10 Tips to help navigate Single Parenting: Self Care - It is important to take time out daily for yourself to nourish your goals, inspirations, health and spirit.  It may only be an extra 15 minutes in the restroom behind a locked door daily to center yourself by meditating, praying, a bath, or recollecting your thoughts. Build your village -  Take time to meet other like minded parents that you can learn and support.  Build a network. Safeguard your children online - Become knowledgeable of the everchanging online platforms that children frequent.  Set up parental controls. Connect with your children DAILY  -  You may not be able to connect with them with equal amounts of time, but make an effort to connect with each child on a daily basis.  It may be that car ride to school, practice or church is the only time you have to connect so make it count.  Aim to have as many meals at the table and discuss topics while having an open mind. Grow comfortable with REPEATING yourself -  Be min

Many times we think we have to spend money 💰 or do something elaborate to show kindness or appreciation.  One thing I adopted was a Russian tradition from my friend in Las Vegas, NV.  It's  simple, if someone gives you a dish of food and the dish needs to be returned, return it clean and with a food item on it. It can be store bought Something as simple as candy 🍬 😋  or tea bags 🎒 would be a nice gesture and affordable.  It will bring a little joy to the receiving party. If you visit a sick loved one and you're not a cook, offer to get them a refreshment from the kitchen.  You may also consider bringing a healthy choice of food to aid in healing such as a fruit basket 🧺, soup, or fresh picked 💐🌹🌸🏵🌼 flowers to brighten the mood.. When you have someone that always remembers your family's birthdays, be kind and send them at minimum a greeting card.   Texts and phone calls 📞 are  great, but a simple handwritten note or postcard shows you put extra thought and effort

Many times it appears the downstream of life hits us in sets of three.  It can be overwhelming and cause you to go through this emotional roller coaster amusement park several times a day.  You may go from feeling this is something you can handle, to being angry,  to feeling like giving up, to feeling hopeless and sometimes experiencing all of these feelings at once.  This is where building a solid village is very helpful along with fine tuning your faith. For me, it was several health issues including entering perimenopause,  a stoke, and breast cancer all in less than a year along with a legal issue that was not fact based but race STILL prevails in America. This seemed to consume me at times because I could not understand WHY?  There was a lot of mental anguish placed on my family and our relationships. I chose to rely on my faith, listened to a lot of Joyce Meyers, reached out to my mother and pastors while keeping communication open with my immediate family.  In addition,  each im