Preparing To Blend: Couple's Guide / Smart Stepfamily (Paperback)

If you are considering remarriage and want to do everything you can to ensure a happy and fulfilling union, Preparing to Blend: The Couple's Guide To Becoming A Smart Stepfamily, from blended-family expert Ron L. Deal offers premarital counsel about how to prepare to blend family relationships, parenting, finances, rituals, and daily routines so that you can build a strong life together.

A Premarital Guide for Blended Family Couples
If you want to enter a blended family marriage well, this is the book for you. Aimed at engaged or pre-engaged couples who have at least one child from a previous relationship, Preparing to Blend offers wise counsel on parenting, finances, establishing family identity, and daily routines for your new life together. Within these pages you will learn how to:

• Predict common issues
• Define expectations
• Create solutions

You, your soon-to-be-spouse, and your children will benefit from exercises designed to accelerate family bonding and help you better understand each other. There is even a chapter to help you plan your wedding with your children in mind, so you can build a strong future together. Preparing to Blend is also an ideal premarital counselling tool for marriage coaches, mentors, and pastors wanting to prepare couples for complex blended family dynamics.