Summary
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® andnational 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.
Gary Chapman, PhD, author, speaker, and counselor, has a passion for helping people form lasting relationships. He is the bestselling author of The 5 Love Languagesast; series and director of Marriage and Family Life Consultants, Inc. Gary travels the world presenting seminars, and his radio programs air on more than four hundred stations. For more information, visit his website at 5lovelanguages.com.
Ron L. Deal, MMFT, is a marriage and family author, conference speaker, and licensed therapist. His top-selling books, online articles, podcast FamilyLife Blended, and daily 60-second audio feature (heard online and on over 950 radio outlets nationwide) make him one of the most widely read and referenced authors on stepfamilies in the world. He is founder and president of Smart Stepfamilies and director of FamilyLife Blended, the educational initiative of FamilyLife. For more, visit RonDeal.org.
