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Create a Loving and Safe Environment for Your Blended Family
Blended families face unique challenges, and sadly, good intentions aren’t always enough. With so many complex relationships involved, all the normal rules for family life change, even how you apply something as simple as the five love languages.
That’s why Gary Chapman, the bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages and national expert on stepfamilies, Ron Deal, join together in this book to teach you how the five love languages can help your blended family. They’ll teach you:
About the unique dynamics of stepfamilies
How to overcome fear and trust issues in marriage
How to develop healthy parenting and step-parenting practices
How the love languages should—and should not—be applied
You’re going to face many challenges, but with the right strategies and smart work, your family can be stronger and healthier together.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Northfield Publishing (February 4, 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 192 pages
ISBN-10 : 0802419054
ISBN-13 : 978-0802419057
Item Weight : 8 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.42 x 8.5 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book easy to read and helpful for stepparents. It provides relevant information on blended families and practical ways to navigate them. They find it encouraging, with faith-based practices that help children at any age feel loved. The author provides insightful insights into marriage and blended families, making the process less daunting.
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Momma B –
So far, this is a great book! And, Iâve read severalâ¦
Weâre a blended family and anyone who blends will tell you, it brings a whole new set of challenges! This is not my first blended family book⦠Iâve also read Jimmy Evansâ Blending Families, as well as The Smart Stepmom and The Smart Stepfamily- both authored/co-authored by Ron Deal. This book has very practical and impactful information in it! I love the â5 Love Languagesâ spin on it as well. Iâm reading it with my stepmom small group and weâre 3 chapters in. So far, I think itâs great! I was afraid it would seem really repetitive with having already read two of his books, but itâs been helpful/encouraging!
Laura S. –
A Must Read for Every Stepparent
I received my book today and have not been able to put it down!!! Like every other book by Dr. Chapman and Ron Deal, this book is incredibly insightful to inner workings of marriage and blended families. Being a stepparent is one of the hardest things I have ever done, but this book makes it feel so much less daunting. We have followed Dr. Chapman’s “5 Love Languages” for awhile both in our marriage and with our children. This book adds an added level to that as we are also a blended family. It discusses how to apply those same principles of the love languages to your stepfamily, individuals who may not want to give or receive that love from you the stepparent. It discusses how to balance stepfamily life – the guilt, the emotional wounds, cultural differences, etc. If you’ve followed the Smart Stepfamily series as I have, then you know how much Ron Deal adds in these categories. This book is an absolute must read if you are part of a blended family!
Brianna Brown –
Love Languages in Stepfamilies
This was the perfect book to read after reading Ron L Dealâs book, the Smart Stepfamily. I recommend reading that as well as the 5 love languages before this one, but it still makes sense if you donât. The insights and advice here was humbling. I realized I have so much more work to do on myself to get to a point where I can consistently show love, even to those who are not as receptive. It certainly helps me appreciate even more how difficult divorce can be for so many families.
Paetyn –
Good Read
This is a really good read for someone trying to blend families. Of course everyoneâs situation is different but they did their best with addressing a lot of different issues
books and lemonade –
Love Languages Examined Through a Blended Family Lens
Already a blended family? Are you a single parent looking to date again? Are you dating a single parent? This book is for you. Maybe you have read other titles in the 5 Love Languages Series and what was successful with your own children or previous spouse is not succeeding as well with your current family. Context is provided as to the challenges step-families or future step-families face when expressing and receiving love from the 5 love languages such as topics like competing attachments, pacing implications, the impact of loss, sibling rivalry, and rejection. While the authors address many challenges, they also present hope and encouragement for step-family participants. They share how to avoid common mistakes and by recommending many aspects that help family members take steps forward with patient, persistent, intentional faithfulness. This book is also sprinkled with examples of people who were able to chart an improved course for their family togetherness as they faced reality checks while trying to love well through the 5 love languages and their dialects.
J –
Very needed!
Wow I really wish I had this book in a earlier blended family situation! I thought the blended family would just get along like my ex-fiancé did and I. Well two of the three kids had terrible arguments and it affected the entire family dynamic. This should be a required read for all blended families! I really think my ex-fiancé would be married today if I had the knowledge of this book before, it is a must read!
Cassandra Amador –
LIFE CHANGER
I am a fan of this writer and was so happy there was a blended family book! After just 3 pages I knew this book would be a game changer! It seems like it is talking about us in every scenario!!! SO HELPFUL! Buying a second copy for my partner!
Rana Justice –
Really helpful
This was a great book. Gives a lot of insight on why there might be struggles, and very helpful ways to start to create a foundation to build relationships within a blended family.
Shabnam Mirseraji –
This was a great work, I couldn’t put it aside. Works like a wise counselor! I really recommend it. Thank you.
Amazon Customer –
Not read it all yet but came highly recommended for anyone in a step position
Fernando Mancilla –
Good delivery, good book with some examples on patients on different constellations of families and probable issues.
Janine –
Really great book to read! Good flow, easy read and super relatable. Love this authors books!
Kindle Customer –
Easy and quick to read, necessarily over simplified for what it is, and overly religious without needing to be. (Including a complete absence of anything other than blended families involving heterosexual re-marriage). Much better books out there, but worse ones to!