In Step With Your Stepchildren Building a Strong One-On-One Relationship

People don and 't line up to be stepparents. Yet millions take on this role every year. The husbands and wives don and 't necessarily think about what and 's ahead or what will be required of them-or perhaps they don and 't want to think about it. Stepparents are adjusting to life with their new spouse, but the stepchildren are making equally difficult adjustments. The kids wonder where they and 'll fit into the picture in the new family. They are often unsure about their place in the lives of their parents and in the new family arrangement. In Step with your Stepchildren explores unique ways that stepparents can build honest, deep, lasting relationships with their stepchildren. It and 's not about blended families but about the one-on-one relationship between a stepparent and a stepchild, teaching stepparents how to relate to each stepchild as an individual. Stepparents have unique challenges and opportunities to influence the lives of their stepchildren. The goal is to equip stepparents with the emotional and spiritual tools they need to build a loving relationship regardless of the circumstances, to equip and empower them to be an influence for good in the life of that child-not simply to endure the months or years until he or she grows up and moves out. Focuses on the individual relationship between the stepparent and the stepchild. Teaches stepparents how to relate to each stepchild as an individual. Stepparents will learn how to be a means of grace, mercy, and love to their stepchildren. Each chapter includes a section called and 'Making Connections, and ' a list of practical help, wisdom, and information to enhance stepparents and ' relationship with their stepchildren.O'Connor, Karen is the author of 'In Step With Your Stepchildren Building a Strong One-On-One Relationship' with ISBN 9780834120457 and ISBN 0834120453.