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A Thought on Morality from a Seasoned Mama Bird

July 16, 2017 · by · in Gail Cawley Showalter, gail showalter, Learning to Value Morality, Parenting, parenting alone, parenting single, Single Mothers, valuing morality · 2 Comments

Things have changed and I’m not just an old bird saying that because I’ve not kept up with the times. I can honestly say that things have changed in our schools since the time when I taught in them.

Mother and Children Enjoying a Fun Moment

A Thought from The Tough Old Bird

April 9, 2017 · by · in Bonding with Family Fun, Gail Cawley Showalter, making family fun, Parenting, parenting alone, parenting single, parents without partners, raising kids in a crazy world, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

Spring is here and summer is well on its way. Plan something fun with your children. Make a memory.

Women thinking positively

Success

March 19, 2017 · by · in dealing with life as single parent, Parenting, parenting alone, parenting single, parents without partners, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

You can use any measure

When you’re speaking of success.

3 Ways to Be a Great Parent Without Overscheduling

March 10, 2017 · by · in Parenting, parenting alone, parenting single, parents without partners, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

I’m a tough old bird now and I probably see things differently than young mothers. No, I’m certain I see things differently. And I might remind you that hindsight is 20/20.

Mother trying to instruct teenage son who is rolling his eyes in annoyance

Raising Grown Children-Detaching with Love

November 7, 2016 · by · in Gail Cawley Showalter, how to raise kids, Parenting, parenting single, parents without partners, single mom raising kids, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

Parenting Adult Children When I hear mothers I coach talk about how their grown children are taking advantage of them it breaks my heart and it troubles me. Grown children are past the stage of a time out. You can’t ground them or take away their television privileges. They are making their own decisions and […]

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I’m a Tough Old Bird

September 23, 2016 · by · in Gail Cawley Showalter, how to raise kids, needing versus wanting, parenting alone, parenting single, raising kids in a crazy world, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

Tough Old Bird Recently a young woman told me she liked my radio spots, “but you’re not a tough old bird.” I laughed. The truth is I do have lots of soft spots and I can be seriously tough on some issues. One issue that I remain tough about is something all parents need to […]

Raise Responsible Kids to Be Responsible Adults

September 12, 2016 · by · in Don't give up, how to raise kids, Parenting, parenting single, raising kids in a crazy world, Single Mothers · 2 Comments

Raise Responsible Adults Your goal when raising children is to get them to a point they no longer need you. We love our children so much it’s hard to imagine not hugging and loving on them as often as possible. By the very nature of motherhood we are attached to them. They cling to us […]

Book of Lessons of Insight & Encouragement

May 17, 2016 · by · in accepting loss, accepting solitude, accepting yourself, Archer's Press, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, Christian small groups for single moms, coping with loneliness, courageous living, dealing with life as single parent, death of a marriage, developing your strengths, divorce recovery, facing change, Gail Cawley Showalter, Grieving a Loss, Growing spiritually, identify your strengths, learning during solitude, learning during time alone, learning from blind students, Learning to Value Morality, Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the path of motherhood, Living Learning Loving, Living with Grief, living with solitude, Loving the Growth, new beginnings, overcoming difficulties, parenting alone, parenting single, parents without partners, personality profiles, Prayer is aligning our will with God's, Setting Boundaries, single mom raising kids, single mom study guide, Single Mothers, SMORE for Women, solitude, spiritual growth, study for small groups, study guide for single moms, the tough old bird with a soft spot for single moms, value of solitude, valuing morality, what blind kids taught me · Leave a comment

Living Learning Loving Lessons of Insight & Encouragement on the Path of Motherhood Amazon Review: Even though I am not a single mom at this time, I gained tremendous insight into my strengths and weaknesses, my relationships and my power to change for the better. Gail Showalter shares her own experiences, struggles and successes that […]

12 Chapters with Stories for Men as well as Mothers

April 26, 2016 · by · in accepting loss, accepting solitude, accepting yourself, Archer's Press, Author, Bonding with Family Fun, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, boundaries are not walls to keep people out, coping with loneliness, courageous living, developing your strengths, divorce recovery, divorce recovery for the kids, facing change, Gail Cawley Showalter, Grieving a Loss, Growing spiritually, how do I get out of this hell?, how do I make it through a divorce, identify your strengths, learning during solitude, learning during time alone, learning from blind students, Learning to Value Morality, lessons of insight and encouragement, Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the path of motherhood, Living Learning Loving, Living with Grief, Loving the Growth, making family fun, ministering to single moms, ministry guide for single moms, morals, new beginnings, new starts, parenting alone, parenting single, parents without partners, Personality Predicaments, personality profiles, Prayer is aligning our will with God's, Setting Boundaries, single mom raising kids, Single Mothers, SMORE for Women, spiritual growth, study for small groups, study guide for single moms, teaching children with visual Impairments, the tough old bird with a soft spot for single moms, value of solitude, valuing morality · Leave a comment

Living Learning Loving Lessons & Encouragement on the Path of Motherhood by Gail Cawley Showalter An Amazon review from a male reader: As a middle-aged male engineer fond of biography and military history, I picked up this little gem when my wife bought it for a single mom friend of ours. In truth, I was […]

Why Does it Matter Where You Go?

March 21, 2016 · by · in 10 Commandments, Bonding with Children, children overcoming divorce, Christian perspective, dealing with life as single parent, divorce recovery for the kids, Gail Cawley Showalter, making memories, parenting alone, parenting single, parents without partners, raising Christian children, raising Godly children, raising kids in a crazy world, Single Mothers, the tough old bird with a soft spot for single moms · Leave a comment

  Gail raised three children as a single mother before she remarried. She has experienced the potholes, pests, and perils of being the single head-of-household. As an educator in regular and special education for twenty years she knows a great deal about child development and how to handle kids. She is the founder of SMORE […]

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