Blending families [electronic resource] : merging households with kids 8-18 / Trevor Crow Mullineaux and Maryann Karinch.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Crow, Trevor (Author) Karinch, Maryann (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2016]
Subjects:	Stepfamilies.
Online Access:	ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2016 (Ebook Central @ Proquest) EBSCO eBooks: 2016 (EBSCO) eBook Public Library Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2016 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:	Blending Families: Merging Households with Kids 8-18
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

Author's note: trevor talks about her own blended families' past and present
Introduction: who needs this book?
A spectrum of opportunities and challenges
The practical meaning of attachment styles
Understanding parenting and step-parenting styles
Key challenges to the blending process
Step-parenting issues with pre-teens
Sidebar: an essay about a half sister being a whole sister
Step-parenting issues with teens' risk and reward
The five things you must have to succeed
Trust and trustworthiness
Vulnerability and emotional strength
The bridge to empathy
Truth as a gateway
Structure with feeling
Stories and practical insights
Challenges, options, and solutions
Advice from the front line : blending dos and don't.