BOOK: A Proven Approach to Getting Your Family to Talk, Solve Problems, and Improve Relationships.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families By Stephen R. Covey, Sandra Merrill Covey
BOOK: Building a Beautiful Family Culture in a Turbulent World
Smart Stepfamily: New Seven Steps to a Healthy Family By Ron L. Deal
BOOK: "The best book available for stepfamilies that I’ve seen." ~ Dennis Rainey, Executive Director, FamilyLife.
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60 second Blending Lives Barometer by BlendedLives.com
Blended families are often in a state of crisis. 60% of those who read this page will not survive with their family intact. We can help you be one of those who achieve long-term success.
Answer the following ten questions with Yes or No?
1. Do you feel torn between your spouse and children?
2. Do your children lack clear expectations of behavior and consequences for misbehaving or showing disrespect?
3. Do stepparents feel as though they are competing with stepchildren?
4. Are you and your partner suffering from guilt through previous marriage breakdown which can cause you not to discipline or compensate children with material gifts?
5. Is the relationship between stepparents and children filled with jealousy?
6. Does your partner fail to meet your needs?
7. Do you and your partner struggle to resolve conflict in a healthy manner?
8. Do you and your partner fail to present a united front to the children?
9. Do you feel insecure in your relationship so the children will tear you apart?
10. Does your experience of blending cause you to feel discouraged and unsatisfied?
What's a stepmother? By Kathleen F. Potter via STEPFAMILIES Quarterly "What's a stepmother?" said Katie. Billy thought for a moment, then smiled. "A special person that helps my Dad take care of me." …
Your Stepladder to Success By Lynn Vale via STEPFAMILIES Quarterly The honeymoon is over. And now it's just you and your spouse, and the stepchild who sits staring suspiciously at you across the breakfast table. Sometimes, as you attempt to merge "yours" and "mine" into "ours," the problems seem overwhelming. But, whether your stepchildren are resident or visiting, it is possible to ease this transition from strangers to family.
“WHY IS STEPMOTHERING MORE DIFFICULT THAN STEPFATHERING?” Rose Marie Hoffman, via Stepfamilies Quarterly
...some have argued that stepmother-stepchild relationships have the potential to be particularly problematic for both stepmothers and stepchildren. free
“FANTASY EXPECTATIONS OF LIFE AS A STEPMOTHER” Emily Visher, Ph.D. via Stepfamilies Quarterly
I entered the door unarmed with any information on the subject and full of the most unreasonable expectations one could imagine!
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“Making Stepfamilies Work” by APA
The so--called "blended family" is no longer an aberration in American society: It's a norm. free
ADD and ADHD Answer Book: The Top 275 Questions Parents Ask
BOOK: "As a parent with a special needs child, this book provides information to help with the day to day problems we face. " ~ J. M. Berry
SmartMoney Magazine
MAGAZINE: Practical and imaginative ideas for investing. "This magazine kept me from losing it all" D.L., top model in the 80's.
Harvard Business Review
MAGAZINE: Best practices, latest and greatest ideas about how to run anything. "I love it online and offline." ~ Janice, CEO Coaching Circles
60 second Blending Lives Barometer by BlendedLives.com
What's a stepmother? By Kathleen F. Potter via STEPFAMILIES Quarterly 
Your Stepladder to Success By Lynn Vale 
