Stepparenting can be very discouraging. Sooner or later every stepparent feels trapped. Often nothing they do or say is right. And when things get tough, stepparents are often shocked at their own lack of love for the child. Even though stepparenting can be extraordinarily rewarding, it can also be a demoralizing, guilt-ridden prison.
This book offers the freeing answers to some of the most common questions stepparents ask. Speaking from over sixteen years of experience in a blended family, and supported by a biblical perspective, Margaret Broersma confronts the many challenges and gives hope to stepparents who may feel alone in their struggle to blend.
- One out of every three Americans is part of a stepfamily
- Written by a veteran stepparent
- Not only is this book biblical, it's very practical and readable
- This book shows stepparents, who desperately need empathy, that they aren't alone in their struggle
After a decade of writing and speaking about stepfamilies, Margaret Broersma, herself a veteran stepparent, has received her fair share of letters on the subject. Parents asking for advice on everything from what their new stepkids should call them (dad? mom? first name?) to advice on extreme discipline problems.
In Stepparent to Stepparent, Margaret answers fifty such questions with a mixture of practical advice and sound Biblical truths. If you are a stepparent or about to become one, you'll benefit from this candid discussion of the issues of blending families.
If you've got questions, Margaret has answers. Written in a straightforward, no-nonsense style, Stepparent to Stepparent offers practical help for real life stepparent dilemmas.
Ron L. Deal
Author, The Smart Stepfamily
Director, SuccessfulStepfamilies.com
This is a book that any current or prospective stepparent should read and keep handy.
Jerry and Betsy Card
Stepparents
If you are on a blended family/stepparent journey you are wise to walk beside [Margaret Broersma] for awhile. This book is many steps in a good direction.
Rob Bell
Teaching Pastor
Mars Hill Bible Church, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Margaret Broersma and her husband, Roger, blended a family that includes Margaret's two sons and Roger's three daughters (as well as grandkids). Margaret is an adjunct professor of English at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Mich. She is also the author of Daily Reflections for Stepparents and Devotions for the Blended Family.
