Caught by my kids. Now what?

We chat a lot about the all important balancing act when it comes to responsible parenting, paying the bills, and making time for friends. As your kids get older, it seems like you’d have more time for YOU. But no. Suddenly you’re on overload with all their activities, mountains of homework, and more to balance.
So, [...]

A single dad wonders about grown-up sleepovers. Help!

Oh, yes, those grown up sleepovers.
This has to be one of our most popular topics at Singlemommyhood. We get plenty of emails about this situation — and you’ve chimed in about your own feelings regarding adult sleepovers.
So, now it’s time for us to address yet another angle: What role do your kids’ feelings play [...]

Are you ready for Halloween?

Dr. Leah and I have been buzzing back and forth about Halloween.
Dr. Leah used to go Trick-or-Treating in the very neighborhood where she now lives. In fact, she trick-or-treated at what is now her own house. A rather elderly lady offered scrumptious homemade caramel popcorn balls as Halloween treats.
How could Dr. Leah possibly remember that?  [...]

Do “little things” stress you out?

“I’ve been having the toughest time disciplining my son lately,” begins an email we received this week from the single mom of a three-year-old son.
“He’s a very sweet kid,” she adds. “But he just doesn’t listen when I tell him to do — or not do — something.”
For example, in the morning, she asks [...]

Keep listening or take action? We disagree.

Dr. Leah was quoted in Newsday recently as a parenting expert — and her advice hit me hard. Yes, I understood her perspective, and I always value her opinion.
But I would’ve acted differently.
Here was the question: “What should a mom do if her tween son comes home and reports that he over heard two other [...]

Bringing along the boyfriend?

As a dating single parent, you already know the “best advice:”
Have boundaries. Keep your parenting life separate from your dating life. Take it slow. Wait until you’re sure about a relationship before you introduce your kids.

We’ve seen, however, that summer creates a special dilemma.
Have you noticed that your dating boundaries get a bit [...]

Does your child have a cell phone?

Last summer, when Rachel, aka Single Mom Seeking, told me that she’d gotten a cell phone for her eight-year-old, I couldn’t believe my ears. Her daughter wasn’t even in third grade yet!
Rachel tried to explain: “The phone isn’t for her: it’s for me.”
I thought: How did we ever survive childhood?! Seriously, I’ve talked to many [...]

Do you let your daughters wear make up?

Both of us have daughters, so we know firsthand that most girls love any combination of:
Sparkly, glittery, and glossy. Add to this list painted fingernails, flavored lip gloss, and eyeshadow. Do you agree?
Yes, we let our daughters play with our make up when they were little. It was part of dressing up and having fun. [...]

Is your kid’s teacher on Facebook?

We heard from a single dad who asked for some advice about a parenting dilemma regarding his 13-year-old son and Facebook.
One evening, his son came home very excited: he’d found out that his math teacher had a Facebook page. And he had a plan:
“Look!” his son exclaimed, “Isn’t she hot, Dad? You should definitely ask [...]

Is your ex a playmate or a parent?

Thanks to Kristin from Singlemomatwork for recently highlighting a co-parenting issue that plagues many of us.
Kristin hit on a sensitive topic that we’ve heard many of you bring up here: your ex’s parenting style is very different from yours. You name it, but neither of you see eye-to-eye on:
Kid-appropriate movies (Is your toddler watching [...]

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