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Help for Stepdads from Leading Expert The Smart Stepdad gives you
all the tools you need to navigate the stepparenting minefield,
such as how to connect with the kids, how to be a godly role model,
and how to handle tricky issues like discipline.
Discover the key steps to building a healthy family with stepfamily
expert Ron L. Deal. Now revised and updated, this interactive
workbook is guaranteed to help you benefit from The Smart
Stepfamily book and DVD. It includes: * Discussion questions for
before and after each DVD session * Bonus question-and-answer
section * Group leader instructions * Guidelines for facilitating
effective groups Through eight engaging sessions, you'll learn
useable solutions for everyday living and glean valuable insight
and practical tips for becoming a smart stepfamily.
A Premarital Guide for Blended Family Couples If you want to enter
a blended family marriage well, this is the book for you. Aimed at
engaged or pre-engaged couples who have at least one child from a
previous relationship, Preparing to Blend offers wise counsel on
parenting, finances, establishing family identity, and daily
routines for your new life together. Within these pages you will
learn how to: * predict common issues * define expectations *
create solutions You, your soon-to-be-spouse, and your children
will benefit from exercises designed to accelerate family bonding
and help you better understand each other. There is even a chapter
to help you plan your wedding with your children in mind, so you
can build a strong future together. Preparing to Blend is also an
ideal premarital counseling tool for marriage coaches, mentors, and
pastors wanting to prepare couples for complex blended family
dynamics. If you are considering forming a blended family,
Preparing to Blend is the resource you've been looking for.
Named #1 Best Estate Planning Book of All Time by BookAuthority
Take Control of Your Blended Family Finances Money issues are a
frequent source of conflict in any marriage. But blended families
are a monetary minefield. Debts, bills, and child support payments
from previous relationships often influence the finances of a
blended family. And planning for college expenses, retirement, and
inheritance gets even more complicated in stepfamilies. However,
proper blended family money management can make money an asset to
your relationships rather than a liability. The authors use over
fifty years of combined financial planning and blended family
educational experience to help you merge your current financial
realities and family, and protect your marriage while doing so. Get
real-world financial advice specific to unique blended family
matters so you can provide for your family both now and in the
future. "Undoubtedly one of the most complicated financial
situations is that of the stepfamily. Ron, Greg, and David have
combined their individual experiences to write a very helpful and
practical book. I recommend it highly."--RON BLUE, founder of
Ronald Blue Trust and the Ron Blue Institute of Financial Planning,
and author of more than 20 books, including Master Your Money Ron
L. Deal is founder of Smart Stepfamilies (TM), director of
FamilyLife Blended (R) for FamilyLife (R), the author of numerous
books on stepfamily living including the bestselling The Smart
Stepfamily, and consulting editor for the Smart Stepfamily Series
of books. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist and
popular speaker. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in
Little Rock, Arkansas. Find resources at SmartStepfamilies.com.
Greg Pettys, CLU, ChFC, CFP, has thirty-four years of specialized
experience in securities and life insurance sales and services. Ron
has known Greg for twenty years, and Greg speaks regularly at Ron's
Smart Stepfamily events. David O. Edwards is an estate planning and
elder law attorney based in Springfield, Illinois. David speaks
regularly at Ron's Smart Stepfamily events.
All the Tools You Need to Thrive as a Stepmom Let stepfamily
experts Ron L. Deal and Laura Petherbridge show you how to survive
and thrive as a stepmom, including how to be a positive influence
on the children and how to deal with conflict, as well as practical
issues like dealing with holidays and between-home communication.
Discover the Keys to a Healthy Stepfamily Leading stepfamily expert
Ron L. Deal reveals the seven fundamental steps to blended family
success and provides practical, realistic solutions to the issues
you face as a stepfamily. Whether married or soon-to-be-married,
you'll discover how to * Solve the everyday puzzles of
stepparenting and stepchildren relationships * Communicate
effectively with an ex-spouse * Handle stepfamily finances
confidently * "Cook" your stepfamily slowly rather than expect an
instant blend This revised and expanded edition has updated
research and two new chapters with even more real-world advice on
topics such as stepsibling relationships and later-life
stepfamilies.
Make This Marriage Last a Lifetime Leading blended family authority
Ron Deal and marriage and family expert David Olson show you how to
build on your relationship strengths and improve your weaknesses.
Whether you're dating, engaged, a young stepfamily, or an
empty-nest couple, The Smart Stepfamily Marriage gives you the
tools you need at any stage to create a remarriage that will last.
Each chapter of this book explores one of the key qualities of
happy remarriages as identified by research. Like a GPS for your
relationship, this book has built-in discussion questions that can
help you and your partner discover where you are, where you'd like
to be, and how to get there. The online survey gives you a report
with personalized results for your relationship. "The Smart
Stepfamily Marriage is the road map to a healthy marriage."--Gary
D. Chapman, PhD, author, The Five Love Languages and When Sorry
Isn't Enough "Remarried or marrying again? This book is loaded with
specific, useful ideas for helping your marriage reach its full
potential."--Scott Stanley, PhD, author, A Lasting Promise;
research professor, University of Denver "This book is a must-read
for any remarried couple. It includes the tools needed to create
and maintain a wonderful remarriage."--from the foreword by Evelyn
Husband Thompson, widow of Space Shuttle Columbia Commander Rick
Husband, now remarried to Bill Thompson "The Smart Stepfamily
Marriage is the most up-to-date, relevant, complete guide for
remarried couples--I know of no other resource like it."--Francesca
Adler-Baeder, PhD, professor and director, Center for Children,
Youth, and Families, Auburn University; director, National
Stepfamily Resource Center "This book will help you thrive in your
marriage and beat the odds of divorce. The preventative information
is the best I have ever seen, and the practical application covers
it all. I have put The Smart Stepfamily Marriage at the top of my
resource library for couples who find themselves in this beautiful
and yet challenging world of remarriage."--Jim Burns, PhD,
president, HomeWord, author of Creating an Intimate Marriage,
Confident Parenting, and The Purity Code "Remarriages have unique
challenges and different relational needs than first marriages.
Based on a national study of 50,000 couples, this book is a
wonderful resource for remarriage couples. Take the online Couple
Checkup and get a report about your relationship, read the book,
and build a relationship that lasts!"--Dr. Gary Smalley, author of
The DNA of Relationships "You want a marriage that lasts forever,
right? Blended family couples can beat the odds--this book will
tell you how."--Dr. Dennis Rainey, president of FamilyLife, author
of Stepping Up
One of the most widely used video training courses by blended
family couples worldwide. An Amazon bestselling resource from
speaker and therapist Ron Deal, one of the most widely read and
viewed experts on blended families in the country. Part of Ron's
Smart Stepfamily series of books and resources.
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