How To Parent Stepchildren

How To Parent Stepchildren?
Michael Watson (Author)

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Stepparenting & Blended Families

How To Parent Stepchildren provides vital information for step families guiding them through very challenging and hostile terrain.
The book focusses on the importance of the step parent and the natural parent taking the time to understand the needs and feelings of the child and recognising that their needs are very different from those of the natural parent or step parent.
It addresses in simple, but effective ways why it's natural for step children to show antipathy towards step parents; how loyal they invariably feel towards the natural parent, that no longer lives with them and frequently worry about their wellbeing..
It emphasises how distraught, vulnerable, insecure and confused children often are following their parent's separation and gives advice concerning the necessity of offering reassurance and age appropriate explanations about the reasons for the break up as well what it means in practice for them.
It highlights that when a relationship is new there is often a tendency for adults to rush in and fulfil their needs without thinking sufficiently about where the step child may be at and advises on how destructive such action can be ultimately for the entire family.
The book explains in a straightforward, easy to read manner how easily children can be harmed due to the natural parent and step parent not being well attuned to the child's feelings.
The serious consequences of this for the future step parent-child relationship as well as the long term stability of the step family are discussed.
It offers crucial advice concerning how the step parent and natural parent need to develop ways of working together which support each other through very difficult periods and help them manage any differences they have appropriately.
It explains how essential it is that they as adults communicate well together to gain clarity as regards the rules of the household and what they will and will not accept in terms of behaviour.
The issue of discipline is addressed, but in a sensible, realistic manner recognising that until step parents have been able to form a positive relations hip with their step child (which takes a lot of time), that their authority is often not accepted by children.
The book offers invaluable tips on how step parents can manage highly stressful, challenging and abusive behaviour from step children,and yet come through, what feel like impossible situations and arrive before they ever realise it as one, close family. .

• Rank: #175318 in eBooks
• Published on: 2013-03-10
• Released on: 2013-03-10
• Format: Kindle eBook
• Number of items: 1