Amazon.com At last， a comprehensive and practical guide for the single parent， filled with expert information and pragmatic advice. Today's world is rapidly changing -- and so is the family. Focusing on how to raise good kids in stressful times， this book offers solutions for tough problems: helping your children through your divorce， building their self-esteem， finding male role models， and responding to questions like， "Where's Daddy?" The Complete Single Mother explains what nearly eleven million single mothers need to know to meet the challenges of daily life with dignity， wisdom， courage， and a dash of good humor. From Publishers Weekly The authors are single mothers whose state was unexpectedly thrust upon them by departing partners. Engber， founder of the National Organization of Single Mothers， is a contributing editor to Working Mother; Klungness， a psychologist， specializes in issues of single mothers. Together they have produced a frank and unabashedly feminist guide， the tone of which reflects the popular What to Expect series. No topic is off limits: there are tips on how not to fall to pieces when the baby starts saying "da-da" and even what to do when teenagers start worrying that mom will be old maid. Finances are approached in the chapter "Money Matters"; custody sharing， dealing with former in-laws and dating are considered in the section "Relating Joyfully to Others，" which also includes the chapter "The Ex from Hell." There is an entire and encouraging chapter on raising sons. Breezy but always down-to-earth， this guide provides intelligent and frequently entertaining reading and offers much to mothers without-and with-partners. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information， Inc. See all Editorial Reviews