Family Rules: Helping Stepfamilies and Single Parents Build Happy Homes

by Jeannette Lofas

A candid and direct guide offers a wealth of principles for managing a successful household, including laying down the ground rules, enforcing these rules, establishing rules for kids divided between two households, and much more. Original.

Genres: Relationships

128 pages, Paperback

First published November 7, 1998

Reviews

[Dianne]

An excellent read. This book reinforced many principles and practices that are in place in our home ... and provided support for these (i.e. helpful when children are not thrilled with doing chores, etc.).

[Amy Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short book full of good ideas. We have all heard that half of all marriages end in divorce. Two thirds of all second marriages, especially those with stepchildren, also end in divorce.

Lots of good advice.

[Kristi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Focuses on rules and being the head of the household. Would be good for permissive parents and single parents after divorce. Not much of a focus on helping remarried parents build a new household together although there is some of that. Good for parents who need to enforce more structure.