The Smart Stepdad: Steps to Help You Succeed

by Ron L. Deal

Overview

Help for Stepdads from Leading Expert

The Smart Stepdad gives you all the tools you need to navigate the stepparenting minefield, such as how to connect with the kids, how to be a godly role model, and how to handle tricky issues like discipline.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764234491
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/02/2019
Edition description:	Repackaged Edition
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	451,435
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is founder of Smart StepfamiliesTM, director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, the author of numerous books on stepfamily living including the bestselling The Smart Stepfamily, and consulting editor for the Smart Stepfamily Series of books. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist and popular speaker. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Find resources at SmartStepfamilies.com.

Table of Contents

Section I Getting It Right

Introduction: Stepdad: Hero or Hostile Takeover? 13

1 Conquering Stepdad Mountain 19

2 Sex Stuff: Did You Marry a Wife (Sex Partner) or a Mother (Business Partner)? 35

3 Understanding Her Kids (Part 1): Loss 51

4 Understanding Her Kids (Part 2): Loyalty 63

Section II Getting Smart: The Stepparenting Team

5 Mom Smart (Part 1): He Can't Do It Without You 85

6 Mom Smart (Part 2): Pitfalls and Good Intentions 103

7 Getting the Socks Picked Up: Parenting 101 119

8 Meet Your Ex-Husband-in-Law: Friend or Foe? 135

9 Your Kids: What Do They Need? 153

10 Hugging Your Stepdaughter, Stepsibling Attractions, and the Awkward Issues of Stepfamily Sexuality 169

11 Keeping Special Days Special: Holidays, Vacations, and Your Stepfamily 191

12 Romancing Your Wife 205

13 Adult Stepchildren 219

14 Should We Have an "Ours" Baby? 229

15 Heroes by Choice 237

Notes 241