If you’ve just become a single dad, you’re possibly about to go through one of the biggest challenges of your life. The 1 Player Dad Strategy Guide was created to help you through the initial stages of this journey. It’s a practical strategy guide based on my own transition into parenting as a single dad (or parenting in ‘1 Player Mode’), which began at the start of 2013.
When my relationship with my daughter’s mother ended, I needed to move back to Wellington, New Zealand, from Auckland (where we were living at the time), to be with my daughter. I had a daunting task in front of me – I had to find a new place to live, negotiate a job transfer to work remotely from the rest of my team, and physically relocate my whole life from Auckland to Wellington, all in the space of a month.
After grinding my way through that intense transition period, I slowly began learning how to parent on my own until I eventually came to a place where I felt I was beginning to work out how to manage this new role of being a single dad while working full-time and trying to chart a new course in life.
Two tough years later, I’m in a much better place than I was at the start of 2013, yet the journey is far from over and new challenges emerge daily as my daughter grows and life goes on. Over these two years I have managed to develop my parenting abilities and support systems (often through a painstaking trial and error approach), which has made navigating the challenges of parenting in ‘1 Player Mode’ a more manageable experience.
From there, I wanted to create something to help other guys going through a similar journey, to help them avoid some of the mistakes I made so they can get themselves into a place where they can survive, manage and eventually thrive in their new role as a single dad. That ‘something’ is 1 Player Dad, and The 1 Player Dad Strategy Guide.
This ‘strategy guide’ is intended to help you through the initial stages of your transition into becoming a single dad, from someone who’s been down that road before. As it’s based on my personal journey, some parts of the guide won’t be relevant to your unique situation, while there may be some gaps that you’ll need to figure out from other sources. However, hopefully you will find some information in here that will help you through this challenging period.
In the guide you’ll find:
- My journey to becoming a single dad, from a video game perspective of playing the two-player game parenting game in ‘1 Player mode’
- Practical, actionable steps for sorting out your life following the end of your relationship, from confirming parenting arrangements, finding a new place to live, negotiating work flexibility and establishing new life routines
- Easy reference action checklists for each section and at the end of the ebook
- Advice for transitioning into ‘1 Player mode’ based on my experience and the experience of other single dads. Avoid the dumb mistakes I made, and do the things that worked sooner!
The ebook is free, so if you’ve just started your journey on becoming a single dad, or if you want to read my story, head over to the 1 Player Dad Strategy Guide page to dowload the guide: http://www.1playerdad.com/the-1-player-dad-strategy-guide/.
Finally, all the best in negotiating this challenging part of your journey to become the best dad you can be. Any questions, comments or feedback, let me know below.