I know the going sentiment here is that Single Moms cant discipline kids and only men or dads can do that. My maternal grandma MHSRIP was called Smith(nick name for the colonial masters) by her 7 sons and 3 daughters who she raised singlehandedly after my grandpops passed on. My uncles say of her, they feared her more than most boys feared their dads. They had a curfew of 6pm even after the became initiated. Wamama chepeni watoto stop pampering them hamuwasaidi. A single mum should be like an Idi Amin in her house, wakikuona unakuja they scamper for safety.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBpm-85GI5Y