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The Bonus Family Handbook
The Definitive Guide to Co-Parenting and Creating Stronger Families
- 381 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
The Bonus Family Handbook
The Definitive Guide to Co-Parenting and Creating Stronger Families
About this book
"This diplomatic guide offers advice on how parents can navigate caring for a blended family.... Blackstone packs this encyclopedic manual full of insight." -Publishers Weekly
"This definitive practical guide addresses nearly every situation that bonus families might experience." - Library Journal
An essential resource for today's integrated families
Imagine you're in a heated argument. Your kids have decided that they don't want to go back to your ex's home, and your ex isn't having it. Meanwhile, your new partner is squirming uncomfortably in the other room. What do you do? How do you stop the madness and come together to find the best solution for everyone?
The Bonus Family Handbook introduces readers to a completely new approach to co-parenting and blending families. Until now, parents have been told that once there's been a break-up, they become autonomous, single parents, and can make decisions for their children on their own. But that's not true. That's not real life. That "old school" break-up attitude offers no direction for co-parenting. The Bonus Family Handbook changes all that. It helps even the most contentious parents learn how to work together in the name of their children, teaching them how to apply practical co-parenting techniques so that they will be able to form a supportive, loving family.
The Bonus Family Handbook also recognizes the importance of incorporating new partners into the mix-of bringing in Bonus Moms and Bonus Dads-and empowering them to make decisions for the safety and well-being of the children. With its emphasis on positive, collaborative co-parenting, this book is an essential resource for today's integrated families.
"This definitive practical guide addresses nearly every situation that bonus families might experience." - Library Journal
An essential resource for today's integrated families
Imagine you're in a heated argument. Your kids have decided that they don't want to go back to your ex's home, and your ex isn't having it. Meanwhile, your new partner is squirming uncomfortably in the other room. What do you do? How do you stop the madness and come together to find the best solution for everyone?
The Bonus Family Handbook introduces readers to a completely new approach to co-parenting and blending families. Until now, parents have been told that once there's been a break-up, they become autonomous, single parents, and can make decisions for their children on their own. But that's not true. That's not real life. That "old school" break-up attitude offers no direction for co-parenting. The Bonus Family Handbook changes all that. It helps even the most contentious parents learn how to work together in the name of their children, teaching them how to apply practical co-parenting techniques so that they will be able to form a supportive, loving family.
The Bonus Family Handbook also recognizes the importance of incorporating new partners into the mix-of bringing in Bonus Moms and Bonus Dads-and empowering them to make decisions for the safety and well-being of the children. With its emphasis on positive, collaborative co-parenting, this book is an essential resource for today's integrated families.
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Information
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersYear
2024eBook ISBN
9798881859336Edition
1Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Setting the Stage to Become Bonus
- Co-Parenting With CARE
- Bonus Dating and Integrating Someone New
- Building Your Bonus Family
- Moving in Together
- Building Your Bonus Team
- Living the Day-to-Day of It
- Improving Extended Bonus Family Relations
- Navigating Bonus Family Social Obligations
- Bonus Family Weddings and Commitment Ceremonies
- Holidays, Celebrations, and More Bonus Milestones
- Co-Parenting and Bonus Family Pitfalls
- Bonus Blunders, Backslides, and Course Corrections
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author