Free Downloads Dating For Dads: The Single Father's Guide To Dating Well Without Parenting Poorly
Here is the first book written specifically for men who date while answering to a higher authority: their children.As a single father, you’re ready to begin dating again. But are your kids ready? In this much-needed guide, relationship expert Ellie Slott Fisher comes to the rescue with no-nonsense, no-judgments advice on everything from how to ask a woman out to navigating the potential minefield of overnight dates. Single dads are as nervous as single moms about merging their parental responsibilities with their social lives, but they often don’t have intimate friendships in which to share their concerns. Drawing on her own experience as a single parent, interviews and surveys she conducted with more than a hundred single fathers and their children, and the advice of family therapist Dr. Paul Halpern, Fisher gives the lowdown on a range of tricky topics, including:•When do I introduce my kids to the woman I’m dating?•What if they don’t like her?•Is it acceptable to date someone closer to my child’s age than my own? •Are sleepovers okay when my kids—or her kids—are home?•How do I give my children the reassurance they need while pursuing a social life of my own? Plus, how to avoid one of the biggest dating pitfalls: mistaking lust for love. From dealing with your ex-spouse to protecting your children’s inheritance, and many issues in-between, Fisher gives single fathers the tools they need to be both sexy suitors and devoted dads.
Paperback: 236 pages
Publisher: Bantam (January 29, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0553384864
ISBN-13: 978-0553384864
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #809,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #126 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Parenting > Single Parents #586 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Family Relationships > Fatherhood #987 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Family Relationships > Divorce
I don't ever read books. I read this one for small moments over some lunch hours and sometimes when I needed to wait for anything (including while my date gets ready to go out). I could have read this on a weekend but instead I did over the course of 2 months. BUY THIS! It is worth it even if you don't read. You will benefit, your new girl will benefit (which benefits you), and most importantly your kids will benefit. The knowledge contained in the book is based on small little tidbits of what other single fathers have told the author. She organizes it very well. The format of the book is definitely a how-to book (which is what I wanted), but is backed with the all the facts mentioning/referencing of real lives of other single fathers or former single fathers and what worked or didn't work for them.This book is beyond a good book. It should be a required reading for any man venturing into trying to add the complexity of a woman to your life as a single father. I will be recommending this to my former professional mental counselor who deals with complexities in relationships all the time. This book covers everything from simply dating and managing the time and how to talk about things with the new woman and to your kids. It talks about how to find women. It talks about what to expect from women and how to deal with it. It talks about how and when to introduce the woman to your kids. It talks about the balance between the tug of war between role as a father and as a good man to a woman who is not part of your household. It even talks about when you know if this is the right woman for you and if you should consider marriage. It is easily written and it is completely focused on a guys perspective. It is not long-winded.
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