Single Moms

According to "", there are about 10.4 million single moms since the year 2006. Being a single mom is really hard because she has to do everything on her own such as working, taking care of her children, and providing for them. For a single mom it can get really frustrating and stressful at time because there is no one else there to help her with her kids. She also doesn't have any one to support her. Most single moms would probably have to find some assistance to help her out with housing and paying her bills. Even if she have a job she might not make enough money to provide for her kids and pay all the utilities at the same time. She might seek help from the county, where they offer a bunch of different benefit programs such as food stamps, child care, health care, and filing for child support.

A single mom most likely don't have much time to her or have time to relax because she is probably constantly around her kids and satisfying their needs and not her own. Taking time away from her kids or just a couple of hour will help her relieve some stress and relax a bit. She should ask her children's grandparents if they can watch her kids for an hour or so, so that she would have some free time to her self.
A single mom that has been single for a great amount of time should go out and mingle. She might find other single moms which would be a great thing because they can share their experience with each and get more advices and tips on being a single mom. She might even meet a single dad or find love once again. Find someone that might help her out as partner in parenting.

A single mom probably work twice as hard and she probably sets a higher goal for herself because she wants to give her children the best things in life that she can offer them. She works twice as hard as a mom because she doesn't want her kids to go through what she had gone through. I think single moms are the strongest women because of the hardship that they have to go through just to survive as a single mom.

Stay at Home Moms

There is nothing wrong with being a stay at home mom. Although some people do judge moms that stay at home by saying that they are lazy and don't want to do anything. She might even feel guilty when people judge her for being a stay at home mother. There are plenty of different reasons why some moms choose to be a stay at home mom, people just don't see it from her point of view, but from their own. I don't think there is anything wrong with a mom who chooses to stay home and be with her child.

Some people might call stay at home moms lazy. A working mom might judge a stay at home mom and wonder why she does not work, when she has to support her kids. Like I mentioned above judging a stay at home mom might make her feel guilty over something she don't have to be guilty about. It's okay to be a stay at home mom without the judgments of others. It shouldn't matter what others think. Some people might think its wrong or judge a stay at home mom because they can't be at home with their own kids. They might be missing out on their own child. Others might hate the fact that they have to work while she doesn't have to work.

A mom probably have several difference reason why she chooses to stay at home with her son. She might stay at home with her son because he is too young and she can't let go of him just yet. She might even just be waiting until he reaches a school age, where she is sure that he can take care of himself and be away from her for a few hours. A mom might stay home to take care of her child because he is still too attached to her and can't let her go. She might even choose to stay home because it is something her and her husband agreed on. It is also hard to trust someone else to watch over your child while you are gone because you don't know what a person can do to your child. As for me I am very caution about who babysits my child because I don't know if they feed him when he needs to be fed or if they are paying attention to him at all. He is 3 years old and I still get worried about who he stays with and still can't let go that he is now growing up. I still rush home from school just to come and take care of him even if when I know that he is in good hands. There are several reason I could come up with and it is what I feel. I think a person shouldn't change a stay at home mom because she chooses to be one for a reason.

The Teenage Mom

It's already hard to be a mom, but can you image how hard it is to be a teenage mom? A teenage mom might be overwhelmed and scared. She doesn't know anything about taking care of a child when she is not a full adult herself. She would have to balance out taking care of her child, being a student in high school, and find the time to herself or with friends. That is not an easy task to do because she probably has a lot of things going on for her. She probably won't even have much time for herself or for her friends, which will probably cause her to stress out because she can't relieve any stress or have anything free time.

Being a first time mom especially, a first time teenage mom can be quite scary. She might be afraid because she does not know much about raising a child. A newborn constantly cries for everything he needs, such as formula, a diaper change, or just wanting to be held. If her child does not stop crying, it might even scare her more because she can't seem to figure out what is the cause of his cry. She might even freak out when her son gets sick with a fever and rush him into the emergency room because that is all that she can think of. She wouldn't think to give him tylenol to bring it his fever down because she wouldn't know. Most likely the doctors will give her directions and prescribe him tylenol or some kind of medicine for his fever.

It can be very stressful for a teenage mom because she probably has to balance her work in being a full-time high school and a full-time mom. It is hard to find the time to study or do homework and work around a baby's schedule. A baby can be up one moment and asleep the next. He can be crying and wants to be held; he can also be fine one moment. It's also hard when she needs a friend to vent to and she doesn't have time for friends because she is too busy taking care of her baby. This can probably cause her to be depress and moody. So you see it's not easy to be a mom, but it's even harder if you're a teenage mom.

Moms Attending School

It's already hard enough to be a mom, but it is even more harder when a mom is a student. It is hard to put time aside to study when you have children especially when the children are always around you. There is no quiet time for a mom to focus and concentrate on her studies. A mom is probably frequently interrupted while she is studying or has to stop studying just to take care of her kids. It also make things hard for a mom when she has to find someone to watch over the children while she is in school. Even when finding a baby sitter she still has to pay them to watch the kids. Some mothers also don't like the fact of leaving their children. With the expenses of kids, going to school makes it even more expensive for moms. She will have to pay for things such books and tuition fees, which she will be spending even more money.
For me, finding the time to study is very hard and it gets very frustrating when I can't focus on my studies, especially when I know that I have a test or quiz the next day. From my experience, my son is always bugging me and wanting things every time i do try to study. The best time a mom probably has to study is early in the morning or really late at night, which is during the time that the children are sleeping. Another time a mom could probably study if she has kids that are in school, but it might be a problem if she is also working. Moms that are students have to find a schedule that works for her, but it is not easy.

Changes

When a person becomes a mom she goes through all these different changes. A change that she could go through could be something physically. She might change the way she dresses because dressing a certain way might be inappropiate when a person is a mom. If a mom goes out with her child in a really short dress that is too revealing, people might look at her and judge her in a bad way. Her body would probably also change. She might not have as much energy as she did before she had a child. Another change that a mom goes through is the way she thinks. A mom always have to think twice about everything and whether or not it is the best interest for her child. For example, if a young mom that is her twenty's is invited to go out to a club or bar she would probably not go because she would rather stay home to take care of her child. If she wasn't a mom then she would probably end up going. A mom has to think about how she wants her to raise her child and what she wants the child to grow up to be like. The big changes that a mom go through is the different stages of age that the child becomes, like from an infant to a toddler, or from a big kid to a teenager. Each stage the child is constantly changing because they are learning new things and so is the mom. Mom has to learn to discipline differently at every stages of age the child goes through.
It is not a easy change when a mom goes through the changes of the different age steps. When a child is an infant, their always changing in that stage. Mom have to deal with the constant change of the infant's sleeping pattern because an infant doesn't always sleep in the same patterns during the first twelve months of birth. She also has to go the changes of the infant's eatting patterns. An infant only drinks formula for the first six months and after that the infant will start eatting solid foods. When a child becomes a toddler they go through all these emotions and that is when they learn how to talk and walk and become more active.

Budgeting

People don't know how expensive kids are until they have one of their own. Moms of course, do know how expensive kids can be. A mom would have to learn how to budget her money and she becomes her own accountant. When it comes to buying things, a mom would have to budget her money and use it wisely. She can budget her money by buying things that she only needs. When she buys things that are not necessary she might be spending money that she might need later on. Another way a mom might budget her money is buying generic brand items or store name items. Purchasing generic brand products are usually cheaper than labeled brand products. People can even save from a couple of cents to a couple of dollars when they buy generic products. When it comes to shopping, moms really have to budget her money to save that few extra dollars and strength out her money.

Budgeting money is what every mom should learn to do because it will help her save a whole lot of money. It would also help her realize what to buy such knowing the difference between something she wants and something she needs. She will learn buy the things she really needs compared to the those luxury things she wants. It would be really helpful too when it comes to paying her utilities and rent. In the end if a mom budgets her money well and wisely, she will probably have enough money to buy some nice for her self or something that she wants. She might even just save enough money to take her kids out.

Disciplining A Child

When kids aren't behaving, moms have to learn how to discipline them. Disciplining a child is a hard thing to do. A mom has to set rules for the kids to follow to let them know that there are consequences when these rules are broken. A way a mom could discipline her child is by taking away some of the child's privileges. For example, when a teenager breaks their curfew, a mom could discipline the teenager by grounding the teen for a couple of weeks. She can also take away their allowances. By doing this the teenager will learn that they have to gain their mom's trust again and that they have to earn it back. It will probably also prevent them from doing it again. Another example is, if a child hasn't been listening at all, and then asked if they can have a snack; a mom can tell the child no. This will teach the child they don't deserve any snacks because of their behavior. Another way you could discipline a child is by putting them on time out. When a child acts out, a mom can put their child on time out by letting the child sit quietly on a chair, in a corner, and not letting them doing anything. Putting a child on time out will let the child calm down and help them realize why they are put on time out in the first place. A way a mom should not discipline her child is by the form of abuse. When you hit a child it does not teach them anything. Hitting a child only hurts the child and the child wouldn't learn or see what they are doing wrong or even know that they are being punished for something they did. Taking a kids privileges away because of their behavior will teach them that their mom is only trying to discipline them when they are doing something wrong. She does this by taking away their rights when they are not behaving. She is also teaching them that there are rules to be followed. When my son starts to cry because he want something that he can't have, I take him into the room with me and make him lay down in bed with me. I would tell him that there is no reason to cry and that because he is crying, he can't go outside and play until he learns how to not cry for things just because he wants it. He would cry for at least fifteen minutes until he realizes that it does nothing. When he stops, he asks me if he can go play and I would tell him no because of the way he was behaving. Taking away his playtime he won't be able to do anything, but just lay there in bed with me. I also take away the television time and his toys from. This teaches him that it’s a privilege and that he has to learn how to earn it back. There are plenty of ways a mom could discipline her child, but disciplining a child is not an easy job.