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About the author
Cesar Hernandez is a writer, speaker, and single father who has spent over a decade studying the intersection of parenting, personal resilience, and family systems. After becoming a single parent himself, he discovered that most parenting advice assumed a two-parent household and left single parents adapting generalized strategies to a reality the authors hadn't considered. That gap became his mission.
Hernandez holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Texas and has completed advanced training in family dynamics, trauma-informed parenting, and positive discipline. He has written for *Parenting Today*, *The Fatherhood Journal*, and *Psychology for Families*, and his work has been featured on parenting podcasts and family wellness platforms reaching over a million listeners.
His approach combines evidence-based research with the raw, practical wisdom of lived experience. He believes that single parents are not broken versions of something else, but whole families in their own right, deserving of advice that meets them where they are. His writing avoids judgment and idealization, offering instead a clear-eyed, compassionate path forward.
Hernandez lives in Austin, Texas, with his two children, where he spends his non-writing hours coaching youth soccer, building furniture that's mostly functional, and learning to cook one new dish each month. He speaks regularly at single parent conferences and community centers, and his online community, The Resilient Parent, provides daily encouragement and practical strategies for single mothers and fathers navigating the journey.
*The Single Parent's Handbook* is his first book. He is currently working on a companion journal and a guided curriculum for single parent support groups.
