This week for the These Dads Are Doing It Right column I am showcasing books about blended families. These books are written be dads. They look to share their experience and offer advice for families that might need help in this area. In addition, if there are any other dads that you think we should check out, leave their name and info in the comment section below.
Books By Dads About Blended Families
Victor Kinbrook – Master Step-parenting
Victor Kinbrook is a London attorney whose life found its deepest meaning outside the courtroom. Born in the UK, his logical mind led him to a successful law career. For years, that was his focus. His life changed when he met and fell in love with a woman with two children. He became a husband and stepfather, building a family not by blood but by choice. This new chapter taught him patience and love, becoming his most rewarding challenge.
Ron L. Deal – The Smart Stepdad: Steps to Help You Succeed (Smart Stepfamily)
Ron L. Deal, MMFT, is the founder of Successful Stepfamilies and an expert in remarriage and stepfamily education and therapy. He is author of The Smart Stepfamily and coauthor with Laura Petherbridge of The Smart Stepmom and with David H. Olson of The Remarriage Checkup. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed professional counselor who frequently appears in the national media. He is a popular conference speaker and his video series The Smart Stepfamily DVD is used in communities, churches, and homes throughout the world. Ron is a member of the Stepfamily Expert Council for the National Stepfamily Resource Center. Ron and his wife, Nan, and their sons live in Amarillo, Texas.
Gary Chapman – Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages and Becoming Stepfamily Smart
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.
Randall Hicks – Step-parenting: 50 One-Minute DOs and DON’Ts for Stepdads and Stepmoms
Tired of reading a book that is hundreds of pages in length, then thinking they could have boiled down the “important parts” and saved you a lot of time? Here’s a book that eliminates the fluff and gives you just the nuggets in 50 one or two-page chapters, each with an accompanying photo. Fast, easy and insightful reading. Critical steps to loving and effective step parenting of young children, teenagers and adult stepchildren. Step-parenting: 50 One-Minute DOs & DON’Ts for Stepdads & Stepmoms is a book that offers practical, insightful and compassionate guidance in building a strong family benefiting everyone: the stepparent, the existing parent, the stepchild, and step-siblings.