Parenting Tips for Single Mums

When there is only one parent to do everything, every bit of help is appreciated. Now I’m not suggesting you have to hire a cook, cleaner and gardener, though very tempting, as that isn’t financially viable. But there are a few things that I am tackling in my children. Not because I am a power hungry, neat freak over bearing mother, but because it will ultimately help me. Bear in mind though that every child, parent and situation is unique so these are just ideas that I have found to work or are working. Be realistic in what you want to achieve and remember you can’t expect any child to be neater, tidier or more organised if you aren’t. They learn from you.

Single Mums, Scroungers and 5 Live Radio

Apparently the three leaders of the political parties, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg, are backing a campaign ‘Lets Lose the Labels’ by Gingerbread to stop us single mums from being viewed as ‘lazy scroungers’.  ( steam coming out my ears!)

Lots of Lovelly Things

Lots of lovely things have now been added in the Confessions Shop .

• Tops
• Umbrellas 
• Bags
• Aprons
• T-shirts all with slogans.

Let the world know you confessed at confessions of a single mum or that you are a yummy mummy.You can even get creative and design your own.

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Watch out for new things being added.

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No Resolutions Here

I’m not doing New Year’s resolutions anymore. Up until this year I have pushed myself to make a resolution list. It would be full of ‘new me’ ideas. I have wanted to be a better mum, a better friend, be more glamorous at the school gates, drop a few pounds or tighten up the less than tightened wobbly bits on me. I would start all enthusiastic and burn out by mid January (that’s on a good year).

Its not always the big things in life

The cat has attacked the Christmas tree for the last time, no more baubles catapulted randomly across the room as he scales the tree and then embarks on a less than cat like descent. Stray tinsel has been hovered for the last time and the dyson no longer doubles as a second Christmas feature. So with Christmas all done and dusted I’m shoved undignified into a new year complete with all the resolutions I never keep.

The pros and cons of life as a single mum

Being a single mum is at the best of times hard work but it is also very rewarding. Here I have talked to other single mums, as well as my own experience to find out the pros and cons of being a single mum.

DIY single parenting – instructions not included

‘Do it yourself’ is the mantra of single parents everywhere. As a single mum of two daughters, aged seven and fourteen, I know I have to rely on myself if I want anything done at all.

When I set out to write about being a single parent I had a good idea of what I wanted to say. It was going to be very balanced – an essay type argument – with a clear list of pros and cons. You can imagine the style; a punchy introduction, a few positives, a smattering of negatives, all building up to the conclusion that sure, parenting alone is tough, but it also brings a whole host of benefits.