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Why Read This Book?
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9 |
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First Things First . . .
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16 |
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Acknowledgements
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23 |
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PART 1: FOUNDATIONS
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25 |
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1) About This Series
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27 |
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2)
Get The Most From This Book
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36 |
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3) What’s A
High-nurturance Family?
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50 |
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4) A Re/Marital
Quiz
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73 |
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5) Stepfamily
Realities
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82 |
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6)
Why Most U.S. Re/marriages Fail
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91 |
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7) 12 Long-term
Co-parent Projects
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107 |
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PART 2: CO-PARENT
PROJECTS 8-12 |
120 |
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Project 8: Nourish Your Re/marriage
|
122 |
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Project 9a) Merge Your Biofamilies |
155 |
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Project
9b) Resolve
Merger Stressors |
174 |
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Project 10a) Build an Effective
Co-parenting Team |
212 |
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Project 10b Effective
Child Discipline In Stepfamilies |
247 |
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Project
11: Build A Support Network |
281 |
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Project 12 - Balance All, And Enjoy!
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320 |
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Troubleshooting And
Recap |
340 |
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PART 3: RESOURCES |
349 |
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A) Worksheet:
False-Self Traits
|
351 |
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B) Stepfamily
Adjustment Tasks
|
364 |
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C) How We Handle
Loyalty Conflicts
|
379 |
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D) Worksheet: A
Relationship Profile
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384 |
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E) Relationship
Strengths And Stressors
|
389 |
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F) Discover Your Current
Priorities
|
399 |
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G) What Your
(Step)Kids Need |
404 |
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H) Stepfamily
Relationship Terms
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434 |
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I ) Selected
Resources
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487 |
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Index
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503 |