The stepfamily handbook : from dating, to getting serious, to forming a "blended family"
Karen Bonnell (Author), Patricia L. Papernow (Author)
"The Stepfamily Handbook provides these essentials: • Step-by-step guidance for how to introduce children to a dating partner and pace positive engagement between partners and kids, and kids with kids. • A roadmap through the "Five Stepfamily Challenges" that will likely surface shortly after you begin dating and grow in intensity as your relationship develops - with practical, proven tips to meet each challenge. • Developmentally specific pointers for ushering children through the struggles of becoming part of a new family. • Research-based information on best practices for parenting, stepparenting and discipline in a stepfamily. • Important tips for maintaining a successful relationship with a critical player in the family - the co-parent (ex-spouse), who is the children's other parent. • A solid communication skills tool box to help you face the inevitable relationship struggles that come with stepfamily formation."--Page 4 of cover
Print Book, English, 2018
CMC Publishers, Kirkland, Washington, 2018