Making the Best of Second Best: A Guide to Positive Stepparenting
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From the Author
In Making the Best of Second Best, I have done my best to write honestly about stepfamilying and at the same time to emphasize the positives. Through my family's experiences (including my own mistakes), I've learned some specific strategies for living comfortably in a stepfamily. I also believe that it's crucial for parents and stepparents to take a strong and active role. In a stepfamily, adults who are trying too hard to be liked or who are afraid of losing their kids often fail to provide the strong parenting that children need. This is one of the reasons divorce is harmful for kids, and one of the reasons that it's important to make the "second best" of a stepfamily as good as you possibly can.
I also have tried to emphasize the positives about stepparenting. It can be much more than simply enduring in a difficult situation. You can use it to become a better parent and a better person, and you can even enjoy it. The book is based on many of the principles found in twelve-step programs. Those principles are the basis of my relationships with my husband and our kids, and I think they are essential in creating a healthy blended family.
From the Back Cover
Kathleen Fox has shared the challenges of stepfamilying with her husband, two children and three stepchildren since 1989. Her column on blended families ran for three years in The Dallas Morning News. She has also published magazine articles and edited a number of books on personal growth. She lives with her family in South Dakota.
Making the Best of Second Best: A Guide to Positive Stepparenting
Making the Best of Second Best: A Guide to Positive Stepparenting,Kathleen Fox,Foxcraft, Incorporated,0966554302,Family & Relationships / Emotions,Family & Relationships / Stepparenting,Family / Parenting / Childbirth,Family/Marriage,General,Children of divorced parents,Emotions,Family Relationships,Parenting,Stepchildren,Stepfamilies,Stepparenting
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