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This book has its roots in the author's 16 years of direct clinical experience with almost 500 stepfamilies, as well as their own personal experience as a stepfamily. In response to the dearth of resources for stepfamilies in the therapeutic community, the Burts have created an intervention that addresses the specific concerns and challenges of the stepfamily: the Step By Step Model of Brief Therapy. This important book outlines the model ad its applications |o ... Read more

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Excellent Reference Book
Kelly Kirkendoll Shafer's 29 Ways to Make Your Stepfamily Work is a great read.Even though this book is geared towards stepfamilies, I have to recommend the book to all mothers, fathers and caregivers.Kelly's tips are meaningful no matter the circumstances.Definitely a bedside reference book and a great gift for anyone going through the experience.

29 Ways to Make Any Family Work
I do not have a blended family yet, however we are in the process of adopting an older child and bringing this child home with us permanently. The 29 ways can apply to families of all types. I appreciate the author's experience, her heart, and her love of family that comes through the pages of this book.

Chocked full of great ideas and heartwarming stories.
This is a book that no step-family should be without (or any family).It is filled with great ideas that you can begin to implement right away.Very practical advice and a quick read that hits home!Thank you for "Way No. 20"!

29 Ways To Make Your Stepfamily Work
This is an amazing book that gives real life situations for step-families with clear guidance to improve and strengthen your step-family.It is truly written from the heart and can be of significant value for those who experience the challenges of a step-family with particular emphasis on improving the situation for the children.Every person in this situation should read Kelly's book.There are also some great ideas that can be used for traditional families.

A Stepfamily MUST

Kelly Kirkendoll Shafer's 29 Ways to Make Your Stepfamily Work is a more than a self-help book...it's a bed-side reference manual for every stepfamily. It provides on-target information I learned the hard way when I began my stepfamily experience twenty years ago. We made it, but Kelly's book would have made the making it easier.I would recommend it not only for stepfamilies, but for grandparents and aunts and uncles of stepfamily units. Know a stepfamily you love? Give this gem of a book. But do yourself a favor. Get yourself a copy first, so you will be ready to help in the bonding process. You'll also find info that is beneficial in all relationships...and you'll want to recommend it to everyone you know who it trying to make family meaningful in today's world. ... Read more

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Discusses the problems and adjustments involved in having only one parent in the family and what happens when that parent remarries, giving the child a stepfamily. ... Read more

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This volume explores a new kind of family that is not so new. Stepfamilies orginally emerged as a family resulting from the death of a parent - the new stepfamily results from the separation of divorce of parents. Robinson and Smith cover a wide variety of topics including legal and financial issues, historical factors, the significance of myths, and the challenges of building relationships and new family ties. ... Read more

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Illustrated throughout with questions & answ ers, help boxes & readers experiences, this series encourage s children to explore their feelings about personal issues w hich may affect them. In this book, kids talk about how they cope with their stepfamily. ' ... Read more

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This manual provides practical and creative ways to help adolescents clarify the stresses they experience from living in a changing family. In theoretically correct and clinically sound ways, it also teaches adolescents concrete problem-solving skills to use in anger situations, and it provides age-appropriate and relevent scenarios in which they can practice using these skills. The manual also helps teens to correct their misconceptions regarding issues about parental divorce and to solve problems that come up in peer and family relationships. ... Read more

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The Stepkin stories are designed for young children and are to be read by a parent, teacher, counselor, therapist, grandparent, librarian, or any other concerned adult. Each of the stories covers a particular aspect of divorce and can be read aloud in approximately ten minutes. ... Read more

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I highly recommend this book for stepfamilies
When I first married, I had an instant family with two young stepchildren who came to live with us.Not only did I have to cope with beinga new wife, but I had to jump in as a stepmother to two children who were tryingto understand and deal with the divorce of their parents.The StepkinStories address those tough issues in a format that is easy for children toaccept.All kids love having stories read to them.The guides coach theadults along the way.I recommend this as a tool for any stepfamily withyoung kids.

You will be glad you shared this book with a child.
As an elementary teacher I see the fright, hurt, and tears of children lost in the many feelings of divorce.Parents, counselors, and caring adults now have a book that can truly help young children know they are notalone, that divorce is not their fault, and there are positive ways tohandle the enormous changes going on in their young lives.

The StepkinStories are a helpful way to find answers to the many feelings andquestions our little ones have in the common, but emotional,thing called"divorce".

You will be glad you shared this book with a child.

One of a kind guide to help small children of divorce cope
Peggy Lumpkin has found a way for adults(parents, grandparents, teachers, counselors, concerned friends) to interact with children who are going thru a divorce with their parents.The Stepkin Stories are to be read to thechild by the adult and then discuss the feelings of the childbroughtforth by the stories.By talking about the feelings the child has, he/shelearns that he/she is not alone with those feelings and that there aresolutions to the problems.

The art work, done by the author, is charmingand should brighten up the child.

This book is a must for all concernedadults who have contact with children trying to cope with the divorce oftheir parents. ... Read more

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Discusses the positive aspects of having a stepfamily, including tips on how to adjust to a new family. ... Read more

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A successful blended family is not a myth, according to Jeff and Judi Parziale. This book is a travel guide--it takes stepfamilies on a journey to lasting success, a place they call the "Promised Land." The authors draw some amazing parallels between stepfamilies and the journey of the children of Israel to the land promised to them by God. This workbook deals with every major blended family issue and is packed with solid, biblical solutions. You may be lost or overwhelmed on your journey, or you may need practical, accurate information on blended family life. In a time when many marriages and remarriages are struggling to survive, let The Journey be your guide to a thriving, successful blended family. ... Read more

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Stepfamilies are those families with children that are often created by the marriage or union of an immediate parent to another non-biological parent or person. Stepfamilies are rarely portrayed in the media. Stepchildren seldom see media representations of stepchildren coping with family issues: therefore these child viewers have few role models similar to themselves in which to learn from.Research has established that children often imitate and can relate to media characters similar to themselves. In addition, similar characters are often recalled by child viewers. Since few stepfamilies are represented in the media, this often leaves stepchildren at a disadvantage.The Stepducks mission is to Encourage all people to recognize that there may be no separation of family and education. Through Stepducks we promote the importance of family inclusion in all levels of education in a very entertaining way. "You'll swear you know these kids." Through entertainment, the Stepducks offers a fresh and public view of the often underrepresented types of families--stepfamilies.Sit back and enjoy the Stepducks. They promise to Make you laugh, Make you think and Make you care.Visit the Stepducks online at www.stepducks.net ... Read more

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Truthfulness
This Stepducks book will make children laugh and think about making right and wrong decisions. Also, implies being truthful with your parents about situations is the right thing to do. ... Read more

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How do you blend two separate families into one household? Family traditions, values, interests, and parenting styles are often so far apart that simple questions like, Who takes out the trash? or Where shall we go for Christmas? can quickly become flashpoints of conflict. Winston T. Smith provides a road map to the unique chal­lenges that each member of a stepfamily faces. Drawing on his experience as a marriage and family counselor, Winston Smith shows how understanding each others struggles, honest sharing, and sacrificial love can transform and unify your stepfamily. As you learn to practically apply these biblical principles, you will find that there are also unique blessings to be found in your new, blended family. ... Read more

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Explores the different nature of stepfamilies, examining the difficulties, pleasures, and issues involved in becoming part of a stepfamily. ... Read more

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Children and adults who have become part of stepfamilies describe their experiences in coping with new stepparents and stepsiblings. ... Read more