's issues today. A single mother plays the role of both, the father and the mother, for her kids.  I try hard to divide my time to fulfill all my duties as a mother, full time student and working woman. I strive to give the best to my children and also bring out the best in them; all single-handedly. Being a single mother is no easy job but many women succeed in it. Here are some famous quotes and sayings for single mothers, that tell us more on motherhood: the joys, hardships and different aspects of it.

Although a mother may face all the ups and downs and difficulties of parenting and motherhood, it does not diminish her joy of being a mother. Here are some of the best and the most popular quotes about being a mother, or rather, being a single mother.
 God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.     







When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.
Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.
Raising a family is difficult enough. But it's even more difficult for single parents struggling to make ends meet. They don't need more obstacles. They need more opportunities.
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.
Your children need your presence more than your presents.
Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.
Mothers always find ways to fit in the work - but then when you're working, you feel that you should be spending time with your children and then when you're with your children, you're thinking about working.

Introduction to all the single mommy's

I have personnally gone through many of my own statges of single parenting.  I have met so many wonderful moms along the way.  I am a mother of a 14 year old daughter and a 16 year
old son.  I must say I have had no problems with my two kids thus far knock on wood.





            Ariel (daughter)                                                                               Phayon (Son)