Blending Families Successfully by Glass, George S. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Author’s Note Contents Introduction: Lessons My Family Taught Me Part One: Transitions

Chapter 1 How Did I Get Here?

Fallout of a Divorce The Blame Game: Accepting Failure Defining Success and Moving Forward

Chapter 2 Starting Over

Dating vs. Parenting Prioritize Your Children The Tortoise vs. the Hare: Finding the Right Pace

Chapter 3 Boundaries: Define and Respect

How Many Parents Does One Child Need? Redefining Parent-Child Relationships Life and Sex Before Tying the Knot—Again

Part Two: Joining Families: What to Expect When You Remarry

Chapter 4 Married With Children: Your Real-Life Version

Keeping Your Kids in the Loop Planning the Wedding Coping with Resistance and Easing Anxieties

Chapter 5 Communicating with Your Ex

To Invite or Not to Invite He/She Is Your Children’s Other Parent Respecting History

Chapter 6 What’s a Honeymoon the Second Time Around?

The Ceremony’s Over: Now What? Planning the Next Steps What to Do When Not Everyone Wants To Celebrate

Part Three: Growing Pains

Chapter 7 Rules to Live By

Chapter 8 Who’s Zooming Who?

Splitting: When Kids Pit Parents Against Each Other Redefining Discipline Role Modeling

Chapter 9 Growing Pains

You’ve Married a Family Expanding Your Vows Inclusion vs. Intrusion

Part Four: Becoming the Best Stepparent You Can Be

Chapter 10 Whose Side Are You On?

Redefining Parental Responsibility When Your Spouse’s Children Come First Becoming a Friend and Mentor

Chapter 11 Managing Relationships

Building Trust One Day at a Time More Boundaries, Less Conflict Taking Sides While Supporting Everyone

Chapter 12 We’re Having a Baby!

The Decision Preparing a New Set of Siblings Bonding vs. Babysitting

Part Five: Yours, Mine, and Ours: Troubleshooting for the Future

Chapter 13 From Church to Checkbook

Blending Holidays, Cultures, and Traditions Past, Present, and Future Going Dutch in the Twenty-First Century

Chapter 14 Bigger and Better

Letting Go: Recognizing Limits with Your Children Dealing with Your Ex-Spouse Welcoming Visiting or Absent Children into the Family

Chapter 15 Lessons Learned

A Note of Hope Dear George The Perfect Default Acknowledgments