Free eBooks 7 Steps To Bonding With Your Stepchild Available To Downloads
Practical, realistic, and upbeat advice--from sharing a bathroom to initiating conversations--for people who "inherit" children along with a new spouse. The success or failure of a stepparent to bond with stepchildren can make or break a new marriage. But this book has a refreshing message--it is possible to achieve longlasting, rewarding relationships with your new children. Most stepparents feel caught in a bind because in order to connect with their stepchild, they have to reach out--but not too much, too little, or too deliberately. And relationships with stepchildren are inherently different from those with biological children who love their parent unconditionally. But these 7 basic steps will give you the essentials, from deciding what kind of stepparent you want to be to realizing that love comes later.
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1 edition (March 9, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312253656
ISBN-13: 978-0312253653
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,173,562 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #185 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Family Relationships > Stepparenting & Blended Families #13141 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Parenting
I read this book as a biological parent and a stepparent. I really appreciate the author's deep and compassionate understanding of the primitive connection between parents and their biological children in stepfamilies-a connection that can leave stepparents feeling like outsiders. Because the author honors this important bond between divorced parents and their kids, she does a beautiful job of explaining the incredibly complex nature of relationships in stepfamilies. I love the author's warm, personal approach and her ability to create empathy for all members of a stepfamily. She does a great job of helping stepparents view the world from their partners' and stepchildren's point of view. She also offers very helpful tips about how to bond with stepchildren, including sample conversations about difficult topics. The bonding tips include "Conversation Starters That Get Stepchildren Talking" and other creative ideas. This book is a gold mine for stepparents!
We are a treatment foster home and Suzen was our clinical specialist for almost a year. I have a step child that I was having problems with and Suzen suggested that we read her book and see if it would help. It helped me because I at times seemed like I was in competition with my step-son for his father's attention. It showed me new ways to deal with this and how to come to terms with it. It also helped me with the foster children in our home and really had a large impact on how I dealt with those children. I feel Suzen writes from the heart and some very good points in her book. I would recommend this book highly to any family which is dealing with difficult step-children. It is worth every penny.
Both, my husband and I, enjoyed this book very much. I am a stepparent to my husband's daughter and he is a stepparent to my children. This book gave us both some usefull tips on how to connect with each other's children as well as with each other. I enjoyed reading Suzen's case examples and dialogues which illustrated typical stepfamily scenarios that I could relate to. It reasured me that bonding is simply a matter of time!
I'm not sure what I was expecting, but this book didn't present any information that was new to me or wasn't common sense. I don't feel like it helped me with any of the issues I was struggling with as a step parent. However, if you're looking for a very very basic guide to step parenting this would be good.
BOOK PROVIDE GOOD INSIGHT TO THE ISSUES OF A STEP PARENTTHE BOOK WAS CLEAR AND GAVE GOOD IDEAS AND PROJECTS TO USE WITH THE NEW KIDSGOOD AND EASY READINGWELL WRITTEN
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