Can Step Families Be Done Right? Contributor(s): Webster (Author) |
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ISBN: 0884196747 ISBN-13: 9780884196747 Publisher: Charisma House OUR PRICE: $12.59 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2001 Annotation: This much-needed book is filled with lessons that prove step parents and step children can emerge from the worst cicumstances as a real family by applying Godly principles while walking through the stakes of becoming a truly blended family. It provides inspiration and instills hope to struggling step families. Authors, Joann and Seth Webster teach the reader how to recognize what a healthy step-relationship looks like, how long it takes to form, and what it takes to develop properly to end up a normal step family. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - Family & Relationships - Family & Relationships | Parenting - Stepparenting |
Dewey: 248 |
LCCN: 00111896 |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.08" W x 9" (0.83 lbs) 213 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Charismatic - Theometrics - Evangelical - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Family |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: You want the truth, not a sitcom of illusion. You want authenticity, not just perception. You want to know...Can stepfamilies be done right? Can God really bring beauty from ashes for your "blended" family? "Yes " say stepmother and stepson, Joann and Seth Webster. In spite of past experience, you can walk with divine confidence, past failures and mixed expectations, to find hope for your future together. Joann and Seth Webster take you where few would ever tread, back into their painful years as a newly blended family when life revolved around "The Divorce," the "Other Parents" and the co-dependant behavior of teenaged brother who reenacted destructive roles that felt familiar. You will also discover what every stepfamily must survive in order to thrive: -Choosing the best course for discipline -Determining a role for the stepparentIs there an "easy" way to do visitation? -Dealing with the "ghosts" in each member's past -Living through the three cycles of stepfamily life -Adjusting expectations for becoming a "real family" |