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Wisdom On Stepparenting: How to Succeed Where Others Fail
Subtitle: How To Succeed Where Others Fail
This is a guide to creating loving, stable stepfamily relationships. Written by a psychologist and stepmother, this book is for stepparents who want to make the most of their situation and learn how to be resilient, happy, and confident in their relationship with their spouse and their stepchildren.
The stories in this volume are drawn from clients that the author has counseled as well as her own adventurous life as a stepparent. To other struggling stepparents who feel they are drowning in their situation, she offers hope, encouragement, and realistic coping strategies. She provides proven techniques that help individuals succeed in their new marriages, build caring relationships with their stepchildren, and bolster their emotional life in general.
"This gem of a book reveals how stepparenting, in spite of the pitfalls, can be done well and be immensely rewarding for the whole family." Richard Levak, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist and Personality Expert
This is a guide to creating loving, stable stepfamily relationships. Written by a psychologist and stepmother, this book is for stepparents who want to make the most of their situation and learn how to be resilient, happy, and confident in their relationship with their spouse and their stepchildren.
The stories in this volume are drawn from clients that the author has counseled as well as her own adventurous life as a stepparent. To other struggling stepparents who feel they are drowning in their situation, she offers hope, encouragement, and realistic coping strategies. She provides proven techniques that help individuals succeed in their new marriages, build caring relationships with their stepchildren, and bolster their emotional life in general.
"This gem of a book reveals how stepparenting, in spite of the pitfalls, can be done well and be immensely rewarding for the whole family." Richard Levak, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist and Personality Expert
205 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 26, 2012
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June 26, 2021
A little repetitive at times, but overall a helpful look at the role of a step parent in the new family unit
July 3, 2014
This is the first step-parenting book I've read and I wish I'd read it a few years ago. I'm lucky to have a good relationship with the kids, who are young adults but not quite "fled the coop" in that young adult way. But I really did walk into this without a clue. It's hetero oriented and doesn't deal at all with any of the LGBT nuances of step-families (or have examples that aren't straight) but that seems to be the case with all of the books on this theme and the approaches it does offer translate well. This would be a good book for someone about to become a step-parent and I'm recommending it to one of my co-workers who just became one. It's self-published so there are some typos. This is free in the Kindle Owners Lending Library.
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