Being a single parent is a tough job no matter who you are, but single dads often feel they're entering a strange, new world. The tips and advice provided in this comprehensive guide can make the little tricks of parenting seem like second nature....such as:

• Communicating effectively and showing affection
• Making your house or apartment a home
• Remaining consistent while juggling each new day
• Coping with teens
• Balancing work and parenting
• Handling special circumstances involving widowers
• Celebrating holidays, dealing with extended family, and maintaining friendships
• Dating again, raising daughters, cooking foods that kids will eat, fielding common childhood maladies, and more

" I heartily recommend this book both as a ready reference for moments of crisis and as a mosaic of values that define what a fine father—single or otherwise—should be. It offers as much a code for life as counsel for key moments. The Shimbergs are ultimately qualified to write this book not just because of what they know, but because of who they are. Both have a deep love for children. Both have enormous empathy for single fathers. And both are the kind of human beings we’d all do well to emulate."