Wednesday Web Roundup: Never Say This to a Single Mom, Be a Smarter Mom

This it the first Wednesday Web Round-up. I’ve decided to features story snippets from around the internet by and about single moms. This is all in an effort to bring to light news, issues, and the amazing single moms on the Interwebs.

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How to Be A Smarter Mom (Not A Martyr Mom!) Post-Divorce

09.27.2013

So, you got a divorce and now you have a raging case of parental guilt. You want to make up for the hell your kids have endured, but you’re…

 

5 Things You Should Never Say To A Single Mom

09. 5.2013

Being a single parent, particularly a single mother, and identifying yourself as such, means constantly being open to criticism, not only…

 

Single Parent Kids Under Fire

‘Single parent kids likely to have behaviour issues’ – Pune Mirror  Schools grapple with a wide range of behavioural problems in children, from disruptive talking in the classroom to fighting and name-calling. But with the rising number of single parent children in schools, many school counselors in the city feel that …

Single Mom Poverty Rising it Seems

Government policy is forcing single parents into poverty – New Statesman  When Liza says ‘single parent’, her face changes and the heaviness of the stigma darkens her features. But in her eyes is a sharp defiance. Too often lone parents are caricatured in the press and by politicians, particularly if they are women, and …

Single Moms in the Hot Seat

Newspaper editor blames decline of his industry on single mothers – Bangor Daily News  Chris Powell, the managing editor of the local Connecticut newspaper the Journal-Inquirer, has an interesting theory as to why nobody wants to buy his newspaper anymore. It’s not the Internet’s fault, Powell wrote in an op-ed in his own newspaper this …Single mothers to blame for newspaper decline, claims

Single Moms Policy Changes

Julia Gillard defends single parent benefit change – The Guardian   Former prime minister Julia Gillard defended her controversial changes which moved single parents off their pension and on to the unemployment benefit Newstart, but she accepted Newstart was “too low”. “I am going to stand up for it as a decision of …

 

6 Ways You Know You’re a Single Mom

You have become an expert favor-asker. You used to be reluctant to ask for help. You hate feeling vulnerable. Being a single parent means throwing that to the wind or perishing. Of course, being the parent of a sick kid also means throwing that …6 Ways You Know You’re a Single Mom – Chicago Now

 

Single Mom Opinion Panel

Panel: Families with one parent on rise – Columbia Daily Herald Community leaders discussed what they feel is a lack of parental involvement and responsibility in childrens’ lives. Scott Gaines, assistant director of Maury County Schools; Maury County Circuit Court Judge Stella Hargrove and Rev. Trent Ogilvie of …

 

Single Mom Profiles

Erika Burkhart – single mom, graduate student – Press Herald  Erika Burkhart, 33, is a single mom and nurse practitioner student interested in purchasing insurance in the new marketplace established under the Affordable Care Act. click image to enlarge. Erika Burkhart and her 18-month-old daughter, Lumi Stone …

 

Single Mom Dating

Ask Tamara: Single Parent Dating – Eurweb.com Ask Tamara: Single Parent DatingEurweb.comI am a single mother with three children and I am finding it extremely hard to date! First, I don’t know where to find quality dates. Second, I can’t seem to find the time between little league and dance class. By the end of the week I am pooped and …

 

Single Moms and Political Ignorance

Every Struggling Single Mom Ted Cruz Has Ever Met Apparently Works At A … – Huffington Post 1K Every Struggling Single Mom Ted Cruz Has Ever Met Apparently Works At A …Huffington PostStruggling single moms might work in banks or nursing homes, run small businesses, sell clothing or insurance, repair cars, drive trucks, move boxes in a warehouse, deliver packages, teach, conduct research or fill any number of other occupations in …Read More

 

Single Mom Statistics…Again

4.1 Million Single-Mother Families Are Living In Poverty: Census – Huffington Post 300+ NPR4.1 Million Single-Mother Families Are Living In Poverty: Census Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Even as the economy shows signs of improvement and poverty levels off, new U.S. c