The Smart Stepmom: Practical Steps to Help You Thrive

The Smart Stepmom: Practical Steps to Help You Thrive

The Smart Stepmom: Practical Steps to Help You Thrive

The Smart Stepmom: Practical Steps to Help You Thrive

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Overview

You Can Be a Smart Stepmom

In today's complicated stepfamily, the stepmom often doesn't know where to turn for help. Let stepfamily expert Ron Deal and experienced stepmom Laura Petherbridge show you how to survive and thrive as a stepmom, including:

How to be a positive influence on children who are torn between loyalty to their biological mom and to you.

What to do when you feel ostracized, rejected, or lonely.

When and how to step back during conflict and let your husband take the lead.

How to handle holidays, adult stepchildren, between-home communication, and much more.

Here is the hope, encouragement, and practical information to assure you that you are not alone in the stepmom journey.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780764207020
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/01/2009
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Ron L. Deal is the founder of Successful Stepfamilies, which empowers stepfamilies toward healthy living and equips churches to minister to their unique needs. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed professional counselor who frequently appears in national media, including Focus on the Family, HomeWord, Reality Talks, and FamilyLife Today. He speaks at conferences including the National Stepfamily Conference and the American Association of Christian Counselors World Conference. Ron and his wife, Nan, and their sons live in Amarillo, Texas.

Laura Petherbridge is an international speaker and author of When "I Do" Becomes "I Don't": Practical Steps for Healing During Separation and Divorce. She has been featured on FamilyLife Today, HomeWord, and the Crown Financial Ministries' radio broadcast. Laura is featured on the DivorceCare video series, used by over 12,000 churches worldwide and has taught on divorce recovery at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. Laura and her husband, Steve, reside in Lady Lake, Florida.

Table of Contents

Section 1 The Smart Stepmom: Who Is She?

Introduction 13

Chapter 1 Can You Hear Me Now? 19

Chapter 2 Can I Run Away From Home? 33

Chapter 3 The Wicked Stepmother: Did Disney Have Me in Mind? 51

Chapter 4 Understanding His Kids (Part 1): Loss, Grief, and Troubling Emotions 65

Chapter 5 Understanding His Kids (Part 2): Loyalty 83

Chapter 6 Partnering: Stepparenting Beside the Engaged or Disengaged Father 102

Section 2 Getting Smart: The Stepparenting Team

Chapter 7 Dad Smart (Part 1): She Can't Do It Without You 125

Chapter 8 Dad Smart (Part 2): Pitfalls and Good Intentions 140

Chapter 9 Meet Your Ex-Wife-in-Law: Friend or Foe? 155

Chapter 30 Understanding Your Kids: What Do They Need? 176

Chapter 11 Kodak Moments: Vacations, Holidays, Mother's Day, and Special Occasions 194

Chapter 12 Adult Stepchildren 216

Chapter 13 Baby Steps: Should We Have an "Ours" Baby? 241

Chapter 14 Smart Love 256

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