“You'll see,” eight-year-old Boyce Hopkins assured me one day. “Mom and Dad are going to get married all over again." I asked Boyce, one of our target children, what would happen to his stepfather, Lyle Applecroft. I knew that Boyce and ...
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Studies the differences between stepfamilies and nuclear families, and the adjustments and stresses families face as a result of remarriage.
Finally , Mrs. Thompson spoke up . “ The children's grandparents are accustomed to being with us for a late breakfast and the opening of gifts on Christmas morning . It's become a family tradition . ” Albert's face grew red .
Our thanks also to Arthur and Ruth Schwartz , whose encouragement and help in the conceptual stages of this book were instrumental in a dream becoming printed pages . STEPFAMILIES CHAPTER 1 Introduction I'm afraid that day to day xiii ...
Based on his ground-breaking ten-year study funded by the National Institutes of Health, the author examines why so many stepfamilies fall apart and shows them how to resolve their conflicts, with the help of case studies.
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To address this deficit, the editors have drawn together the work of 16 nationally known scholars to deal with four questions: * Marriages that create stepfamilies: Why do they occur? Fail?
Based on direct experiences with diverse types of stepfamilies, this book gives you new guidelines and strategies that will enable you to offer more successful sessions to your clients and improve your effectiveness as a practitioner.
This book shows you how honor and empowerment can be attained in new family structures and how alternative kin networks can be just as healthy as the traditional nuclear family unit.As this book examines the ability of different societies ...
This book shows you how honor and empowerment can be attained in new family structures and how alternative kin networks can be just as healthy as the traditional nuclear family unit.As this book examines the ability of different societies ...
The book concludes with a glossary. Highlights of coverage include: The history, diversity, and demography of stepfamilies (ch. 1). Frameworks for thinking about stepfamilies (ch. 2).
Explores the results of a nine-year study funded by the National Institutes of Health, offering guidelines for raising children in stepfamilies quot;ours" baby
"Studies the differences between stepfamilies and nuclear families, and the adjustments and stresses families face as a result of remarriage."--Publisher description (LoC).
STEPFAMILIES is the definitive guide for parents, children and members of extended families who may each need support in new and challenging roles.
One-fifth of American families with children (over 5 million families) are stepfamilies (Kaslow, 1993). ... in Italy, France, and England, 30 to 50 percent of married people, during this same time, were also A Short History of Stepfamilies.
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