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The Single Dad's Survival Guide: How to Succeed as a One-Man Parenting Team

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The Single Dad's Survival Guide by Mike Klumpp is a logical and "father friendly" guide emphasizing on how to deal with the practical as well as the emotional issues in the challenges and issues involved with being a single male parent today. From dealing with logistical problems like household management; to protecting one's own mental health while coping with strong-willed young ones; to resources one can contact when ones needs assistance; to overcoming anger, hurt, and fatigue in difficult times, and so much more, The Single Dad's Survival Guide is an absolute "must-read" which offers up a wealth of wisdom directly applicable to all parents regardless of gender or marital status -- for any spouse home alone for a week while the other is on a business trip will grapple with some of the parenting issues and problems discussed herein.

As a single father raising two children, I was looking for and expected a lot more specific and practical helpful advice. Its an easy read, but I estimate this book to be approximately 90% "encouragement".

I think this is a book the author would have liked to have available when in this same circumstance, but it may be better categorized for most people as a 'spiritualistic' guide than a plain survival guide. Author does a good job covering the need to take care of yourself while taking care of a family and to get help when needed.

I do NOT recommend it to men needing specific help with problems.

I DO recommend it to men looking for encouragement and fundamental Christian Bible passages to help you through problems.

I ordered this book and only upon receiving it did I realize that it was written from a Christian perspective. I think a disclaimer would have been useful: Warning - God-Based, or something like that. This guy, upon discovering his daughter has just had her period, goes out and buys her a rose and a card "containing a statement she could use as a budding woman in service to God."

Is that creepy, or is it just me?

Anyway, I think the book is completely hopeless.