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Surviving Step-Families

By: Michael Carr-Gregg
Narrated by: Michael Carr-Gregg
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Becoming a step-parent is one of the toughest journeys anyone could ever take, but the rewards can be immeasurable. In this insightful and reassuring book, Australia's leading parenting expert, Michael Carr-Greg, offers practical advice on the following:

  • The typical stages of step-family transition;
  • The particular challenges of the first two years;
  • How to manage conflict and build lasting relationships;
  • Dealing with the ex;
  • The great "no-nos" of step-parenting; and
  • The essential lessons every step-parent needs to learn.

Surviving Step-Families is an invaluable resource that will help to give your new family the greatest chance of success.

©2011 Michael Carr-Gregg (P)2012 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Parenting & Families Relationships Step Parenting
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Has a lot of good tips for surviving the early years of starting a step family. his voice is not annoying and easy to listen to. more geared towards step families with adolescence and pre teen children.

informitive, easy to listen to and insightful

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very helpful. thanks for the effort and time in writing this books. it's a blessing and saver. i recommend this to all the families out there.

very helpful

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Really good book highlights a lot of areas where you can make your life easier. It was good to know our experiences are common and things will get better. Worth the read.

Really helpful book. Thanks Michael.

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Practical & doable tips, thank you! I really appreciate the examples & connection between theory and applications.

Excellent

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really good overview and basics of making step families work. common sense advice for a situation not always natural to have common sense with, especially when you're in the middle of it

the basics, very well put

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listened to this in about a week, super useful and approachable advice, have bookmarked several spots to go back and listen with my partner

easy and useful read

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This book really helped me to know that the struggles im having with our step family are normal and gave me strategies to help get through them.

Great resourse

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Essential reading for anyone in or considering blending families. Some home truths and stuff not so easy to hear, but worth taking in.

Essential 'steps'

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