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I have a decent friend back home who's raising a little girl on his own. I really don't expect any problems - he's a really amazing parent - but I did sit down with him two years ago before I went away to college, and we chatted about some stuff like that (I am a quasi-uncle, so this stuff interests me). He told me, in essence, that he really wasn't worried, that everything that had transpired up to that point just indicated that, as a single dad rather than a single mom, the only thing he really thought needed to be any different was that a stronger communication structure had to exist between him and his daughter than most parents/children.
So, as a young man and not a parent myself, I guess that's all I can offer for advice: make sure that your communication lines are open, and that you're open-minded with what goes on.
This is probably not very helpful, as it's fairly obvious, I would think, but I admire you for the care your showing your children in asking for advice.
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I'll be the one to protect you from your enemies and all your demons.
I'll be the one to protect you from a will to survive and voice of reason.
I'll be the one to protect you from your enemies and your choices, son.
They're one and the same I must isolate you, isolate and save you from yourself."
- A Perfect Circle
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