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Preparing for Difficult Situations

It is not only single parents and single parent families who deal with difficult situations and circumstances, true—but there are some situations that we single parents get that the average two-parent family doesn’t: custody battles and conversations, court appearances, meetings with exes and ex-in-laws, possible counseling, mediation and therapy meetings, meeting with grief counselors, lawyers, etc.—you get the picture. While each of these circumstances is unique and each person’s life asks different things of them, there are things that we can do as single parents to prepare ourselves and our children for these difficult and challenging situations. I believe that … Continue reading →

New York Regulation Makes Autism Coverage Difficult

Insurance companies in New York are required to cover the costs of applied behavior analysis. This went into effect in 2011. Now, a new state regulation has popped up that would greatly reduce the number of providers for ABA therapy that the insurance companies would cover. This will make it harder for families to afford the therapy that their children require. In 2011, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law that required health insurance companies to cover the cost of autism services. The insurers had to pay up to $45,000 a year for therapy and treatment, including applied behavior analysis (ABA). … Continue reading →

Difficulty Concentrating

There are times when homeschooling and life intersects and other times when it crashes. A homeschool mom has her plate full but add to it a difficult situation and plates can break. I should know, I have been dealing with a difficult situation just as school is about to begin. It prevented me from being able to concentrate on scheduling school. Now it is preventing me from getting my mind around starting the new year. Have you ever been in that situation? Have you ever gone through a trial that prevented you from concentrating on homeschooling? I am quite conflicted … Continue reading →

Kids And Sugar – A Sticky Situation

Kids like to eat foods that taste sweet. That is a simple truth, and my son is no exception. My husband and I would like to think that we can prevent him from eating candy, cookies, ice cream, and other sweets until he is a bit older and, even then, very infrequently. It is not easy, though, and sometimes I wonder whether we are being unrealistic or unfair and whether our efforts to keep him nearly sugar free will have a lasting impact on his health and on his food choices. As a general rule, we don’t keep sweets at … Continue reading →

Florida Makes it Difficult to Get Unemployment Benefits

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Florida has been making it extra difficult for people to receive unemployment insurance benefits. The state has created a series or procedural changes that appear to be designed specifically to prevent eligible people from receiving unemployment benefits. A complaint about this has been filed to the United States Department of Labor. No one wants to be unemployed. It is incredibly stressful to not have any idea how you are going to pay your bills and keep your family fed. Unemployment Insurance benefits are supposed to provide financial assistance to qualified people who have lost their jobs due to no fault … Continue reading →

Working Through Situations With Your Intense Child

If you are not a temperamentally intense person, it can be difficult to understand a temperamentally intense child. I am definitely not what you would call an intense person, I’m pretty easygoing and generally go with the flow. Dylan, on the other hand, is very intense. He reacts to things, both positive and negative, in a very strong way. It is never difficult to know what he thinks about something. Children with intense temperaments bring a depth of experience into our worlds that we have not previously known, if we are not intense ourselves. When they laugh, it comes from … Continue reading →

Dealing with Difficult Times

When you have stress in your life or you are going through a difficult time it can be a special challenge to parent a preschooler. Preschoolers ask a lot of questions and sometimes do not understand the answer. They also sometimes do not understand why mommy or daddy is sad. There are times the preschooler may think the sadness is their fault. Preschoolers can be trying and egocentric which can be very hard to deal with during hard times. My father in law was admitted into the hospital yesterday. They thought he may have brain cancer but as it turns … Continue reading →

Evaluate Your Debt Situation

Is debt one of your four letter words? Do you use credit entirely to your advantage instead of letting it control you? My parents taught me to save for what I wanted and buy with cash. My parents taught me that credit cards were useful tools and shouldn’t be used beyond what could be paid off each month. Credit cards are awesome things. You can gain so much from responsible credit card use. You can earn airline miles. You can earn points to buy items. You can earn a percentage of your balance so you end up paying off less … Continue reading →

Working With a Difficult Boss

While some people are lucky enough to be self-employed and be their own boss, most of us have to tolerate the emotional roller-coaster of the boss’ moods. This can take a toll on our personal happiness, even our mental health. Today, we will look at one particular example of the “power-mad boss”. One of the worse examples of the power-mad boss is the employee who is promoted up through the ranks and ends up being the manager of the people he or she once worked alongside. Take the case of Vicky. Vicky worked for seven years as a housecleaner with … Continue reading →

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