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Taylor & Francis Inc The Stepfamily Puzzle: Intergenerational Influences
Do stepfamilies experience greater levels of stressors than first families? Do they also experience more negative manifestations of stress? Find the latest research on these questions and more in this groundbreaking exploration of the complex factors and dynamics that make up stepfamilies. The Stepfamily Puzzle fills a gap in research that has not kept pace with the rapid growth of interest in this subject. It sets some of the pieces of the stepfamily puzzle into an intergenerational framework that includes the roles of grandparents, parent-child interactions, the struggles to define boundaries and achieve marital intimacy, and the underlying effects of financial support on stepfamily well-being. The Stepfamily Puzzle compares the effects of stress in stepfamilies and conditions in other families and reveals that the differences between the two types of families may not be as dramatic as long assumed. It also examines in-depth the emotional and financial stressors that impact stepfamilies and how this stress is exhibited in family relationships. Other groundbreaking research presented in this book includes: the closeness of relationships between children and grandparents in stepfamilies as compared to children and grandparents in first families effects of ongoing attachment to the former spouse on post-divorce relationships stepsibling subsystems a comparison of self-esteem and behavior problems of stepchildren and children in other family structures social support received by children in stepmother, stepfather, and intact families quality of stepfather-adolescent relationships effect of child support on stepfamily satisfactionTherapists, attorneys, and those interested in the numerous therapeutic and psychoeducational programs, self-help groups, and trade literature available on stepfamily relationships will find The Stepfamily Puzzle a valuable introduction to current research in this area. By presenting the complex variables that interact within stepfamilies, this book helps professionals understand the dynamics behind stepfamily relationships so they can provide effective support and care.
£84.99
John Wiley & Sons Inc Healthy Divorce: For Parents and Children--An Original, Clinically Proven Program for Working Through the Fourteen Stages of Separation, Divorce, and Remarriage
Solutions for negotiating one of life's most difficult events Healthy Divorce is a very valuable book, containing practicalanswers to difficult questions. --Dan Kiley, author of The Peter Pan Syndrome and The WAndyDilemma The authors have devoted their careers to counseling divorcingfamilies. In this encouraging book, they outline the fourteenstages of divorces and offer families practical advice andsolutions for negotiating one of life's most difficult events. Withsensitivity and sensibility they explain how to recognize thedifferent stages of the divorce; what to expect during each phase;and how to deal with the predictable patterns of the divorceprocess. Healthy Divorce explores ways of confronting such tough issues ashow to tell your children you're getting a divorce; how to plan aseparation; and how to cope with your feelings of anger, grief, andabandonment. The authors offer practical advice on using mediationas an alternative to the adversarial court battle; co-parenting tomaintain stability for the children after the divorce; andorganizing and structuring a happy blAnded family.
£20.69