1. They must allow you some time and means for spending time with your children so you can continue raising and nurturing them.

While it might seem simple on paper, finding jobs for single moms is actually a LOT more difficult than it sounds. Not only is it tough enough to find jobs in general in a struggling economy, it's also incredibly difficult to manage the usual stresses of self-presentation, interviews, callbacks and scheduling adjustments as a single mother with children to look after. 

Some single mothers address this by working from home - there are a number of work-at-home occupations that make ideal jobs for single moms because they allow for the work to be completed within a somewhat flexible time frame, allowing you to remain present to handle any surprise emergencies, from meltdowns to spills. 

Work at home jobs for single moms can vary depending on your skillset and comfort levels with various technologies. If you are even somewhat good with basic computer skills, you can make a good living working at home part time. For example, you could handle payroll, billing, invoices and employee records for a small company or several small companies if you want to freelance. These kinds of work at home jobs will give you the freedom to complete your most important work tasks whenever it's convenient for you (within your business deadline, of course). This means you can still be there to play with your kids, go on walks or quick trips to the park in between work tasks. 

Many stay at home moms begin to develop a special skill for maintaining focus on important work tasks while allowing their babies to play around them. This will allow you to keep an eye and an ear out for your kids while still getting your important work done. 

If your baby is very young, you can have a crib close by your desk so you can supervise your baby as they play and sleep while still working on the computer. 

If your child or children are a little bit older, you can have them help you out with basic or simple tasks. This is a great way to teach them that everyone in the family contributes. Meanwhile, your kids can be learning some basic work skills that will serve them well later on. If you have collating to do, take some time to patiently explain and demonstrate the process to your children, and then ask them to do your collating while you finish working on other tasks. 

You can encourage your children to help you with your stay at home job by explaining that once the work is done, you can all go play together. The sooner everyone gets their work done, the sooner everyone can go to the park together. You can also use this as an opportunity to discuss the importance of working to your children, so they understand how their basic necessities get paid for. This will ultimately help them to appreciate all that you do as they grow up, too.

If your kids are less than keen on helping you with your stay at home work, you can offer them reasonable salaries - you can help them setup a savings jar and pay them a dollar or two for a good days work so they can learn the value of saving money for their future wants and needs.  

Kids are far more likely to respond to work tasks enthusiastically if you frame their duties in the form of a game. Let's see who can finish their collating first, with the least errors! Let's see who can help mommy by cleaning up the office floor!

Did you have a favorite subject in school or do you have a special knack for reading, writing, math or social studies? You can make a couple flyers very quickly and post them around your neighborhood, explaining that you're a single mom tutor and that you are happy to set up flexible tutoring times for kids having trouble in your particular subject area. Don't be embarrassed to declare yourself a single mom tutor; instead, turn it into a selling point. Parents will be far more comfortable having their child tutored by someone who already has kids. Once they know you and you have completed a couple of tutoring sessions with their child, they will be comfortable temporarily leaving their child in your care, knowing that you are already responsible for your own children. 

You can setup your tutoring desk in a quiet room or space that is still nearby to where your kids will be during the session. You can explain to your kids that it's extremely important that they don't bother or interrupt you during tutoring sessions. It helps to keep your tutoring sessions brief, especially if your kids are younger. 30 to 50 minutes, to start with, is a reasonable amount of time to expect your kids to be able to amuse themselves and one another without getting antsy or troublesome. Once they start to get the hang of your tutoring routine, they will see that mommy is not gone so terrible long. 

It also helps to stage your various tutoring sessions throughout the day if you are going to be doing more than one. This way you can break up the monotony for your kids by spending time with them or taking them outside to walk or play. This will help prevent the emergence of resentful or disruptive behavior. 

The best thing about tutoring from home is that you can accept payments in cash or personal check, allowing you to have some extra cash basically delivered right to you at home!

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