Stepparenting Without Guilt

Stepparenting is becoming increasingly important as our society undergoes continuing marital evolution. Today, more Americans are part of a second family than a first. Approximately thirty-five million people now live in stepfamilies with thirteen hundred new ones forming each day.

Stepparenting without Guilt is designed to give the new and seasoned stepparent an honest appraisal of what today's stepfamily looks like and how it behaves. It dispels the myth that stepfamilies behave like "normal" families, addresses many of the issues that adults and children in stepfamilies face, and outlines what it takes to make a lasting cohesive family unit.