A Step-parent's Handbook - Softcover

Raphael, Sarah Kate

 
9780859695091: A Step-parent's Handbook

Synopsis

A Step-Parent's Handbook 'Ready-made' families are increasingly common nowadays many people with children re-marry after divorce or bereavement. How do you cope with being a step-parent, and how can the children involved adjust to a new family? This clear and sympathetic book looks at the problem from all angles. Kate Raphael, who is a stepmother herself, fully discusses the role of women and men who marry a partner who already has children. She charts the difficulties and the pleasures (both practical and emotional) of stepfamilies; and she provides advice not only for the step- parent but also for the natural parent, grandparents, friends and relatives. She also tackles the issue of deciding whether or not to have a baby yourself. A STEP-PARENT'S HANDBOOK is essential reading for all those who are already a step-parent or are going to become one. It will help you over all the hurdles!

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9780859695084: Step-parent's Handbook

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ISBN 10:  0859695085 ISBN 13:  9780859695084
Publisher: Sheldon Press, 1986
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