The Blended Family Sourcebook

A Guide to Negotiating Change

Author: David S. Chedekel
Secondary Author: Karen O'Connell
ISBN: 9780737303872

Successfully unite your loved ones into a new familyNew configurations and roles in family life happen every day: parents divorce and find new partners, same-sex couples adopt children, parents with children of their own take in an ailing parent. No matter what the scenario, merging divergent households and creating a new family dynamic are a major challenge. Fortunately, the expert guidance in" The Blended Family Sourcebook" can help you make achieving peace within your own blended family a realistic goal.This practical guide offers proactive solutions for integrating new family relationships--from the classic stepfamily to gay and lesbian families, adopted and foster families, interracial and interfaith families, grandparents raising grandchildren, and adult children taking in elderly parents. The authors, both experienced psychologists, address the factors that affect the blending process, including cultural, socioeconomic, and religious differences. Case studies based on real-life

Publisher: Contemporary Books
Publish Date: 2002-01

Subjects: Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Parenting)