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Finding Love (and Marriage) as a Single Mom

By Marie Hartwell-Walker — 2016

If you’re a single mother who has fallen in love, make sure you know what your sweetheart is prepared to do about becoming part of a family before you start dreaming of tying the knot

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How to Talk to Your Daughters (and Sons!) About Periods

Every woman has an awkward story about her period. And some of that awkwardness might be due to the fact that periods, although a completely natural and vital part of humanity, are shrouded in taboo (in fact, the word taboo, from the Polynesian word tapua, means “menstrual flow”)!

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Two New Moms Return to Work—One in Seattle, One in Stockholm

Sarah-in-Seattle and Sarah-in-Stockholm are both white, middle-class, married, professional women with babies and toddlers at home. But their experiences as working mothers returning to work after giving birth could not have been more different.

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Mother-Son Relationship: Why It Is Important And How It Evolves Over Years

As a four-year-old, Tom used to cling on to his mother at every possible chance; fast forward by ten years he wouldn’t want his mom to enter his room; and now, when he is 25, Tom wouldn’t share his problems with his mom lest she gets worried.

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Healthy Relationships Between Mothers and Adult Sons

Ideas and expectations regarding gender roles have changed quite a bit in the past 50 years. However, the patterns that have influenced human behavior for centuries are still potent, especially when members of older generations are involved.

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Hey single mom— Do you tell your son he’s the man of the house?

Despite my efforts to never instruct either of my kids on gender-specific behavior, and certainly never suggest that anyone but me is the boss of the house, seeing my son exert these typical “manly” qualities made me wonder: Is this just how he is? Or am I somehow informing that he is the...

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Raising Boys: 10 Tips for Single Moms

Along with letting your child seek his own heroes and role models, there are things you can do to allow him to be male. Whether or not you have a man around to show him the ropes, your son can grow up to be an emotionally healthy male just as many boys of single moms have already done.

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5 Reasons the Mother-Son Relationship is so Important

For generations, mothers have gotten the same old message when it comes to raising sons: beware of keeping him “too close.” A mom who nurtures a deep emotional bond with her boy will prevent him from growing up to be a strong, independent man.

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10 Golden Rules For Moms Raising Sons

I wanted to foster loving relationships with my boys while raising men I'd be proud to launch into the world. Now my sons are young adults and not one expects me to remain silent or fade into the wallpaper.

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