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Becoming Family

How to Build a Stepfamily that Really Works
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A practical, Christian guide for meeting the challenges of stepfamily life. More than one in five families with two parents is a stepfamily and eight million children live in stepfamilies. The stepfamily is both a wonderful blessing and a challenge. 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 Marital Intimacy The authors encourage the formation of stepparents support groups, and an appendix includes activities and suggestions for small-group discussion.
Robert H. Lauer, and Jeanette C. Lauer, are recognized experts in marriage and family. Each has lived in a stepfamily and they are members of the Stepfamily Association of America. They have co-authored ten previous books and have been published in Psychology Today, Family Weekly, Reader's Digest, and Ladies' Home Journal and reside in San Diego. Robert H. Lauer, and Jeanette C. Lauer, are recognized experts in marriage and family. Each has lived in a stepfamily and they are members of the Stepfamily Association of America. They have co-authored ten previous books and have been published in Psychology Today, Family Weekly, Reader's Digest, and Ladies' Home Journal and reside in San Diego.
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