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Author : Michael Chandler
Publisher : Pudding House Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780944754115
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (541 download)
Download or read book Stepfathering written by Michael Chandler and published by Pudding House Publications. This book was released on 1984-12 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ron L. Deal
Publisher : Bethany House
ISBN 13 : 144121464X
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)
Download or read book The Smart Stepdad written by Ron L. Deal and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While resources abound for stepmothers, stepfathers are often left to travel a difficult road without clear directions. Ron Deal offers advice for men navigating the stepfamily minefield, including how to connect with stepchildren, being a godly role model, how to discipline, dealing with the biological dad, and keeping the bond strong with one's new spouse. He gives perspective on what the kids are going through and why things don't work the same as in a biological family. The Smart Stepdad provides essential guidelines to help stepfathers not only survive but succeed as both dad and husband.
Author : Mark Bruce Rosin
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Stepfathering written by Mark Bruce Rosin and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1987 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carl E. Pickhardt
Publisher : B.E.S. Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764143366
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (433 download)
Download or read book Keys to Successful Stepfathering written by Carl E. Pickhardt and published by B.E.S. Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a mother remarries, a step-relationship is created between her children and her new husband. The purpose of this book is to describe some of the contributions a stepfather can make to remarried family life, some of the common pitfalls in his path, some of the constructive alternatives he can choose, and some of the satisfactions he can enjoy.
Author : Ruth Roosevelt
Publisher : New York : McGraw-Hill
ISBN 13 : 9780070535961
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (359 download)
Download or read book Living in Step written by Ruth Roosevelt and published by New York : McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 1977 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ericka Lutz
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780028624075
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (24 download)
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!
Author : William Marsiglio
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742526730
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Stepdads written by William Marsiglio and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2004 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Stepdads Stories of Love, Hope, and Repair, William Marsiglio addresses provocative and timely questions facing stepfathers, single mothers, and remarried couples today. This book speaks to those who study and work with stepfamilies as well as persons who have ever thought about or lived in a stepfamily. Visit our website for sample chapters!
Author : Michael E. Lamb
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 047040549X
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (74 download)
Download or read book The Role of the Father in Child Development written by Michael E. Lamb and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-05 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Definitive reference on the important role fathers play in child development today Edited by Dr. Michael Lamb—the recognized authority on the role of fathers in child development, The Role of the Father in Child Development, Fifth Edition brings together contributions from international experts on each subject to provide a thorough and current summary of the state of fatherhood across cultures, classes, economic systems, and family formations. This classic guide offers a single-source reference for the most recent findings and beliefs related to fathers and fatherhood. This thoroughly updated new edition provides the latest material on topics such as: The effects of divorce Fathers from low-income backgrounds Stepfathers’ lives: exploring social context and interpersonal complexity Social policy Gay fathers Fatherhood and masculinity The definitive book on when, why, and how fathers matter to their children and families, The Role of the Father in Child Development, Fifth Edition is an essential reference for all mental health professionals who endeavor to understand and support fathers in becoming positive influences in their children’s development.
Author : Roberta L. Coles
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231143532
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)
Download or read book The Myth of the Missing Black Father written by Roberta L. Coles and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Common stereotypes portray black fathers as being largely absent from their families. Yet while black fathers are less likely than white and Hispanic fathers to marry their child's mother, many continue to parent through cohabitation and visitation, providing caretaking, financial, and other in-kind support. This volume captures the meaning and practice of black fatherhood in its many manifestations, exploring two-parent families, cohabitation, single custodial fathering, stepfathering, noncustodial visitation, and parenting by extended family members and friends. Contributors examine ways that black men perceive and decipher their parenting responsibilities, paying careful attention to psychosocial, economic, and political factors that affect the ability to parent. Chapters compare the diversity of African American fatherhood with negative portrayals in politics, academia, and literature and, through qualitative analysis and original profiles, illustrate the struggle and intent of many black fathers to be responsible caregivers. This collection also includes interviews with daughters of absent fathers and concludes with the effects of certain policy decisions on responsible parenting.
Author : William Marsiglio
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1461715253
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (617 download)
Download or read book Situated Fathering written by William Marsiglio and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2005-07-28 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When men act as parents they do so in diverse physical and social spaces imbued with symbolic meaning. They father in the military overseas, on the farm, in dilapidated inner cities, immersed in ethnic neighborhoods, navigating idealized places of leisure where families go, as stepfathers in spaces where physical dimensions and family meanings intersect, as nonresident fathers managing less than ideal conditions, rolling across the interstate as long-haul truckers, playing catch alongside the house, managing precious family-time in prison work-release programs, as participants in community fatherhood initiatives, etc. Until now, family scholars had not explicitly theorized and focused on how physical space shapes fathers' lives. A distinct volume of theoretical and empirical research, Situated Fathering addresses this oversight by proposing a new framework for studying how various contingencies of physical space, in conjunction with social/symbolic issues, affect men's identities as fathers and their involvement with children. Consistent with public interest in men's efforts to 'be there' as providers and caregivers, this book explores issues associated with the barriers and supports to involvement that are part of the physical and social environment. Written largely for family scholars and students, it emphasizes a future-oriented perspective by outlining directions for theoretically guided research in specific, often gendered fathering sites.
Author : Peter B. Gray
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674064186
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Fatherhood written by Peter B. Gray and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-02 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We've all heard that a father's involvement enriches the lives of children. But how much have we heard about how having a child affects a father's life? As Peter Gray and Kermyt Anderson reveal, fatherhood actually alters a man's sexuality, rewires his brain, and changes his hormonal profile. His very health may suffer—in the short run—and improve in the long. These are just a few aspects of the scientific side of fatherhood explored in this book, which deciphers the findings of myriad studies and makes them accessible to the interested general reader. Since the mid-1990s Anderson and Gray, themselves fathers of young children, have been studying paternal behavior in places as diverse as Boston, Albuquerque, Cape Town, Kenya, and Jamaica. Their work combines the insights of evolutionary and comparative biology, cross-cultural analysis, and neural physiology to deepen and expand our understanding of fatherhood—from the intense involvement in childcare seen in male hunter-gatherers, to the prodigality of a Genghis Khan leaving millions of descendants, to the anonymous sperm donor in a fertility clinic. Looking at every kind of fatherhood—being a father in and out of marriage, fathering from a distance, stepfathering, and parenting by gay males—this book presents a uniquely detailed picture of how being a parent fits with men's broader social and work lives, how fatherhood evolved, and how it differs across cultures and through time.
Author : Joshua M. Gold
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119246555
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (192 download)
Download or read book Stepping In, Stepping Out written by Joshua M. Gold and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This much-needed resource offers insight into building and maintaining satisfying and successful stepfamily relationships. As the number of stepfamilies continues to increase, counselors and other mental health professionals are likely to encounter clients seeking help in navigating these often complicated relationships. In this book, Dr. Gold emphasizes the principles and practices of narrative therapy as a means to address key concerns within the family system, reauthor dominant social myths surrounding stepfamily life, and create realistic treatment plans that are inclusive of all members of the family. Detailing the inherent strengths and challenges of the stepfamily experience, he provides an in-depth examination of the roles of each member in a blended family, including stepfathers and stepmothers, ex-spouses, grandparents, and children. This book is an excellent guide to thoughtful, practical, and empirically validated interventions for helping stepfamilies thrive. *Requests for digital versions from ACA can be found on www.wiley.com. *To purchase print copies, please visit the ACA website *Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to [email protected]
Author : Jonathan Pettigrew
Publisher : Lifespan Communication
ISBN 13 : 9781433124327
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Stepfather-stepson Communication written by Jonathan Pettigrew and published by Lifespan Communication. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a novel analysis of communication in stepfather-stepson relationships and is one of the first to examine the ways stepfathers communicate and to integrate the perspectives of adolescents into research on stepfamily communication. In order to understand the complex dynamics of stepfamilies, Jonathan Pettigrew presents six case studies of different families. They are written as engaging narratives - including interviews - that offer flavorful accounts of family members and their relationships with each other. Pettigrew then looks across cases to identify, describe, and examine patterns of stepfather support. This book builds upon current understandings of stepfamily life by providing a descriptive and heuristic model of supportive stepfather-stepson communication, making it valuable for those who study and work with families.
Author : Mark Bruce Rosin
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9781439183274
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (832 download)
Download or read book Stepfathering written by Mark Bruce Rosin and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2009-08-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Bruce Rosin, a stepfather of fifteen years, shares experiences, specific advice, and helpful suggestions on how to successfully assume the role of stepfather in this guide to blending families. Written with stepfathers in mind, Mark Bruce Rosin shares advice on creating and strengthening blended families, complete with experiences from Rosin himself, as well as fifty other stepfathers. Within these pages, stepfathers and stepfathers-to-be will find discussion of the adjustment period, living with kids, making new rules, setting boundaries, and forming a relationship with the “other” father. Stepfathering will help stepfathers of all types strengthen their relationships with their children and make the most out of their opportunity to be a loving parent.
Author : Stanley H. Cath
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113582780X
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)
Download or read book Stepparenting written by Stanley H. Cath and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an era when teachers commonly report that up to half of the children in their classes come from multiple homes and have multiple caretakers, the special psychological challenges of stepparenting have never been in greater need of examination. As thoughtful clinicians have long known, stepparenting is among the most complicated of psychological projects: it may simultaneously be a multifaceted burden and a spur to personal autonomy, deepened sensitivity to others, and newfound competence as a nurturer. Among the thousands of divorced people who remarry each year, most - despite their best resolve to live in the present - persist in reassessing the price of separation, especially as they come to appreciate the fact that divorce is seldom a total break for their children. Stepparenting is a comprehensive exploration of the process of reconstructing families. More specifically, it is a book about the perils and promise of stepparenting, a caretaking role that may be more challenging than biologically given child rearing. Contributors follow people as they try to reevaluate past misunderstandings and acclimate to new parenting contexts and obligations. Editors Cath and Shopper have taken pains to offer a balanced purview that includes both successful and maladaptive instances of stepparenting. Of special note are the clincal examples throughout the book that chart the extended periods of slow, creative learning experienced by parents and children, biological and step, as they test the waters of new family systems and try to elicit newly attuned responses from each other.
Author : Gary W. Peterson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461439876
Total Pages : 903 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Marriage and the Family written by Gary W. Peterson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-09-14 with total page 903 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of Handbook of Marriage and the Family describes, analyzes, synthesizes, and critiques the current research and theory about family relationships, family structural variations, and the role of families in society. This updated Handbook provides the most comprehensive state-of-the art assessment of the existing knowledge of family life, with particular attention to variations due to gender, socioeconomic, race, ethnic, cultural, and life-style diversity. The Handbook also aims to provide the best synthesis of our existing scholarship on families that will be a primary source for scholars and professionals but also serve as the primary graduate text for graduate courses on family relationships and the roles of families in society. In addition, the involvement of chapter authors from a variety of fields including family psychology, family sociology, child development, family studies, public health, and family therapy, gives the Handbook a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary framework.
Author : Carl Mazza
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
ISBN 13 : 0398091374
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (98 download)
Download or read book FATHERHOOD IN AMERICA written by Carl Mazza and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fathers are critical to their children's growth and development. Research on the involvement of men with their children stresses the important role that fathers play from infancy to adolescence. Due to the ethnically diverse population of fathers in America, culture and context frames the nature of fathering and shapes expectations within a cultural milieu. The book offers a wide range of vantage points–social work, family studies, marriage and family therapy, counseling, sociology, psychology, gender studies, anthropology, cultural and ethnic studies, urban studies, and health. There are five primary parts within this book, each of which looks at numerous facets of fatherhood in the twenty-first century. Part I defines the concept of fatherhood and family composition, becoming a father, young fathers, single fathers, fathers and daughters, and examines the father-son relationship. Part II looks at nonresident fathers, homeless fathers, incarcerated fathers, and the never married fathers. Part III reviews biological fathers, stepfathers, male foster carers, fatherhood and adoption, and gay fathers. Part IV examines the cultural dimensions of fatherhood, including Latino, African American, and Native American. Part V explores the fatherhood service delivery system by engaging fathers in culturally competent services, measuring the father's involvement, and the initiatives to support fathering. The context, practice, and gaps in responsible fatherhood programs are discussed. This informative and sensitive book will be useful for researchers, students, and professionals in the field of social work, health, family counseling, and human services. Applicable in classrooms and treatment situations, Fatherhood in America bridges the gap between research and practice through chapters authored by some of the country's foremost fatherhood scholars and clinicians by offering fresh perspectives and keen insights borne out of field experience working with fathers.
