Blended families are becoming increasingly common in western society, and they can sometimes bring with them issues beyond the "normal" challenges of relationships and parenting.
Blended Family (Busy Parents Online)
Parenting Toolbox (For Nontraditional Parents)
Blau, Melinda
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Curtis, Jill
Making and Breaking Families: The Way Ahead for Parents and their Children. Free Association Books, 1998
Dale, James, & Schapiro, Alex Beth
StepWise: A Guide To Family Mergers. Andrews McMeel Publishing. 2001
Frydenger, Tom, & Frydenger, Adrienne
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Galloway, Patricia, & Auml, Ana
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Leibowitz, Julie
Finding Your Place: A Teen Guide to Life in a Blended Family. Rosen Publishing, 2000
Norwood, Perdita Kirkness, & Wingender, Teri
The Enlightened Stepmother: Revolutionizing the Role. HarperCollins Canada, 1999
Pellegrini, Nina
Families Are Different. Holiday House, 1991
Pickhardt, Carl E.
Keys to Successful Stepfathering. Barron's Educational Series, 1997
Thoele, Sue Patton
The Courage to Be a Stepmom: Finding Your Place Without Losing Yourself (2nd Ed.). Council Oak Distribution, 2002
Visher, Emily B., & Visher, John S.
Therapy With Stepfamilies. BrunnerMazel, 1996
Wisdom, Susan, & Green, Jennifer
Stepcoupling: Creating and Sustaining a Strong Marriage in Today's Blended Family. Three Rivers Press, 2002
Wilde, Jerry
Surviving and Thriving as a Blended Family. William Neil, 1999
Zeigan, Suzen J.
The Stepparent's Survival Guide: A Workbook for Creating a Happy Blended Family with Worksheet. New Harbinger, 2002
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