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 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 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.
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 1PlayerDad.com, and The 1 Player Dad Strategy Guide.
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, just enter your email address below.
Kia ora Ben my name is Shane Sinclair from South Auckland, NZ. Although I am not planning on being a single dad, I am expecting identical twin boys in between August/ September and I am very interested in what this website entails. I have just started a new job with a dual role in West Auckland for an organisation called THRIVE which helps Teen Mums and Dads and their babies as well as a project called LIKE MINDS LIKE MINE find local networks in their local communities to help them on the pathway of parenthood. we encourage safety, education, employment and especially tools they can use to help their family thrive in an uncertain future. At THRIVE we will be running some basic workshops to help young mums and dads from our West and Central Auckland communities and would be great if we could keep in contact for a common goal. I appreciate your feedback and input in this matter. Thanks Shane…
Kia ora Shane, thanks for your comment and congrats on your soon-to-be-debuting tag team! Sounds like you’re doing some great work with THRIVE with young parents, so hats off to you and the team. I’ll be in touch with you soon.
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Another from Wellington here, sounds like it’s going a great read!
Thanks Tav! Hope you enjoy it.
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Hi Ben,
My name is Dave, and I have recently become a single Dad. My wife and I are embarking on the adventure of 5050 parenting, so I am excited to read your experience, in the hope I will be the best Dad I can by to my gorgeous 2 year old daughter 🙂
Hey Dave, all the best on your new path as a single dad, hope you find something useful here!
I am currently in the middle of a separation but I am trying to get my tools ready for my next journey as a single dad.
Hi Jonathan, hope you get through the seperation process ok – good luck with it all!