Becoming Family: How to Build a Stepfamily That Really Works

Name: Becoming Family: How to Build a Stepfamily That Really Works
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ISBN: 9780806637303

By: Robert Lauer, Jeanette Lauer

Fortress Press / 1999 / Paperback

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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 whom they have worked, Robert and Jeanette Lauer give realistic, helpful advice on how to deal with the major challenges in stepfamily life: loss, adjustment, personal identity, family identity, loyalty conflicts, former spouses, resources, stepparenting, and marital intimacy. The authors encourage the formation of stepparent support groups, and an appendix includes activities and suggestions for small-group discussion.

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Title: Becoming Family: How to Build a Stepfamily That Really Works
By: Robert Lauer, Jeanette Lauer
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 128
Vendor: Fortress Press
Publication Date: 1999

Dimensions: 8.5 X 5.5 X .50 (inches)
Weight: 10 ounces
ISBN: 0806637307
ISBN-13: 9780806637303
Stock No: WW63730

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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.

Author Bio

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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.