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Recent statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau show there are 9.9 million single mothers in the United States. This number is up from only 3.4 million in 1970, showing that single motherhood is more common than ever. For every mother recently finding herself single, or new moms learning how to raise their first child by themselves, there are countless things any mother will need to know. Single motherhood presents innumerable situations that are much harder to handle without the helping hands of a second parent nearby. But one of the best ways to prepare yourself for success as a single mother is to arm yourself with knowledge about what to expect with single parenting. A Complete Guide for Single Moms Everything You Need to Know About Raising Healthy, Happy Children on Your Own is for every mother who is learning how to raise children on her own.
About the Author
From riding on an elephant in Ringling Bros. & Barnum Bailey Circus to growing up surrounded by Scottish Terrier puppies, Janis Adams' life unfolded much like a fabled well-told tale.The author began writing at age 7, when in the first grade. Her teacher, Miss McGuire, asked the class to write a sentence about the dog - her Scottish Terrier Betsy - who attended a fire drill, during "Show and Tell." When asked for one sentence, she was compelled, with a #2 pencil in hand, to instead write three. The writer in her was born.Published first in high school, she has gone on to win a number of writing awards. Her work has now appeared in numerous media outlets. She has garnered interviews with such notable figures as Rudolph Giuliani during his time as Mayor of New York City, Emmy, Grammy and Tony award winner Rupert Holmes, Pulitzer Prize winning author Paul Zindel, Newberry Medal winning author Sharon Creech, authors Mary Higgins Clark and Belva Plain, and beauty mogul Bobbi Brown, among others.In 2003, she began writing the newspaper column, Saving Grace. A lifestyle piece, the column focuses on the need for grace - in all forms - in every day life. Her columns have addressed subjects such as writing Thank You notes, death, marriage and divorce, adoption, cancer, organ donation, cell phone etiquette and respecting war heroes, among a host of other topics.She is the author of A Complete Guide for Single Moms: Everything You Need to Know About Raising Healthy, Happy Children on Your Own. She is a sought-after speaker, on the subject she knows and loves best - mothering.Ms. Adams is a graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois, the haled alma mater of the Reverend Billy Graham, former United States Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert and famed film director Wes Craven.Though her writing often puts her in the spotlight, Janis Adams leads a private, family-focused life.
