2006-08-01 16:01:25 · 8 answers · asked by Gurlie 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
well i'm a single parent and i'm raising my child the best way i know how.
2006-08-01 16:05:41 · answer #1 · answered by Angel sent from heaven 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will find your own way how to deal. it is hard but you can do it. you need your children to have guidelines and rules. you cant let them be crazzy and run all over you. Also dont go over bored spoiling them because you are single.
I was a teen mother. He is now 7. I have always been open with my son about the world. I have let him explore and learn things. I have always had a set bed time for him and he just knows that is the time. he never fights with me about it. If he has a problem I talk to him openly. Whatever you do you are the parent not the child. You will find a way I promise. Read parenting bools ask people for advice and do what you feel is right for your children. it is hard but you can do it. if I have been doing it since 18 then i know anyone can.
You need to be strong! Hold a steady job get an education if you dont have one already. Education is power for single moms. you can go to school for nothing! I did and now I can provide for my child without any help!
2006-08-01 16:17:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time outs when they say bad words like, F*ck, *ss, i hate you, etc... smack their hands and feet if they hit or kick.
Be honest. Don't lie, this includes white lies- somehow they just know. There are exceptions though. "Where do babies come from?" is a question I didn't think I'd be asked until my daughter was 10. But she was three when she asked, so I told her "from the belly button." She asked again recently, now five years old, and so I told her from the girls "special" part.
Love your kids unconditionally; give them lots of hugs and praises, lots of attention and most importantly listen. Be fair. If you have two kids, do something special with one kid that you wouldn't do with the other- like a secret word and keep it between you and that specific kid. Then do something special between you and the other that you wouldn't do with the other. This way, they'll both feel special. Communicate your feelings; if they hurt your feelings, tell them. If you hurt their feelings, you tell them sorry, and why.
It's hard as heck, but you'll do just fine. If you can avoid smacking their hands and feet when they hit or kick, more power to you.
2006-08-01 16:14:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
raised myself by a single mother, i can only tell you to do your best. She did not really tell me what to do but showed me by her own actions. I learned how to live with less, work hard to get what i want, and that life always give you what you need.
2006-08-01 16:14:59 · answer #4 · answered by bored 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just give my baby lots of love. Sometimes it's frustrating, but you just have to think about all the things your parents did and do the same with your child. and the things you wish they wouldn't have done then don't do them. live by their mistakes.
2006-08-01 16:08:00 · answer #5 · answered by kari 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JUST DO IT! I"M A SINGLE MOM OF TWO AND I"VE BEEN DOING IT FOUR 15 YEARS.
2006-08-01 16:10:02 · answer #6 · answered by J J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a job stay with some one who could babysit
2006-08-01 16:05:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strictly. Then they don't pull some outrageous sh!t with me.
2006-08-01 16:06:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋