Strengthening Your Stepfamily

Elizabeth Einstein has "walked the walk" and even taught the walk. Her years of experience in the field of step-parenting have given her a depth of insight that is not easily found in the plethora of books on this topic. Her writing style is "user friendly" and while she pulls no punches, she does offer both useful and practical information on how to deal with situations that are usually fraught with peril. Even people who are not part of a stepfamily would benefit from reading this to gain a better understanding of what their friends, neighbors and loved ones who are face daily. Although Einstein was a pioneer in this area, her expertise and writing have stayed fresh and up to date.

With more and more non-traditional families these days, Ms. Einstein provides an excellent roadmap for navigating through complex areas of remarriage, children, unresolved emotions, unrealistic expections, communicatiion and discipline. For more of an intro, listen to her recent (1/30/06) interview on Voices in the Family (whyy.org/91FM/voices.html).

This book is not only well designed and written and has really helpful information for me as a therapist, but I also recommend it to any one who is in a blended family. It is very useful as a way to work together to solve some normal problems and I use it as a way to start conversations with those with whom I am working. Elizabeth's personal and "road" experience shows in the excellent content in this book. I highly recommend it to every stepfamily, and anyone who works with them....that is just about EVERYONE!!