Step Wise A Guide To Family Mergers (Paperback)

by James Dale (Author) "As a stepparent, you want a close, warm, sharing, caring, deep relationship with your stepchildren immediately..." (more)
Key Phrases: Family Mergers, Parent-Child Guide, Step Wise

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Product Description
It's hard to know exactly how to handle the uncomfortable, unpredictable, and sometimes seemingly unmanageable situations that stepparents deal with day by day. Finally, an easygoing handbook for in-the-dark stepparents is here in StepWise - the no-nonsense, no-psychobabble, down-to-earth, practical, and witty guide to dealing with stepchildren in a friendly, sensible, sometimes funny way. Coauthors James Dale and his stepdaughter, Alex Schapiro, offer their insights in a unique, bite-sized format. One of the most important lessons of their experience is that you'll need your sense of humor, so they tackle this serious subject with levity. They realize raising stepchildren isn't world peace. It just sometimes seems as hard to achieve.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (May 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740711113
• ISBN-13: 978-0740711114
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #823,360 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Raising stepkids can be funny and fun, April 24, 2001

By A Customer

This book says it all. In fact, I think I said some of these things and the authors read my mind. When I went through the stepdad routine, I was ready to give up until I saw it from the kids eyes, which is what the writers of Stepwise did. The book is very funny but every funny idea is really a way to get connected with your kid. I have gone to see really bad movies with my stepchildren and listened to rap music. Just like they say in the book, sometimes you start to like the movies and music yourself. I even went to the mall with my stepchildren. I have at least ten stepparent friends and they're all getting this book from me. My stepkids liked the book too. It's really just about being a good parent who isn't so uptight.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars it's about time, November 2, 2001

By	alicia twomley (Arizona) - See all my reviews

It's about time someone approached stepparenting in an honest way. It's hard! But it can be enriching if you take the right attitude. That's what they show you how to do in Stepwise. They have a real sense of humor which is a MUST for stepparents and stepchildren. They're right, it is like coming into a movie that's already started and not wanting to ask dumb questions about what's going on. Buy this book, memorize it, and give it to other stepparents.

5.0 out of 5 stars Step By Step, November 5, 2001

By A Customer

This is really a review of a review. I gave one of my best friends a copy StepWise after he remarried. The other day he said, "That book you gave me has been a big help. It has helped me keep perspective. It's not easy putting a new family together. It takes patience, humor and a whole lot of love. It (StepWise)is a wonderful book for parents who find themselves with a new family."