Becoming a stepfather means new relationships, new struggles, and new joys. Here's a commonsense, practical guide tht helps stepfathers ease into their new role. The author emphasizes how stepfathers must replace wishful thinking with realistic expectations. Suggestions for getting along with stepchildren and building lasting relationships, managing conflict, establishing authority, and communicating in a positive way are all included to help men fully enjoy the rewards of being a stepfather.
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BARRON'S PARENTING KEYS
Books in this series offer help to parents who must cope with the details of raising children in the often-demanding contemporary environment. Bringing up children today is different--and in many ways, more difficult--than it was in past generations. Barron's Parenting Keys speak to today's parents with answers to today's problems.
KEYS TO
SUCCESSFUL
STEPFATHERING
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CARL E. PICKHARDT, Ph..D.
The author describes the contributions a stepfather can make to his new family, and advises on how the new Dad in the family can assume a reliable and reassuring presence. Also discussed are some of the pitfalls a stepfather might encounter and how he can overcome them. The author stresses the importance of compromise and respect for others in resolving family conflicts. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
BARRON'S PARENTING KEYS
Books in this series offer help to parents who must cope with the details of raising children in the often-demanding contemporary environment. Bringing up children today is different--and in many ways, more difficult--than it was in past generations. Barron's Parenting Keys speak to today's parents with answers to today's problems.
KEYS TO
SUCCESSFUL
STEPFATHERING
Second Edition
CARL E. PICKHARDT, Ph..D.
The author describes the contributions a stepfather can make to his new family, and advises on how the new Dad in the family can assume a reliable and reassuring presence. Also discussed are some of the pitfalls a stepfather might encounter and how he can overcome them. The author stresses the importance of compromise and respect for others in resolving family conflicts. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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91 of 95 people found the following review helpful:
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Pickhardt shares his years of experience as a psychologist and offers a very useful resource for step fathers and bio-fathers for understanding the multiple changes that affect step families. Issues of multiple alliances, boundaries, even gender differences about step fathers relating to step sons and step daughters, and more are all included in this book which helps normalize the process of step family development. He is very accurate in his description of the developmental process of step-family development, estimating a minimum of 2 years for step families to come together as a working unit. Highly recommended.
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I'm about to marry a wonderful woman who has 3 daughters, the eldest is almost a teenager. After a particularly trying weekend, I went to Amazon and bought 3 books on being a stepfather. The other books were okay. Then I read this book. Carl Pickhardt is very careful and thoughtful when choosing his words. Every word was there for a reason and carried enormous weight. The book was insightful, meaningful and accurate. The advice is valuable, but it is the thoughtful, no-nonsense insight behind that advice that is priceless. It is easy to read, but better than that, it grabbed my attention from beginning to end. I've made a note to reread this book every year. Good job Carl!
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This book is right on the mark. It validated a lot of the emotions felt in this situation and explains how to deal with them positively. I would reccomend this book to any stepfather.
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The first key to stepfathering is for the new husband to understand the attitudes stepchildrern may bring to him as a result of marriage to their mother. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
remarriage with children, new stepfather Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The first key to stepfathering is for the new husband to understand the attitudes stepchildrern may bring to him as a result of marriage to their mother. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
remarriage with children, new stepfather Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Evil Stepfather New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Making It As a Stepparent by Claire Berman in Back Matter
- Making Peace in Your Stepfamily by Harald H. Bloomfield in Back Matter
- Keys to Single Parenting (Barron's Parenting Keys) by Carl E. Pickhardt in Back Matter
- Keys to Developing Your Child's Self-Esteem (Barron's Parenting Keys) by Carl E. Pickhardt in Back Matter
- The Group Therapy Treatment Planner (PracticePlanners) by Kim Paleg in Back Matter
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