{"product_id":"making-adult-stepfamilies-work-strategies-for-the-whole-family-when-a-parent-marries-later-in-life-paperback","title":"Making Adult Stepfamilies Work: Strategies for the Whole Family When a Parent Marries Later in Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean Lipman-Blumen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGrace Gabe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are among the growing number of families in which adults with grown children have remarried later in life, you are probably familiar with the conflicts and complicated emotional dynamics that can result. Parents expect that remarrying will be easier because the children are grown up. But the reality is that these remarriages can cause painful struggles between parents and their adult children. Based on in-depth research by a psychiatrist and a sociologist, \u003ci\u003eStep Wars\u003c\/i\u003e trains a revealing lens on the sources of these conflicts and teaches the skills required to manage them. Topics include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* Your Children and Mine: Can They Ever Become Ours?\u003cbr\u003e* What Will Happen to the Family Home?\u003cbr\u003e* Who Should Inherit My Property? Managing Financial Conflict Between Generations\u003cbr\u003e* Health and Illness: Thank Heaven the Caretaker Is on Duty\u003cbr\u003e* The Grandchildren: Pawns or Bridges? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten for both the couple getting married as well as their adult children, \u003ci\u003eStep Wars\u003c\/i\u003e is a road map for happily surviving remarriage later in life.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Every parent in a blended family can use some help in navigating this tricky emotional terrain. Grace Gabe and Jean Lipman-Blumen are those trustworthy guides anyone needs to make a step-family work; \u003ci\u003eStep Wars\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential guide, a pragmatic tool, and an invaluable resource.\" -Daniel Goleman, author of \u003ci\u003eEmotional Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eStep Wars\u003c\/i\u003e helps people navigate the changes and choices what come with a new family so that everyone can benefit!\" -Spencer Johnson, author of \u003ci\u003eWho Moved My Cheese: An A-mazing Way to Deal With Change\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery parent in a blended family can use some help in navigating this tricky emotional terrain. Grace Gabe and Jean Lipman-Blumen are those trustworthy guides anyone needs to make a step-family work; \u003ci\u003eStep Wars\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential guide, a pragmatic tool, and an invaluable resource. -Daniel Goleman, author of \u003ci\u003eEmotional Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStep Wars\u003c\/i\u003e helps people navigate the changes and choices what come with a new family so that everyone can benefit! -Spencer Johnson, author of \u003ci\u003eWho Moved My Cheese: An A-mazing Way to Deal With Change\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrace Gabe, M.D., a graduate of Harvard and Boston University, practiced psychiatry and treated many adult stepfamilies in the Washington, D.C., area for three decades. She has published her research in academic journals as well as popular magazines such as \u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eJean Lipman-Blumen, Ph.D., is a graduate of Wellesley College and the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. She is the author of more than sixty-five articles in academic journals and has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. Her earlier book, \u003ci\u003eThe Connective Edge\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 9.04 x 6.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53127707066479,"sku":"9780312342715","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4966\/4879\/files\/em1nSHV0ZWxUZlZmdGhIenFvRFF4UT09.webp?v=1779211892","url":"https:\/\/finderbooks.com\/products\/making-adult-stepfamilies-work-strategies-for-the-whole-family-when-a-parent-marries-later-in-life-paperback","provider":"Finder Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}