| Becoming Family Contributor(s): Lauer, Robert H. (Author), Lauer, Jeanette C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806637307 ISBN-13: 9780806637303 Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing OUR PRICE: $16.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Parenting - Stepparenting - Religion | Christian Living - Family & Relationships |
| Dewey: 306.874 |
| LCCN: 98048892 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.06" W x 8.99" (0.71 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |