I Was a Successful Single Parent: You Can Be One Too

The purpose of this book is to let single parents know that they can raise their child or children alone -- without their spouse - and they can do it successfully. Many single parents, particularly mothers (since there are more of them raising their children alone) think, 'I can't help it that my child is on drugs, their dad went off and left us.' They say, 'I can't raise this child all by myself so I quit.' Single parents have a tendency to quit before they get started. If the child begins to fail in school or gets in trouble with drugs, alcohol, or friends, the single parent blames it on the fact that the other parent has left them. Society tells single parents, 'Oh, you poor thing having to raise your child alone. I just don't know how you'll ever do it.' I believe that this makes the single parent think that they will get a lot of sympathy so they might as well just give up and not really try. The purpose of this book is to reverse the thinking of single parents. I want to tell them of all the advantages they will have. They actually can do a very good job by themselves and after reading my book, they will have confidence and believe in themselves. Many families even with both parents have basically failed with their children. The reasons are usually the same reasons a single parent will have. They don't seem to think that what they say or do with the child really matters. They seem to think it's just a matter of chance. It isn't chance! Whether you are single or married, you have to make a conscientious decision about everything you do with and for your children. However, I will say that I feel in many ways a single parent can do a better job with their children. With the new statistics saying that 2 out of 3 marriages will end up in divorce, I definitely believe that these parents need a book that will be optimistic and help them in this area. OUR KIDS DESERVE IT!!