The happy stepcouple : how couples with stepchildren can strengthen their relationships
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538130643
- ISBN: 1538130645
- ISBN: 9781538130650
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Physical Description:
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vi, 233 pages ; 22 cm - Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-220) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Step 1: Revise unrealistic expectations. Stepfamilly fallacies -- Expectations of your relationship -- Finances -- Redefine the role of stepparent -- Step 2: Improve communication. The relevance of emotional attachment styles for stepcouples -- Understand each attachment style and its unique coping reaction -- The clash of emotional attachment styles -- The stepcouple shuffle -- Bolster your security -- Modify your reactions -- Don't let a grudge weight you down -- Gain courage to express feelings with confidence -- Communicate effectively -- Boost your partner's security -- Go gently into conflict -- Dance the waltz of intimacy -- Step 3: Address your specific stepcouple challenges. Manage insider/outsider issues -- Tame your partner's green-eyed monster -- Construct healthy boundaries -- Balance power in your relationship -- Further steps -- Closing words. |
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Subject: | Stepfamilies Stepparents Stepchildren Interpersonal relations Interpersonal relations Stepchildren Stepfamilies Stepparents |
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Homer Public Library | 306.8747 KAT (Text) | 000156316 | Nonfiction | Available | - |