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AVOIDING THE 10 MISTAKES THAT WILL
RUIN YOUR STEP FAMILY
Are you recently remarried and are in the midst of creating this new
marriage . . .
But at the same time you're trying to combine your two families . .
.
Are you feeling like a fish out of water . . .
LEARN HOW TO STRENGTHEN YOUR NEW STEP FAMILY . . .
You're playing by new rules with this marriage . . .
The relationships within your family are different than those in a
nuclear family . . .
"MOST FIRST MARRIAGES STAY TOGETHER FOR THE SAKE OF THE CHILDREN.
MOST REMARRIAGES END BECAUSE OF THE CHILDREN!" - UNKNOWN
Melissa
The re-divorce rate in remarriage is higher than that of first
marriages. You've been through the pain of a divorce once, why risk
going through it again?
In this book, you will discover:
* THE TOP 10 MISTAKES MOST NEW STEP FAMILIES MAKE . . . AND HOW TO
AVOID THEM
*
Why "blended families" don't work . . . and how to successfully
"combine" a step family
*
HOW TO START OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT IN DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP WITH
YOUR STEP CHILDREN . . . YOU\'LL BE SURPRISED BY HOW EASY IT CAN BE!
*
Why the old rules don't work . . . and what the new rules are
*
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR MARRIAGE IN THE MIDST OF THE CHAOS . . . RATHER
THAN GET SWEPT AWAY IN EVERYONE\'S SCHEDULES AND NEEDS
*
How to avoid pushing your step children away . . . it's easier than
you thought.
*
THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION EVERYONE ASKS . . . WHAT EXACTLY IS MY
ROLE WITH MY STEP CHILDREN?
"Quite informative! It helped me find positive ways to deal with
problems we're experiencing."
Kathy
A SUCCESS STORY
Because step families are so difficult, we hear a lot of complaints
about "crazy" ex-spouses and cruel step children. While those can be a
possibility, let me tell you about a family that I worked with who
succeeded.
Carole and Ed had been married for less than 6 months. They each had
2 children from previous marriages. They felt their relationship was
strong enough to weather the trials of a step family when they
remarried. Now, 6 months later they weren't so sure! None of the kids
were happy and were fighting with one another non-stop. This upset
both Carole and Ed causing them to be at odds with one another (any of
this sounding familiar?). Due to all of the infighting, the kids were
horribly resentful toward their new step parent.
When I met Carole and Ed, their main desire was for some peace in
their new home. Through the course of our coaching work together, we
were able to break down a lot of the false assumptions they'd both
made about how their new family should work and help them realize
mistakes they were both making with their biological children, step
children and with one another. With that knowledge, we were then able
to use each of their personal strengths to move them toward building
better and stronger relationships.
This family has now been together almost 3 years. They still have
rocky periods and infighting at times, but they consider themselves a
family now, not just a "bunch of angry strangers in the same house" as
they described it the first time we met.
"_YOUR COMMENTS AND IDEAS ARE RIGHT ON TARGET WITH WHAT WE ARE
DEALING WITH. IT IS REFRESHING TO KNOW THAT OTHERS LIKE US ARE OUT
THERE TRYING TO SUCCEED WITH ALL THE OBSTACLES THAT WE ARE FACED
WITH."_
_ CHRISTINE_
YOU TOO...
CAN LEARN ABOUT THE SAME MISTAKES AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO AVOID OR
FIX THEM
QUICKLY!
YOU TOO...
CAN HAVE A PEACEFUL HOME AND MARRIAGE!
YOU TOO...
CAN HAVE REMARRIAGE SUCCESS!
_
