As a single parent who struggled against the odds through higher degrees in law I would recommend a combination of approaches: accelerated learning techniques, photoreading, paraliminal tapes, mind-lab orion or similar for changing brain wave rhythms to induce alpha/theta states as appropriate to your task, and a large dose of emotional self-managment in terms of NLP and mindfulness practice for building confidence and transforming self-perception as a learner. In many ways, having a kid around can force you to have to develop strategies for time management that give you an advantage over students who feel no similar pressure. I found that I simply had to use time well, and that meant a greater degree of focus and energy than some less pressurised (and thus less directed often) students had to produce. You can absolutely make your situation work for you!!!
