Keys To Successful Stepfathering( Series - Barron's Parenting Keys )

Psychologist Carl E. Pickhardt offers common-sense advice to stepfathers on practicing tolerance and making compromises in order to establish oneself as a benefit to the family structure. His book maintains that it is possible to be an effective stepfather and maintain a healthy marriage at the same time.

Becoming a stepfather means new relationships, new struggles, and new joys. Here's a commonsense, practical guide tht helps stepfathers ease into their new role. The author emphasizes how stepfathers must replace wishful thinking with realistic expectations. Suggestions for getting along with stepchildren and building lasting relationships, managing conflict, establishing authority, and communicating in a positive way are all included to help men fully enjoy the rewards of being a stepfather.