Stepparenting Without Guilt

by Maurine Doerken

Stepparenting is becoming increasingly important as our society undergoes continuing marital evolution. Today, most Americans are part of a second family than a first. Approximately thirty-five million people now live in stepfamilies with thirteen hundred new ones forming each day. Stepparenting Without Guilt is designed to give the new and seasoned stepparent an honest appraisal of what today's stepfamily looks like and how it behaves. It dispels the myth that stepfamilies behve like nuclear families, addresses many of the issues that adults and children in stepfamilies face, and outlines what it takes to make a lasting cohesive family unit. Stepparenting Without Guilt introduces you Different styles of Stepparenting (are you a "superstepparent," or a "rescuer," a "dictator" or "reluctant"?) Different types of stepchild behavior (Is your stepchild at various times pushy, silent, critical, or a "pest"?) Different stepfamily emotional minefields (guilt, anger, fear of

131 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000