March 21 is National Single Parents Day. While it may not be a day you ever thought you’d be celebrating, you should be celebrated. We see your hard work and all the new challenges you’ve pushed through. Whether you’re a widow, divorced, or have never been married, your experience as a single mom has given you plenty of perspective, and you probably already have words of wisdom to share. But if you’re in need of a word of encouragement, we have one for you—26 actually.
Here are words of wisdom for single moms from A to Z. We hope you find a few that give you new confidence, hope, and peace. Remember, you’re doing a great job, your kids love you, and they are blessed to be loved by you.
A – Allow yourself to grieve, and then embrace the life that is.
B – Build your family with love, trust, and values in everyday, ordinary moments.
C – Cheer for marriage in front of your kids through books, conversation, and your family history.
D – Develop interests and hobbies to keep singleness from becoming loneliness.
E – Encouraging others when you’re tempted to compare refreshes your own heart.
F – Friendships may change, but they still give connection, comfort, and comic relief.
G – Grace for yourself and for others makes a healthy home.
H – Help isn’t a bad word! Let friends and family know what you need.
I – Identify what matters and let go of what doesn’t with this question: Will this matter in a month, a year, 10 years?
J – Joy anchors your family through struggle and difficulty.
K – Keep traditions that heal and make new traditions to help rebuild your family.
L – Lessen the stress of making decisions by seeking outside counsel from trusted confidants.
M – Make time for fun in your parenting! Here’s help with 20 fun family game night ideas.
N – “No” maintains good boundaries for you and your kids as you manage time and discipline.
O – Oversharing about money, an ex, or dating will burden your children.
P – Prayer accomplishes what worry never will.
Q – Quit comparing life now to what used to be and celebrate the good around you.
R – Routine chores, meals, and bedtimes give your children safety and stability. Check out our free printable chore chart.
S – Self-care refills and refuels you to pour back into your family.
T – Thankfulness helps you see the good in every day and every circumstance.
U – Use adversity to help your kids develop resilience and compassion.
V – Values, on which most of your parenting is based, don’t change when you become single.
W – Write a new vision statement for your family.
X – eXchange lies and stereotypes for the truth of your parenting.
Y – Your attitude sets your home’s atmosphere and affects your children far more than your struggles.
Z – Zero tolerance for guilt helps you make room for more hope and happiness.
What words of wisdom for single moms do you most need right now?
