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Stepfamily Basics
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7-01) Quiz:
do you know what you need to know about stepfamilies?
7-02)
Stepfamily
basics
7-03)
A real-life example of a
typical new stepfamily
7-04) Questions
stepfamily adults and
supporters should research
7-05) How stepfamilies and
biofamilies are similar
7-06) 35
structural differences between
stepfamilies and typical intact biofamilies
7-07)
36 unique merger tasks new
stepfamily adults must master
7-08) Extra
developmental phases typical stepfamilies have compared to
intact biofamilies
7-09) Three possible
developmental paths new stepfamilies may follow
7-10) 60 common stepfamily
myths,
expectations, and realities
7-11) Why
accepting your stepfamily identity
is vital
7-12) Perspective on
who belongs to your stepfamily
7-13) Why and how to use a
genogram to map your stepfamily
members
7-14)
16 things new stepfamily
members must merge
over many years
7-15)
Primary
problems
that cause most stepfamily
stress.
7-16) How to
evaluate stepfamily advice
7-17) How to
choose useful stepfamily books and
materials
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Stepfamily
Courtship and Re/marriage
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Note - the "/" notes it may be a stepparent's first union or
divorce
7-18)
Perspective on
cohabiting ("moving in together")
Courtship Worksheets
7-19)
16 courtship
danger signs
7-20)
Am I committing to
the right mate,
co-parent/s, and stepkids?
7-21)
Is this the
right
time to
re/marry? -
7-22)
Are we re/marrying
for the right reasons?
7-23)
Ideas on
planning a successful stepfamily
wedding
7-24)
Options if your mate hasn't grieved the death
of their former spouse
Resources - Computer-assisted pre-remarriage evaluation programs:
Prepare/Enrich,
REFOCCUS, and
Relate. These are useful, though
they're less detailed than the worksheets above, and they don't evaluate
some key factors like
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Effective
Stepfamily Co-parenting
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Topics:
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Co-parenting basics
and typical stepchild needs
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Stepparent-stepchild
relationships
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Stepsibling
relationships
Note - for articles on ex-mate relations, see
Lesson 4
Co-parenting
Basics and Stepchild Needs
7-25)
Typical stepkids' concurrent developmental
and adjustment needs
7-26)
How to assess a child's status with four
sets of special needs.
7-27)
Q & A
about divorcing-family and stepfamily
co-parenting
7-28)
How stepparenting differs from bioparenting
7-29)
Traits of effective stepparents
7-30)
Effective stepchild-discipline
7-31)
Worksheet for clarifying co-parents'
responsibilities
7-32)
How to make co-parent "job descriptions"
7-33)
Resolve conflicts over stepfamily
names and titles
7-34)
Pros and cons of conceiving an "ours"
child in a stepfamily
7-35)
Perspectives on legally adopting your
stepchild
7-36)
Options for reducing adult-stepchild
problems
7-37)
How to start and
maintain an effective co-parent support
group
Stepparent-Stepchild
Relationships
7-38)
Q & A about stepchildren
7-39)
Q & A about stepparenting
7-40)
Options for resolving stepparent-stepchild "love"
problems.
Stepsibling
Relationships
7-41) What is
it like to be a half-sibling?
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Common
Problems with Stepfamily Relatives
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7-42)
What do co-grandparents and step-grandkids
need?
7-43) Resolve relatives' resistances to accepting
stepfamily identity
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Special
Stepfamily Issues
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7-44)
Options for reducing holiday
and celebration stress (Lesson 6)
7-45)
Options for successful stepchild
residence-changes
(Lesson 6)
7-46)
Adapt to many family changes when a
co-parent's home relocates
7-47) How to
pick an effective stepfamily counselor
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Resources
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7-48) How to evaluate
stepfamily books, programs, and
advice
7-49)
Outline of an educational group role-play
exercise: create a stepfamily!
7-50) Stepfamily
Courtship, by Peter K.
Gerlach, MSW (Xlibris.com, 2007)
7-51)
Building a Healthy Stepfamily,
by Peter K. Gerlach, MSW (Xlibris.com, 2002)
7-53) Helpful
Web sites, games,
books, and periodicals for co-parents and supporters
Review -
traits of a high-nurturance family
(Lesson 5)
Review - use
structural
maps to understand and manage your
stepfamily
Review
- An overview of family
systems, and how to use
this concept
Review
- Why family
mission statements are
vital, and how to make one (Lesson 5)
Review:
Options for
analyzing and
resolving
most
role and relationship problems (Lesson 4)
Review - options
fror improving your communication
effectiveness
Review - An
introduction to
three universal family
conflicts, and what to do about them (Lesson 2)
YouTube videos on
re/marriage and stepfamilies by P, K. Gerlach:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL176766728CBE12CF and
https://youtu.be/NxK9XJMH1v8?list=PLE44F790F36025E70
The Web address of this
index is
https://sfhelp.org/sf/links7.htm