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Money Advice for Your Successful Remarriage

Author : Patricia Schiff Estess
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595169090
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (951 download)

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Book Synopsis Money Advice for Your Successful Remarriage by : Patricia Schiff Estess

Download or read book Money Advice for Your Successful Remarriage written by Patricia Schiff Estess and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-12-20 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for anyone contemplating -- or already in -- a remarriage, this book is a complete and indispensable guide to the financial systems, options, and solutions that work. Here, told in a lively, anecdotal, and empathetic manner, is everything you need to know about handling your money in a remarriage, as well as resolving the complicated emotions connected with the subject. Anyone who has said "I do" more than once knows that the financial considerations of a remarriage are remarkably different from those of a first marriage. Remarrieds walk down the aisle with a heavy train of financial responsibilities -- especially if they have dependent children from another marriage. They may bring unequal assets to the union. They often face financial strain when they decide to have a child. They are financially tied to former spouses -- even husbands of former spouses. Figuring out how to deal with these complexities at the same time one is dealing with the other aspects of remarriage can seem overwhelming. By providing financial-planning advice and ideas, illustrated with solutions other remarried couples have come up with, Money Advice for Your Successful Remarriage helps you deal sensibly, practically, and constructively with the countless financial aggravations and pressures that occur in remarriage. Topics addressed include: allocating assets fairly; whether or not to have a prenuptial agreement; deciding where to live and how to pay for it; sending the children/stepchildren to college -- whose responsibility is it, anyway?; establishing a viable checking system; sharing everyday financial chores; drawing up an estate plan that's fair to all family members; saving intelligently for retirement. Money Advice for Your Successful Remarriage addresses less concrete but equally "hot" interpersonal issues: communicating effectively about financial matters; resolving disputes arising from different money styles and approaches to money ; making the leap from sexual fidelity to financial fidelity. For the new American family -- the remarried family -- this book elevates the art of creative problem solving to a new level. By putting money in its place, it helps you concentrate on the reason you got remarried: because you love each other.

The Remarriage Book

Author : Peter K. Gerlach
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1469103303
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (691 download)

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Book Synopsis The Remarriage Book by : Peter K. Gerlach

Download or read book The Remarriage Book written by Peter K. Gerlach and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2003-04-14 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Note - links below will take you articles and resources in the nonprofit Break the Cycle! Web site (formerly "Stepfamily inFormation"). Use your browsers "back" button to return to Xlibris.com. Love is not enough... Typical new stepparents and bioparents (co-parents) usually find that building a multi-home stepfamily is unexpectedly confusing and conflictual. Most recent stepfamily literature estimates that over half of American co-parents who attempt re/marriage after divorce or mate death ultimately re/divorce psychologically or legally - despite their love, maturity, commitment, and experience. The "/" notes that it may be a stepparents first union. Thisunique guidebook results from 27 years research into why so many U.S. couples re/divorce. It appears that there are five factors that combine to often defeat loves brightest dreams: unseen psychological wounds from childhood in stepfamily adults and kids, and... blocked grief from two or three major sets of losses in some co-parents and/or stepkids; and... co-parent unawareness of (a) their inner family of subselves and related psychological wounds; (b) healthy grieving basics; (c) vital parenting and relationship skills and (d) stepfamily realities; and... These factors and high neediness causing one or both partners to commit to wounded, unaware people (mate + ex mate + stepkids), for the wrong reasons, at the wrong time; and... Little informed co-parent support available in the media and their community. My work as a stepfamily therapist since 1981 suggests that courting and re/married partners can work patiently at 12 Projects together to overcome these five re/marital hazards and forge a strong, nourishing re/marriage

The Remarriage Checkup

Author : Ron L. Deal
Publisher : Bethany House
ISBN 13 : 0764208535
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book The Remarriage Checkup written by Ron L. Deal and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RELIGION & BELIEFS. It's Time for a Relationship Checkup! Getting routine physicals and dental checkups is essential to your health. And your car needs a regular oil change. But what about your relationship? Dating and married couples rarely, if ever, do a checkup on their relationship. But the sooner you identify problems and find ways to resolve them, the easier it will be to create a strong future. And the sooner you discover your relationship strengths and build on them, the deeper and more intimate your relationship will be. Each chapter of The Remarriage Checkup explores one of the key qualities of happy remarriage relationships. Like a GPS device for your relationship, this book has a CPS (Couple Positioning System) and built-in discussion questions that can help you and your partner discover where you are, where you'd like to be, and how to get there.

Own Your Financial Freedom: Money, Women, Marriage and Divorce

Author : Kennedy, Andrea
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9814516856
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (145 download)

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Book Synopsis Own Your Financial Freedom: Money, Women, Marriage and Divorce by : Kennedy, Andrea

Download or read book Own Your Financial Freedom: Money, Women, Marriage and Divorce written by Kennedy, Andrea and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is never too early to get a financial reality check to ensure long term financial security. Practical, savvy, and wide-ranging, Own Your Financial Freedom will inform women of important financial constructs prior to marriage and educate women on the ‘what-if’ of a divorce proceeding and post-divorce money management. By making effective money decisions at every stage of your life, if a divorce is ever inevitable, you will feel far more in control and aware of what you are entitled to, making divorce a straightforward process and not a lengthy battle. Packed with essential advice from professionals and financial gurus, Own Your Financial Freedom will help anyone navigate through the emotionally, economically and legally challenging divorce procedure. From understanding entitlements, coming to a settlement and to planning long-term investments, this book is an essential guide to achieving financial freedom. Currently the principal of Wiser Wealth, Andrea Kennedy is an investment manager who has been providing coaching and consultation services to couples, families and professional women for the past decade in Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai. Andrea has a blog, “Women on Money” (www.wiserwealth.net/blog), and is often interviewed for her perspectives on wealth creation for women and couples. Andrea has a bachelor degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in International Affairs and Economics and is a certified financial planner (CFP). Originally from Chicago, Andrea has lived in Asia for the last 20 years

The Budget Kit

Author : Judy Lawrence
Publisher : AdvisorPress
ISBN 13 : 0974087688
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Budget Kit written by Judy Lawrence and published by AdvisorPress. This book was released on 2003-04 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Smart Stepfamily

Author : Ron Deal
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441264205
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book The Smart Stepfamily written by Ron Deal and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Keys to a Healthy Stepfamily Leading stepfamily expert Ron L. Deal reveals the seven fundamental steps to blended family success and provides practical, realistic solutions to the issues you face as a stepfamily. Whether married or soon-to-be-married, you'll discover how to · Solve the everyday puzzles of stepparenting and stepchildren relationships · Communicate effectively with an ex-spouse · Handle stepfamily finances confidently · "Cook" your stepfamily slowly rather than expect an instant blend This revised and expanded edition has updated research and two new chapters with even more real-world advice on topics such as stepsibling relationships and later-life stepfamilies.

Love, Marriage, and Money

Author : Gail Liberman
Publisher : Dearborn Trade Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780793126613
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (266 download)

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Book Synopsis Love, Marriage, and Money by : Gail Liberman

Download or read book Love, Marriage, and Money written by Gail Liberman and published by Dearborn Trade Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communication tips combined with financial strategies fortify this powerful, yet fun-to-read resource for those contemplating tying the knot. Succinct and to the point, this book blends psychological, legal, and financial information together for anyone about to say "I do".

Build a Co-parenting Team

Author : Peter K. Gerlach
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 146910332X
Total Pages : 663 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (691 download)

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Book Synopsis Build a Co-parenting Team by : Peter K. Gerlach

Download or read book Build a Co-parenting Team written by Peter K. Gerlach and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2003-03-23 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Note: links below connect to the non-profit educational Break the Cycle! Web site (Formerly "Stepfamily inFormation"). Close the pages or use your browsers "back" button to return here. Typical multi-home stepfamilies are riddled with conflicts between three or more co-parents and their relatives over child discipline, nutrition, visitations, custody, hygiene, religion, schooling, hoidays, loyalties, expenses, names, responsibilities, and other topics. The scope, complexity, and persistence of these disputes among ex mates, stepparents, and relatives can significantly contribute to eventual re/divorce. (The "/" notes it may be a stepparents first union). Thisguidebook is part of a series intended to help co-parents and supporters overcome five common hazards that combine to (1) promote epidemic U.S. re/divorce, and (2) pass on significant psychological wounds to vulnerable children. The hazards are: co-parents shared unawarenesses and ignorance of key information; plus... unseen psychological wounds from low-nurturance childhoods; plus... incomplete or blocked grief in kids and/or adults, which inhibits new bonds and adult intimacy; plus... courtship neediness and romantic illusions; plus... little informed stepfamily help in the media and local community. Typical nuclear stepfamilies include three or more co-parents (bioparents and stepparents) and several minor kids shuttling between two or more homes: Parenting effectively in this environment is far more complex than in "traditional" intact biological families - which catches typical co-parents and relatives by surprise. Why this book (and series)? Families exist to nurture - i.e. to fill key needs of their kids and adults. Most U.S. stepfamilies follow the divorce of one or both new mates, most of whom are parents. Divorce suggests that their kids werent well nurtured in their first family, and have many concurrent developmental + special needs to fill in their complex stepfamily.

Finding the Right One After Divorce

Author : Edward M. Tauber
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0736949232
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (369 download)

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Download or read book Finding the Right One After Divorce written by Edward M. Tauber and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are 23 million divorced people in the United States today. More than 80 percent of these people will remarry, and many of those marriages will fail. Divorce recovery experts Edward Tauber and Jim Smoke draw on their 30 years of experience as divorce counselors and a survey of more than 600 individuals to explore why people end up divorced again and what they can do to successfully remarry. To help readers avoid making the mistakes others have made, the authors present 13 wrong reasons to remarry, including: loneliness need to be needed to provide fathers or moms for kids to prove the divorce wasn't their fault they've found their "soul mates" Tauber and Smoke provide practical guidelines based on biblical principles to help people find partners who share values, have compatible personalities, agree on child-raising principles, and more. Includes helpful "Ready2Remarry" self test.

The Smart Stepfamily Marriage

Author : Ron L. Deal
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 144126633X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book The Smart Stepfamily Marriage written by Ron L. Deal and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make This Marriage Last a Lifetime Leading blended family authority Ron Deal and marriage and family expert David Olson show you how to build on your relationship strengths and improve your weaknesses. Whether you're dating, engaged, a young stepfamily, or an empty-nest couple, The Smart Stepfamily Marriage gives you the tools you need at any stage to create a remarriage that will last. Each chapter of this book explores one of the key qualities of happy remarriages as identified by research. Like a GPS for your relationship, this book has built-in discussion questions that can help you and your partner discover where you are, where you'd like to be, and how to get there. The online survey gives you a report with personalized results for your relationship. "The Smart Stepfamily Marriage is the road map to a healthy marriage."--Gary D. Chapman, PhD, author, The Five Love Languages and When Sorry Isn't Enough "Remarried or marrying again? This book is loaded with specific, useful ideas for helping your marriage reach its full potential."--Scott Stanley, PhD, author, A Lasting Promise; research professor, University of Denver "This book is a must-read for any remarried couple. It includes the tools needed to create and maintain a wonderful remarriage."--from the foreword by Evelyn Husband Thompson, widow of Space Shuttle Columbia Commander Rick Husband, now remarried to Bill Thompson "The Smart Stepfamily Marriage is the most up-to-date, relevant, complete guide for remarried couples--I know of no other resource like it."--Francesca Adler-Baeder, PhD, professor and director, Center for Children, Youth, and Families, Auburn University; director, National Stepfamily Resource Center "This book will help you thrive in your marriage and beat the odds of divorce. The preventative information is the best I have ever seen, and the practical application covers it all. I have put The Smart Stepfamily Marriage at the top of my resource library for couples who find themselves in this beautiful and yet challenging world of remarriage."--Jim Burns, PhD, president, HomeWord, author of Creating an Intimate Marriage, Confident Parenting, and The Purity Code "Remarriages have unique challenges and different relational needs than first marriages. Based on a national study of 50,000 couples, this book is a wonderful resource for remarriage couples. Take the online Couple Checkup and get a report about your relationship, read the book, and build a relationship that lasts!"--Dr. Gary Smalley, author of The DNA of Relationships "You want a marriage that lasts forever, right? Blended family couples can beat the odds--this book will tell you how."--Dr. Dennis Rainey, president of FamilyLife, author of Stepping Up

Stepcoupling

Author : Susan Wisdom
Publisher : Harmony
ISBN 13 : 0307421686
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Stepcoupling written by Susan Wisdom and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love may be sweeter the second time around, but once the bliss of a newfound relationship wears off a little, the reality of being part of a stepfamily sets in. If you are one of the millions of remarried Americans facing the challenge of blending two existing families into one cohesive whole, you are part of a stepcouple—and you know all too well how hard it can be to make your marriage work in sometimes tough terrain. Different parenting styles, finances, relationships with ex-spouses, legal matters, and even seemingly simple issues such as the kinds of chores assigned to children can chisel away at your union if you don’t always make your marriage a priority. Stepcoupling offers advice for stepcouples on how to do just that—all the while strengthening their blended family with a healthy marriage. Susan Wisdom and Jennifer Green provide tips and strategies on dealing with the issues remarried couples face, with a wealth of advice from real-life stepcouples, such as: * Learning to tailor your expectations of your spouse or children and remembering that no family is perfect * Knowing where your boundaries are, whether involving a hostile ex-spouse or a stepchild who demands too much attention * Realizing that traits like flexibility, tolerance, forgiveness, and openness are especially essential in a stepfamily situation * Making “us” time for talking, problem-solving, weekends away, and enjoying your marriage to constantly renew and strengthen your bond as a couple Let this invaluable remarriage manual help you make your stepcouple the foundation of a strong, happy, and successful stepfamily.

The Remarriage Manual

Author : Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW
Publisher : Sounds True
ISBN 13 : 9781683644071
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (44 download)

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Book Synopsis The Remarriage Manual by : Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW

Download or read book The Remarriage Manual written by Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW and published by Sounds True. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Love may be sweeter the second (or third) time around, but once the bliss wears off, the reality of joining two distinct worlds sets in,” writes marriage and family therapist Terry Gaspard. She knows all the pitfalls and landmines. She has counseled couples for over 30 years and conducted original research, and her blogs for top websites are read and shared by hundreds of thousands. In The Remarriage Manual, Gaspard shows couples how to manage the 10 areas that most threaten second marriages. Unfinished business with exes (and other old baggage), pressures of dealing with debt and handling money, blending families, finding time and space for sex, managing conflict, and more can strain second marriages to the breaking point. We might joke that marriage should come with a manual, but for remarriages it’s essential. The divorce rate is 60 percent compared to 50 percent for firsts. The tips and tools Gaspard offers have directed countless remarried couples toward lasting happiness, including the author and her husband. The Remarriage Manual provides everything a couple needs to inspire or repair their second marriage. Therapists, divorce lawyers, and clergy will also find crucial insights for helping their clients.

It Pays to Talk

Author : Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz
Publisher : Currency
ISBN 13 : 1400048826
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)

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Download or read book It Pays to Talk written by Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz and published by Currency. This book was released on 2002-12-24 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does your family talk about money? Do your kids understand your money values? Do you and your mate agree on how you spend and invest your money? Do you know if your parents are financially secure? These are the questions that Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz and her father, Charles Schwab, ask at the beginning of this invaluable family financial primer. The authors acknowledge that these are difficult questions but stress that families must grapple with them and come up with answers. Despite the proliferation of the financial news media, money remains a taboo subject in most families. Often the mere thought of talking about money with a family member causes enormous personal stress and confusion. But it doesn’t have to be that way. The goal of this father-daughter collaboration is to bring solid financial advice into the context of family, where it can be explored, understood, and implemented to the benefit of everyone. The first essential thing that must happen is conversation, and It Pays to Talk is filled with advice about how to start talking. The authors are both working parents with a combined sixty-five years of knowledge and experience in the investment field. In this book they present a road map that every family can follow as they develop and implement an investment strategy and money-management plan. They begin by covering the fundamental principles that every investor needs to understand in order to succeed for the long term, and then they move on to cover joining forces in marriage; building your family’s wealth regardless of market conditions; investing for your children’s future and raising money-savvy kids; retirement planning; estate planning for you and your parents; and dealing with the unexpected—insurance, divorce, and investing a windfall. Throughout the book, the authors offer advice about how to start the often difficult conversations that lead to smart decision-making, as well as how to talk gently, intelligently, and respectfully about the many issues that define and shape our attitudes about money. It does pay to talk. This valuable and expert book will get you started and help you at every stage of your family’s investment career.

Stepfamily Courtship

Author : Peter K. Gerlach, MSW
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1450059961
Total Pages : 571 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (5 download)

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Book Synopsis Stepfamily Courtship by : Peter K. Gerlach, MSW

Download or read book Stepfamily Courtship written by Peter K. Gerlach, MSW and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2003-03-25 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What ́s Different about This Book? This modular reference book and series for co-parents and human-service professionals is unique in the genre of stepfamily media for seven reasons. It is the only current resource that... Is based on (a) 30 years ́ clinical research, including over 17,000 hours ́ consultation with over 1,000 typical divorced and stepfamily adults and some of their kids; (b) five widespread re/marital hazards, and (c) 12 Projects to neutralize the hazards. This volume... Integrates six core concepts: # proven family-systems principles; and... # an inner-family concept of human personalities, linked to... # a definition of high-nurturance families; # a framework of seven effective-thinking and communication skills, # healthy three-level grieving and healing blocked grief; and... # a framework of stepfamily realities, meanings, and merger-adjustment tasks. A fifth uniqueness is that the book... Provides Internet addresses to over 150 experience-based stepfamily articles, worksheets, and other resources to augment its contents. This is one of several guidebooks for a free, 8-module self-study course for people interested in healing and self-growth. Lesson 7 focuses on evolving high-nurturance stepfamilies. And this book is different because of... My personality, writing style, training (BSME and MSW), and 72 years ́ life experience (engineering, business, teaching, and 30 years ́ practice of psychotherapy with hundreds of stepfamily clients). My learnings from personal "ACoA" recovery (from a low-nurturance childhood) since 1986 greatly influence this site and series of stress-prevention guidebooks. And... I have many years of personal experience as a stepgrandson, adult stepson, stepfather of two girls, and stepbrother of four - and an admirer of two haughty stepcats.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Stepparenting

Author : Ericka Lutz
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780028624075
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Stepparenting written by Ericka Lutz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1998 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You're no idiot, of course. You know how to push a toddler on a swing, the recipe for the best gooey chocolate chip cookies, and even how to get teens to confide in you. Your own kids think you're hip, too (although they'd never admit to it). But when it comes to figuring out how not to come across as the wicked stepparent, you feel like you need a magical potion. Don't reach for the garlic yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Stepparenting gives you sanity-saving advice for dealing with the stepfamily, getting to know your stepchildren, and feeling confident in your role. In this Complete Idiot's Guide® you get: --Tips for dealing with the dreaded “first meeting.” --The top 10 complaints of stepmoms and stepdads—and how to deal with them. --Disciplining do's and don'ts. --Practical suggestions for dealing with the Ex. --Expert advice on making time for romance!

Becoming Family

Author : Robert H. Lauer
Publisher : Augsburg Books
ISBN 13 : 9781451410792
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Becoming Family written by Robert H. Lauer and published by Augsburg Books. This book was released on with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on their own experiences and that of the stepfamilies with which they have worked, Robert and Jeanette Lauer give practical advice on how to deal with the top ten challenges in stepfamily life: loss, adjustment, personal identity, family identity, loyalty, conflicts, former spouses, resources, stepparenting, and marital intimacy.

Build a High-Nurturance Stepfamily

Author : Peter K. Gerlach
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1401038816
Total Pages : 517 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (1 download)

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Book Synopsis Build a High-Nurturance Stepfamily by : Peter K. Gerlach

Download or read book Build a High-Nurturance Stepfamily written by Peter K. Gerlach and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Note: hyperlinks below will take you to the Break the Cycle! Website (formerly "Stepfamily inFormation") that this book and series are based on. Use your browser ́s "back" button to return to Xlibris. This is the fourth volume in a series of six dedicated to breaking the epidemic [wounds + unawareness] cycle that promotes America ́s tragic divorce divorce epidemic. The prior volume, Stepfamily Courtship (Xlibris.com, 2002), outlines seven Projects to help courting couples make wise commitment decisions. This book for stepfamily coparents and supporters adds five more projects based on the prior seven ones. If couples didn't do the prior projects (which is common), they can start the first six any time. A sobering reality: if either partner made any unwise courtship choices, it's unlikely that doing these other 11 Projects will guard them and their dependents from the five hazards that promote psychological or legal re/divorce. Nonetheless, working at the the projects will give minor kids their best chance at avoiding inherited psychological wounds, and passing them on to their descendents like their unaware ancestors did. The five post-re/wedding co-parenting projects are: 8) Nourish your re/marriage and steadily keep it your second priority, after personal integrity and wholistic health - except in emrgencies. In complex multi-home stepfamilies this is hard for many couples to do; as they 9) Merge three or more multi-generational biofamilies, and evolve strategies to resolve inevitable values and loyalty conflicts and Persecutor-Victim-Rescuer relationship triangles; while you 10) (a) Build a co-parenting team with your kids' "other parents," (b) stay current on your kids' progress with their many developmental and adjustment needs, and (c) continually adjust and refine your co-parenting "job descriptions" based on your stepfamily mission statement. Because all nine of these ongoing co-parent projects are complex, confusing, and conflictual 11) Intentionally build a support network for you and your kids, and use it regularly. Finally 12) Help each other (a) stay balanced personally, re/maritally, and co-parentally each day, and (b) enjoy this whole challenging, en