29 Ways to Make Your Stepfamily Work

Creative and practical tips to help your stepfamily survive and thrive

Kelly Kirkendoll Shafer is a mother of two and stepmother of three and is host to the website http://www.stepfamilieswork.com and she knows her stuff.

Her book is an easy-to read sensible guide to new families, and if you are embarking on the stepfamily trail you could not do better than read it. The sad statistic is that 60% of second marriages where there are children do not work out. Why? Because according to the author couples bring unfinished business into their new relationship. Also, even well-intentioned couples often fail to recognize or address the realities of stepfamily life.

29 Ways to Make Your Stepfamily Work is full of helpful practical tips and there are timely reminders too, for example, about the fact that a remarriage is felt to be a gain for the adults, whereas the children often see it as another loss.

Above all Kirkendoll Shafer urges patience - creating a stepfamily that gels takes time. So if you are still struggling after reading this book get some further help.

The book includes an excellent list of recommended books to read and websites to visit.

published by Spirited Life Press
  e-book $8.95    paperback  $12.95    ISBN 1591136156

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