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The Stepfamily Handbook: From Dating, to Getting Serious, to Forming a “Blended Family”

By: Karen S. Bonnell MS, Patricia L. Papernow EdD
Narrated by: Laura E. Zucker
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You’ve met someone! And they have a kiddo (or a few) and you’re wondering what that’s going to mean for your relationship. Or perhaps you’re the one with a kiddo (or a few), and you want to be sure you get this part right for both your dating partner and your child.

The Stepfamily Handbook: From Dating, to Getting Serious, to Forming a “Blended Family” provides essential guidance to parents who are dating and to those who are dating a parent. From those very first dates to including the kids to progressing to that big, important step of living together - this book is for you! Here’s what you’ll learn:

  • When and how to introduce children to a dating partner - and some critical do’s and don’ts when you meet the kids. (We’ll offer a few key considerations to set you up for success.)
  • How to increase the amount of time spent all together with children - without turning the fun into a stress-mess. (What? That’s tricky? Listen in…you’ll discover why kiddos don’t always jump on a parent’s dating train - and what to do about it.)
  • A road map through what we call the “Five Stepfamily Challenges”. These challenges will likely start surfacing long before you’re thinking about living together. They’ll grow in intensity as your relationship gets more serious. (Trust us: You’ll want these practical, proven tips to meet each challenge as they show up.)
  • Developmentally specific pointers for ushering children through the struggles of sharing a parent’s attention with another adult (and perhaps other children).
  • Research-based information on best practices for parenting, stepparenting, and discipline as time together increases and you find you have really different ideas about what to do when the children act…like children.
  • Valuable tips for maintaining a cordial relationship with a permanent player in your relationship - the co-parent (ex-spouse), the children’s other parent. (Like it or not, this important person will have an impact on your dating relationship.)
©2020 Karen S Bonnell (P)2022 Karen S Bonnell

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