Choosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman's Guide (Paperback)

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The comprehensive guide for single women interested in proactively becoming and being a mother—includes the essential tools needed to decide whether to take this step, information on how best to follow through, and insight about answering the child’s questions and needs over time.

Choosing Single Motherhood, written by a longtime journalist and Choice Mother (a woman who chooses to conceive or adopt without a life partner), will become the indispensable tool for women looking for both support and insight. Based on extensive up-to-date research, advice from child experts and family therapists, as well as interviews with more than one hundred single women, this book explores

• common questions and concerns of women facing this decision, including: Can I afford to do this? Should I wait longer to see if life turns a new corner? How do Choice Mothers handle the stress of solo parenting?
• what the research says about growing up in a single-parent household • how to answer a child’s “daddy” questions • the facts about adoption, anonymous donor insemination, and finding a known donor • how the children of pioneering Choice Mothers feel about their lives

Written in a lively style that never sugarcoats or sweeps problems under the rug, Choosing Single Motherhood covers the topic clearly, concisely, and with a great deal of heart.

About the Author

MIKKI MORRISSETTE is a Choice Mother of two and a longtime journalist. She has been both a writer and an editor at Time Inc. and has written and edited special projects for the New York Times. She is now married and lives with her family in Minneapolis.

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Product Details Paperback: 448 pages Publisher: Mariner Books (May 20, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0618833323 ISBN-13: 978-0618833320 Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #265,346 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in this category: (What's this?) #25 in  Books > Parenting & Families > Parenting > Single Parents

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 14 of 14 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars A view from the UK, January 3, 2006 By  Gwyneth Wray (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This review is from: Choosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman's Guide (Paperback) The author of this extensively researched book is the mother of two children conceived by known donor insemination. The first part of the book explores issues relevant to women who are making the decision about whether to pursue single motherhood. This includes assessing motivation, financial implications, grieving the childhood dream of raising children within a loving realtionship, community reactions and the impact on a child of growing up without a father. The next section covers chssoing the method, including adoption and donor insemination. The section entitled day to day parenting includes coping with stress, the importance of a support system, a discussion on talking with children and others about their conception, and confronting identity issues. It is helpful that some accounts of difficult experiences are included, including a moving account from a mother of two children with special needs. There is information about policies around the world, including the removal of donor anonymity in the UK. Of great interest to me (as the mother of a seven year old), was the chapter which includes interviews with young adults and teenagers raised by Choice Moms, as the author refers to them. This was a small sample consisting only of those who were willing to share their thoughts, but most of them were well adjusted and reported healthy and nurturing relationships with their mothers. There is an extensive list of website addresses and other resources. This book is a useful addition to the literature available for single women considering parenthood, as well as those who already have children. 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Finally...Expert Advice on the Tough Realities of Choice Motherhood, March 8, 2006 By  Darla (Twin Cities, MN USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Choosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman's Guide (Paperback) Speaking as someone who has already accomplished choice motherhood, the best part of this book is the expert advice addressing what the tough issues are and ways to solve them. Raising a boy as a single mother isn't easy. There are obvious and (as I learned from the book) not so obvious reasons why children need both same- and opposite-sex role models. I really had never considered that rough-housing could be a teaching mechanism rather than just a testosterone-laden way of bonding! Mikki has included research from many different child experts and provides a concise synopsis of ways to lessen the effects of the tough realities that we can't avoid. This book is a must-read and has a place of honor on my reference shelf. 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Choosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman's Guide, January 9, 2007 By  N.P. - See all my reviews This review is from: Choosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman's Guide (Paperback) This book, in my opinion, is a good reference for every woman considering single motherhood. Mikki Morrissette, makes it a point to bring examples from real life when writing about issues such as becoming pregnant by a donor sperm or adopting a child. I found the book helpful in not only as a guide for all options of single motherhood but also as a thought tool to the many issues that single motherhood's entails.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 1.0 out of 5 stars Choosing single Motherhood by Morrissette The author's "Choice Mother" is financially independent and too good to be true. I did not find the book to be useful in preparing advice for a beautiful, single, impecunious... Read more Published 1 month ago by Sam Huntex 5.0 out of 5 stars Fast and Great Conditions This book was very very helpful and in great shape it was just like new! I enjoyed it. Delivery was good and had no problems. I am completely Satisfy. Thank you so much :) Published 2 months ago by Jennifer Rivera 2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting topic, not an interesting book I have started to read this book on at least four occasions. I force myself to read it for a few nights and a row and then I end up setting it aside. Read more Published 2 months ago by Sally 5.0 out of 5 stars This is THE book for an SMC who is thinking! This is a GREAT book. I bought it when I was tired of thinking to myself, "I want a child" and not really researched how to do it alone. Read more Published 4 months ago by Iowa Therapist 4.0 out of 5 stars A Bit Heavy-Handed, But Great Resource Light on humor and heavy on the serious issues surrounding single motherhood. Too much for one sitting, but I'll keep it as a resource. Read more Published 12 months ago by R. Lynn 5.0 out of 5 stars I couldn't put the book down! I received this book on Friday and was done reading it by the following Monday. It was well written and ridiculously helpful. Read more Published 18 months ago by B. Brooks 5.0 out of 5 stars Good thinking points This book provides a good analysis of the issues surrounding the choice to be a single mom. Very smart and helpful. Published on October 27, 2007 by B. Treml 4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for someone planning to be a single mother. This book answered a lot of my questions and gave me a lot to think about. I enjoyed all the different opinions and situations. It was also a great read. Read more Published on January 15, 2007 by A. Wright 4.0 out of 5 stars Informative book for single women considering DI or adoption Single motherhood is a profoundly life altering decision. This book helps women considering single motherhood by choice to take a realistic look at their options and the possible... Read more Published on July 23, 2006 by Leah Klungness 5.0 out of 5 stars A review from Australia, February 2006 A fantastic read for anyone who is considering choice motherhood or has chosen choice motherhood and is interested in hearing about others experience. Read more Published on February 27, 2006 by Hyslop Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Mariner Books (May 20, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618833323
• ISBN-13: 978-0618833320
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #265,346 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A view from the UK, January 3, 2006

By	Gwyneth Wray (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Choosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman's Guide (Paperback)

The author of this extensively researched book is the mother of two children conceived by known donor insemination. The first part of the book explores issues relevant to women who are making the decision about whether to pursue single motherhood. This includes assessing motivation, financial implications, grieving the childhood dream of raising children within a loving realtionship, community reactions and the impact on a child of growing up without a father.
The next section covers chssoing the method, including adoption and donor insemination. The section entitled day to day parenting includes coping with stress, the importance of a support system, a discussion on talking with children and others about their conception, and confronting identity issues. It is helpful that some accounts of difficult experiences are included, including a moving account from a mother of two children with special needs. There is information about policies around the world, including the removal of donor anonymity in the UK.
Of great interest to me (as the mother of a seven year old), was the chapter which includes interviews with young adults and teenagers raised by Choice Moms, as the author refers to them. This was a small sample consisting only of those who were willing to share their thoughts, but most of them were well adjusted and reported healthy and nurturing relationships with their mothers. There is an extensive list of website addresses and other resources. This book is a useful addition to the literature available for single women considering parenthood, as well as those who already have children.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally...Expert Advice on the Tough Realities of Choice Motherhood, March 8, 2006

By	Darla (Twin Cities, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Choosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman's Guide (Paperback)

Speaking as someone who has already accomplished choice motherhood, the best part of this book is the expert advice addressing what the tough issues are and ways to solve them.

Raising a boy as a single mother isn't easy. There are obvious and (as I learned from the book) not so obvious reasons why children need both same- and opposite-sex role models. I really had never considered that rough-housing could be a teaching mechanism rather than just a testosterone-laden way of bonding! Mikki has included research from many different child experts and provides a concise synopsis of ways to lessen the effects of the tough realities that we can't avoid.

This book is a must-read and has a place of honor on my reference shelf.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Choosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman's Guide, January 9, 2007

By	N.P. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Choosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman's Guide (Paperback)

This book, in my opinion, is a good reference for every woman considering single motherhood. Mikki Morrissette, makes it a point to bring examples from real life when writing about issues such as becoming pregnant by a donor sperm or adopting a child.
I found the book helpful in not only as a guide for all options of single motherhood but also as a thought tool to the many issues that single motherhood's entails.