The Smart Stepdad

The Smart Stepdad

Author: Ron L. Deal

Publisher: Bethany House

Published: 2011-04-01

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 144121464X

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While resources abound for stepmothers, stepfathers are often left to travel a difficult road without clear directions. Ron Deal offers advice for men navigating the stepfamily minefield, including how to connect with stepchildren, being a godly role model, how to discipline, dealing with the biological dad, and keeping the bond strong with one's new spouse. He gives perspective on what the kids are going through and why things don't work the same as in a biological family. The Smart Stepdad provides essential guidelines to help stepfathers not only survive but succeed as both dad and husband.


Stepdads

Stepdads

Author: William Marsiglio

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9780742526730

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In Stepdads Stories of Love, Hope, and Repair, William Marsiglio addresses provocative and timely questions facing stepfathers, single mothers, and remarried couples today. This book speaks to those who study and work with stepfamilies as well as persons who have ever thought about or lived in a stepfamily. Visit our website for sample chapters!


Stepdads Showing Up! & Showing Out!

Stepdads Showing Up! & Showing Out!

Author: SEDERICK C. RICE PH.D

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2020-09-04

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1663206953

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StepDads, Showing Up & Showing Out is a humorous and interesting view of Dr. Rice’s growth, development, perspectives, and experiences as a STEPFATHER (STEPDAD). Rice’s first person perspective presents learning curves and experiences that hopefully provides support, wisdom, and encouragement to those MEN, (and the WOMEN who love and adore them), who have taken on the Difficult, Stressful, Mind-Blowing, Frustrating, Awesome, Honorable, Humbling, Rewarding, Enriching, and Blessed opportunity to be a STEPFATHER (STEPDAD). Rice describes how he had to grow in Spirituality, Patience, Self-Reflection, Understanding, Mental Health Awareness, Love Languages, Wisdom, and Financial Creativity. Rice’s goal is to Encourage, Equip, Strengthen, and Empower those MEN (and the WOMEN who love and adore them), to fully embrace the Challenges, Responsibilities, Honor, and Blessings associated with being a STEPFATHER (STEPDAD). The Ultimate Challenge, as a STEPFATHER (STEPDAD), is to Always Show Up! & Show Out! God is Watching!


The Funny Stepdad Life Lessons

The Funny Stepdad Life Lessons

Author: Tony Moser

Publisher:

Published: 2017-05-11

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9781542734349

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Stepdads are the unsung heroes of America. They are here to teach and to pick up slack. Sometimes their great knowledge is over looked because they are never as good as their wife's ex husband Rick who was more successful, more attractive and looked better with his shirt off...so my stepdad told me. But nonetheless, The Funny Stepdad's book is filled with great photos and thoughts my stepdad once told me when I was growing up. Now you can enjoy them around a coffee table or mostly likely, on the toilet.


Stepcoupling

Stepcoupling

Author: Susan Wisdom

Publisher: Harmony

Published: 2007-12-18

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0307421686

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Love may be sweeter the second time around, but once the bliss of a newfound relationship wears off a little, the reality of being part of a stepfamily sets in. If you are one of the millions of remarried Americans facing the challenge of blending two existing families into one cohesive whole, you are part of a stepcouple—and you know all too well how hard it can be to make your marriage work in sometimes tough terrain. Different parenting styles, finances, relationships with ex-spouses, legal matters, and even seemingly simple issues such as the kinds of chores assigned to children can chisel away at your union if you don’t always make your marriage a priority. Stepcoupling offers advice for stepcouples on how to do just that—all the while strengthening their blended family with a healthy marriage. Susan Wisdom and Jennifer Green provide tips and strategies on dealing with the issues remarried couples face, with a wealth of advice from real-life stepcouples, such as: * Learning to tailor your expectations of your spouse or children and remembering that no family is perfect * Knowing where your boundaries are, whether involving a hostile ex-spouse or a stepchild who demands too much attention * Realizing that traits like flexibility, tolerance, forgiveness, and openness are especially essential in a stepfamily situation * Making “us” time for talking, problem-solving, weekends away, and enjoying your marriage to constantly renew and strengthen your bond as a couple Let this invaluable remarriage manual help you make your stepcouple the foundation of a strong, happy, and successful stepfamily.


Stepdad 101

Stepdad 101

Author: Stacey James Wheeler

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781508018759

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Stepdad 101, What to Know Before You Marry A Single Mom is a vital reading for any man thinking of becoming a stepdad. With a divorce rate higher than 70 percent, blended family couples fail at a rate higher than any other category. Stepdad 101 explains the hidden challenges that make stepdads leave at twice the rate of traditional marriages. Men who read Stepdad101 will know what to expect before they say ""I do.""


Working It with Her Stepdad

Working It with Her Stepdad

Author: A.D. Barnes

Publisher: Steemies

Published: 2022-09-16

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13:

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Helping her stepdad get in shape...When Haylee's mom tells her stepdad that he should consider joining Haylee for a jog, he claims he's in good shape for his age. But then next morning, he's there bright and early to join her for a run. It starts out with him out of breath, but by the end, they're both panting.


The Boy Crisis

The Boy Crisis

Author: Warren Farrell, Ph.D.

Publisher: BenBella Books

Published: 2018-03-13

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1942952724

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What is the boy crisis? It's a crisis of education. Worldwide, boys are 50 percent less likely than girls to meet basic proficiency in reading, math, and science. It's a crisis of mental health. ADHD is on the rise. And as boys become young men, their suicide rates go from equal to girls to six times that of young women. It's a crisis of fathering. Boys are growing up with less-involved fathers and are more likely to drop out of school, drink, do drugs, become delinquent, and end up in prison. It's a crisis of purpose. Boys' old sense of purpose—being a warrior, a leader, or a sole breadwinner—are fading. Many bright boys are experiencing a "purpose void," feeling alienated, withdrawn, and addicted to immediate gratification. So, what is The Boy Crisis? A comprehensive blueprint for what parents, teachers, and policymakers can do to help our sons become happier, healthier men, and fathers and leaders worthy of our respect.


My Stepdad is an Alien

My Stepdad is an Alien

Author: David Harmer

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780330415521

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A wonderfully revealing anthology about the secret lives of grown-ups. Find out why Mum peels the potatoes with a cutlass and much, much more . . .


Stepmonster

Stepmonster

Author: Wednesday Martin

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2011-01-21

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 0547394314

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An honest and groundbreaking guide to understanding the complicated emotions that develop between stepmothers and children. When faced with often overwhelming challenges, what woman with stepchildren is unfamiliar with that “stepmonster” feeling? Half of all women in the United States will live with or marry a man with children. To guide women new to this role—and empower those who are struggling with it—Wednesday Martin draws upon her own experience as a stepmother. She's frank about the harrowing process of becoming a stepmother, she considers the myths and realities of being married to a man with children, and she counteracts the cultural notion that stepmothers are solely responsible for the problems that often develop. Along the way, she interviews other stepmothers and stepchildren and offers up fascinating insights from literature, anthropology, psychology, and evolutionary biology that explain the little-understood realities of this unique parent-child relationship and—in an unexpected twist—shows why the myth of the Wicked Stepmother is the single best tool for understanding who real stepmothers are and how they feel.