How to Succeed as a Stay-at-Home Mom

How to Succeed as a Stay-at-Home Mom

Moms / Mom Time

Stay-at-home moms are no longer just the co-stars from Leave It To Beaver, The Brady Bunch, and other television shows from a bygone era. Taking care of the kids has become the cool thing to do again for women in their 20s and 30s. According to the U.S. Census Bureau,…

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Friends and Family – Family Matters

Friends and Family – Family Matters

Moms / Mom Time

For many couples this isn’t a problem at least not at the beginning of the relationship but when children come along difficulties with partners’ families often crop up. Difficult decisions have to be made about parenting and a competition between ‘my family’ and ‘your family’ can arise. Often each of…

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Are You Sleep Deprived?

Are You Sleep Deprived?

Moms / Mom Time

If you look at a photo of a friend that was taken a few days after the birth of her child, she probably looks pretty good, in that new-mom sort of way. She’s likely exhausted and nowhere near ready for a night out, but she’s dreamy-eyed and glowing, caught up…

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Single Moms: Finding Time for Yourself

Single Moms: Finding Time for Yourself

Moms / Mom Time

If anyone needs some time for pampering and self-reflection, it’s a single mom. Single motherhood demands so much of a woman that it barely gives her time to sit back, breathe, and enjoy the moment. A partnered mom can ask her spouse to keep an eye on the kids while…

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Need Extra Income? Best Work-at-Home Jobs

Need Extra Income? Best Work-at-Home Jobs

Moms / Mom Time

Whether you’re a stay-at-home parent, a retiree or just want to dabble in a little moonlighting, there are several viable ways to make extra income – or even a living – at home. Do you know the best work-at-home jobs?  Work-at-home jobs, sometimes referred to as telecommuting positions, are easier…

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10 Ways to Go Broke

10 Ways to Go Broke

Moms / Mom Time

It’s easy to find frugal advice on how to make and save money, but you rarely hear about the things you do to harm to your financial future. Sometimes we spend so much time scheming and planning for wealth, we forget to hang onto what we’ve already got. Before you…

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Parents, Kids and Time Alone

Parents, Kids and Time Alone

Moms / Mom Time

“What are some of the ways in which you explain to kids that mom and dad need time alone, without feeling guilty about it?” A journalist, writing an article on having time alone and couple time when you have kids, asked me this question. Parents will feel guilty only when…

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Playing Nice with Your Ex: Here’s How

Playing Nice with Your Ex: Here’s How

Moms / Mom Time

They say that breaking up is hard to do — and for good reason. The emotional pain of a split can last for years, and if you have mutual friends, children or live in the same area, those lasting wounds can be opened time and time again. While the thought…

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Making Friends with Other Moms

Making Friends with Other Moms

Moms / Mom Time

Some of us imagined that when we had children, we would become a member of a special tribe, a global community of mothers where we’d always be able to find common ground and form strong bonds. Ideally, that is the way it should be, but reality doesn’t always live up…

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The Rules of Online Dating for Single Moms

The Rules of Online Dating for Single Moms

Moms / Mom Time

Are you a single mom and ready to mingle? The thought of the bar scene could be intimidating, and the pickings at the PTA meeting are slim. Dipping a toe in the dating pool could be a little easier if you start online. Online dating has exploded in popularity in…

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