Dr. Stan Wenck is a clinical psychologist and university professor who has dealt with accounts of relationship issues and disasters concerning families, parenting, and children. Wenck knows firsthand the experience of being a stepdad to three teenage stepsons and dealing with the problems arising between his teenage daughters and their stepmother. He is the author of 77 books, periodicals, and journals.
Connie Hansen is a veteran educator who has used her undergraduate background in communications and theatre to help students whose families include either one parent, foster parent, guardian, or stepparents. In working closely with these students and their families, she has observed the difficult challenges of helping people blend together into a productive and happy family. Hansen also dealt personally with the experience of divorce and remarriage then lived the joys and trials of uniting her husband's children with her own daughter.
Our new release, Love Him, Love His Kids, is a helpful guide geared toward stepmoms and focuses on ways to survive and thrive in a blended family. While the challenges are many, the rewards are even greater. We investigated every aspect of relationships, marriage, parenting and step-parenting from finances to curfews and school related concerns. This is a good read for any parent, but stepmoms especially will find the situations they may face daily, and how others resolved challenges. Many stepmoms and groups of people were interviewed in the writing of this book including all parents, unmarried couples, clergy, educators, psychologists, and children themselves. It is a compelation of daily life issues, concerns, feelings, and resolves from both our personal and professional experiences and research. We hope you will read it and enjoy finding out that a happy stepfamily can be yours.
Love Him, Love His Kids, Adams Media 2009 :
Library Journal
"Combining the advice of numerous therapists, clergy, and stepparents, clinical psychologist Wenck and teacher Hansen provide preventative and healing strategies to help women form healthy relationships between themselves and current or future stepchildren. The authors include everything from building a relationship with each child to defining boundaries as a couple. As both Wenck and Hansen have personally dealt with the trials and joys of stepchildren, their advice rings true. The book would prove valuable to those in the same situation or women about to enter into a blended family relationship."
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