Two very nice things happened when I started this book. First， I found that all the experts I contacted were incredibly helpful in sharing their knowledge and advice. Many I interviewed personally. Others allowed me to use material from workshops I attended. And l m extremely grateful to all of them for their enthusiasm and input. The greatest experience， however， was meeting hundreds of single parents， talking wlth you face to face and through the questionnaires which so many of you volunteered to fill out. Having met you and shared the details of your lives， I say \"Cheers\" for the divorced mother from Pennsylvania who writes: \"We are a family. I feel great satisfaction in my two healthy， intelligent， happy children. Single parents malntalning a home are a special group and I think we all deserve a pat on the back!\" Earning less than $10，000 a year in a pretzel bakery， this mother has supported her son and daughter for the past five years and still finds time and energy to be supportive to her sister， who \"has left her husband (3 small kids). I feel I have been able to help her through example.\" And cheers， too， for the California father who feels that living with Dad benefits both parent and child: \"Children can experience men as being loving and nurturing also... Men can experience some of the joy in watching children grow and can learn that won~n have problems too， and perhaps can relate better because of this knowledge.\" These are true expressions of the self-reliance compassion and joy in self and children that I felt in all the sing e parents I met I benefitted from their experiences and I hope that you wil， too. Certainly， this is a practical group who approach the challenges of single-parent living with optimism and flexibllity. How do they handle child care during school vacations， for instance? Who cares for the kids in these \"working parent\" homes? \"The state of New Mexico provlded free day care while I was a student; then the
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