Kategoria BISAC: Family & Relationships >> Parenting - Stepparenting

"It's very likely you did not, or will not, marry a man for his children. Yet, if they are integral to your husband's life, you must immediately and automatically incorporate them into yours, from the moment you say, 'I do.'"
In every aspect of life our most important work is on ourselves--but when a woman marries a man who has children from a previous marriage, there is much more to care for than the marriage. Even if she only sees the children every other week, they play a recurring role in her life.

How does a woman prepare for this continuing challenge? Is there a...

What determines whether stepfamilies remain together? What helps stepfamilies overcomes the difficulties of remarriage and become mutually supportive family units? How can mental health professionals better support this development? This book brings both clarity and depth to the unique and complex dynamics of remarried families. Patricia Papernow draws on interviews with over 100 stepfamily members, up-to-date research, a solid theoretical framework, and an empathic clinical sensibility to present an insightful model of stepfamily development, the Stepfamily Cycle. This details account of...

"It's very likely you did not, or will not, marry a man for his children. Yet, if they are integral to your husband's life, you must immediately and automatically incorporate them into yours, from the moment you say, 'I do.'"

In every aspect of life our most important work is on ourselves--but when a woman marries a man who has children from a previous marriage, there is much more to care for than the marriage. Even if she only sees the children every other week, they play a recurring role in her life.

How does a woman prepare for this continuing challenge? Is there a...

Tired of reading a book that is hundreds of pages in length, then thinking they could have boiled down the "important parts" and saved you a lot of time? Here's a book that eliminates the fluff and gives you just the nuggets in 50 one or two-page chapters, each with an accompanying photo. Fast, easy and insightful reading. Critical steps to loving and effective step parenting of young children, teenagers and adult stepchildren.

Randall Hicks' prior books on family formation and...

Does your step family leave you feeling like you just can't do this anymore?

It's not your fault. You start out second as a stepmom which can leave you feeling like you'll never be good enough. But you can discover belonging and power that you never knew you had when you make your happiness come first.

This is for you if:

• This stepfamily thing leaves you questioning your sanity
• You feel like an outsider in your own home
• You've lost confidence in your choices and abilities
• You think,...

In Stepparenting the Grieving Child, Diane Ingram Fromme shares the assumptions and presumptions, steps and missteps that occurred within her own stepfamily. Diane faced the key challenges any new stepparent to grieving children experiences, including helplessness to know how and when to offer comfort, awkwardness to identify the times and ways to memorialize the lost parent, and outsider blues--not only feeling uncomfortable in her own home but also in her own skin.

With personal examples, insights from other stepfamilies, and knowledge gained through experience and...

Although this book is all fiction and none of the events actually happened, the feelings described and emotions displayed are not rare, and many stepparents have probably realized the same in their situations. My intent is to let you know that if you are a step parent and have some crazy feelings and emotions, you are not alone. Your marriage can survive this.