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Stepfamilies: Love, Marriage and Parenting in the First Ten Years Pre-owned
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- ISBN
- 9780767901024
- Book Title
- Stepfamilies : Love, Marriage and Parenting in the First Ten Years-Based on a Landmark Study
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- Family & Relationships
- Topic
- Parenting / Stepparenting
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 19 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Based on a landmark longitudinal study, the nation's leading expert on stepfamilies reveals his breakthrough findings and offers the first detailed guide to easing the conflicts of stepfamily life and healing the scars of divorce. There are more than twenty million stepfamilies in America. For most of them, the simple, daily issues that challenge every family are even more anxiety-provoking. After conducting a comprehensive nine-year-long study funded by the National Institutes of Health, Dr. James H. Bray has written an invaluable book that explains why over half of all stepfamilies fail and reveals the strategies that help the others succeed. A stepfamily is assaulted on all sides by difficult and often divisive questions. How much control should a stepparent have over a stepchild? How much authority should a nonresidential parent exert over a child? How should a difficult former spouse be handled? How does an "ours" baby change the emotional dynamic in a stepfamily? Why is there a lack of "honeymoon effect" during the first years of stepfamily life? The purpose of Stepfamilies is to answer all the important questions of stepfamily life--to fill in the knowledge gaps that undermine so many stepfamilies today and, crucially, to learn the effect of stepfamily life on children. Based on one of the largest and longest studies of stepfamily life ever conducted, Stepfamilies interweaves the stories of real families to illustrate such study findings as how: a stepfamily has its own natural life cycle a stepfamily takes several years to develop into a family unit a stepfamily is at greatest risk during the first two years a stepfamily ultimately coalesces into one of three forms a stepfamily must solve four basic tasks in order to succeed a stepfamily can help heal the scars of divorce Filled with emotional, gripping stories, Bray's findings pinpoint the three major transitions in stepfamily life and identify the riskiest issues that can throw a family into crisis. Bray is the first to identify the several distinct forms that stepfamilies take and to explore which types of stepfamilies are more vulnerable than others and why. He also describes the natural life cycle of stepfamilies and basic tasks all stepfamilies must undertake to succeed. With a wealth of insight into the positive effects of remarriage, Bray shows how a loving, well-functioning stepfamily can lessen the trauma of divorce and restore a child's and family's sense of security. Most stepparents remarry with the highest hopes and new resolutions for a better life. Never before have their unique needs been addressed in depth. Through insightful case studies and practical advice, Stepfamilies reveals how a strong, stable stepfamily is as capable as a nuclear family of nurturing healthy development, of imbuing values, of setting limits and boundaries, and of providing a structure in which rules for living a moral and productive life are transmitted, tested, rebelled against, and ultimately affirmed. Bray's positive message and fascinating findings--many of which defy intuition--will put stepfamilies on the road to lifelong harmony.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Broadway Books
ISBN-10
0767901029
ISBN-13
9780767901024
eBay Product ID (ePID)
525455
Product Key Features
Book Title
Stepfamilies : Love, Marriage and Parenting in the First Ten Years-Based on a Landmark Study
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Parenting / Stepparenting
Publication Year
1998
Genre
Family & Relationships
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
19 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hq759.92.B73 1998
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
98-003543
Dewey Decimal
306.874
Dewey Edition
21
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