"The ultimate go-to guide for single mothers!" - Ann Douglas, author, The Mother of All Pregnancy Books The Complete Single Mother: Reassuring Answers to Your Most Challenging Concerns by Andrea Engber and Leah Klungness, (3rd edition, (Adams). 480 pages plus illustrations.
Being a single mother isn’t easy—but with The Complete Single Mother, Third Edition, it just got easier.
Written by Andrea Engber, the founder and director of the National Organization of Single Mothers, and Leah Klungness, Ph.D., this comprehensive guide explains what nearly thirteen million American single mothers need to know to overcome the challenges of daily life with dignity, wisdom, and courage.
Long the most popular source of encouragement and advice for single moms, this engaging, enlightening guide explores such important issues as:
-Finances
-Dealing with the absent father
-Custody
-Dating and remarriage
With a new chapter devoted to children with special needs, as well as inspirational sidebars about famous single mothers, this updated classic is the supportive, one-stop handbook you’ll turn to again and again!
"The Complete Single Mother is the definitive guide to life for solo moms." -Ariel Gore, editor/publisher, Hip Mama
"This is the most helpful, empowering resource single moms have looked to for over a decade." -Sheila Ellison, author, The Courage to be a Single Mother and founder of SingleMomsConnect.com
"The absolute single mother 'bible'... I couldn't believe how much incredibly important information delivered with heart, hope and laughter is packed in. You must get this book!" -Patrice Karst, author, The Single Mother's Survival Guide
From earlier editions of The Complete Single Mother: "This handbook for single mothers offers practical advice on meeting the challenges of parenting without partners. In part 1, Engber and Klungness look at the various ways women become single mothers--through divorce, widowhood, adoption, donor insemination, or pregnancy outside marriage--and the special demands of each situation. In part 2, the authors focus on how single moms can handle pregnancy and birth, maintaining a household and maintaining their self-esteem alone, and in part 3, they talk about the day-to-day difficulties of 'raising terrific kids.' They address in part 4 relations outside the family unit." - Booklist "Provides a world of support for women who often feel alone."-American Baby magazine. |
