Nearly two out of three re-marriages that come with children fail; this book will help your new family succeed! It's essential reading for every woman who is navigating her way through stepfamily life.

Karon Phillips Goodman's new family went through some difficult times, but once she changed her approach to stepmothering, her family began to thrive. Now, mixing compassion and gentle humor, Karon shares those hard-earned lessons. She shows stepmoms that they can simplify their lives by focusing their precious time and energy on the things they can control and letting go of the rest. You'll learn how to:

Attempts to guide readers towards forming the remarried family, considering such issues as former spouses, new grandparents, and legal issues involving custody, visitation, adoption and financial arrangements.

Would
you like to create a well-run family team where
you are the leader? Would you like to come home to a house where
everyone says "please" and "thank you," shares housework and enjoys
dinner together? Do you long for a homelife where children feel loved
and cared for and you feel respected and in control? The Secret is in
Family Rules—straightforward, no-nonsense principles and essential
solutions for making house rules work.