Blended Families with Special Children: Build a Happy Stepfamily: How to care for kids with special needs & disabilities and avoid toxic attitudes that ... Family Empowerment - Help for Stepparents)

Whether you're a parent, stepparent, grandparent, or caregiver, Blended Families with Special Children is an essential resource for anyone looking to create a loving and supportive home for disabled children in blended families.With practical tools and real-world advice, this book is a must-read for anyone looking to navigate the challenges of blended family caregiving with confidence and compassion.As a parent, you want nothing more than to provide the best possible care for your child, especially when they have special needs. But when you're also part of a blended family, the challenges can be overwhelming. The love and support of a family can make all the difference in the world, but how do you navigate the complexities of blending families while also caring for a disabled child?In this 2-book offer, the author shares her journey as a mother who grew up in a blended family and now a stepmother with a child who has an intellectual disability. With candid honesty and heart-warming stories from other parents, she offers a roadmap for navigating the unique challenges that come with blending families and caring for a disabled child.Blending families can be complicated and challenging to navigate. The toolkit presented in "The Blended Family Parenting Kids with Special Needs" explores the dynamics of stepfamilies caring for children with special needs and disabilities and presents the information in digestible nuggets ready for consumption by quintessential blended families who are juggling the demands of parenting.You'll discover how to bond with your special stepchild, how you can recognize and embrace the differences, strengthen your family, and maintain a happy relationship with your spouse or partner so that all the children in the family unit will feel safe and content.The 9-L model explores the dynamics of stepfamilies caring for children with special needs and disabilities and presents the information in digestible nuggets ready for consumption by quintessential blended families juggling the demands of parenthood with caring for children with special needs.Whether you have an established stepfamily or are in the early stages of a blended family, you can find value in the information presented. Here’s a synopsis of what you’ll Launch – considerations for the early stages of your blended familyLove – how to keep the love alive with your partner and in the family unitListen – strategies for listening even when your child is non-verbalLaugh – techniques for building fun into your stepfamilyIn addition to the 9 L’s, you’ll benefits you may be able to accessThe effect of challenging behavior on your stepfamilyHow cognitive disability can affect a child’s conductAlso included is a chapter on real-life case studies of stepparents caring for disabled children. The experiences they share hold valuable lessons on how they handled issues in their endeavor to maintain a happy stepfamily.The second book - "Blended a Guide for Stepparents" outlines seven key factors that are often overlooked but have an adverse effect on stepfamilies. They are neatly arranged in the acronym BLUNDER - which is precisely what stepparents do when they fail to address or ignore the cited factors. Contemporary society is overrun with demands on parents who have to juggle various roles. This book helps you manage the dynamics of stepparenting in today's world.