Handbook of Our Extended Family

Handbook of Our Extended Family
Author: James Mark Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 616
Release: 1992
Genre:
ISBN:

James Mark Brown was born August 18, 1955 in Toledo, Ohio. His parents are Jonathan Lee Brown and Betty Ann Shaffer. Cheryl Anne Gustafson was born August 7, 1957 in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Her parents are Everett William Gustafson and Esther Constance Belding. James and Cheryl were married in 1976 in Brockway, Pennsylvania. Traces their ancestors and living relatives in Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Massachusetts and elsewhere.

The Black Extended Family

The Black Extended Family
Author: Elmer P. Martin
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1980-02-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780226507972

Misunderstood and stereotyped, the black family in America has been viewed by some as pathologically weak while others have acclaimed its resilience and strength. Those who have drawn these conflicting conclusions have gnerally focused on the nuclear family—husband, wife, and dependent children. But as Elmer and Joanne Martin point out in this revealing book, a unit of this kind often is not the center of black family life. What appear to be fatherless, broken homes in our cities may really be vital parts of strong and flexible extended families based hundreds of miles away—usually in a rural area. Through their eight-year study of some thirty extended families, the Martins find that economic pressures, including federal tax and welfare laws, have begun to make the extended family's flexibility into a liability that threatens its future.

The Bonus Family Handbook

The Bonus Family Handbook
Author: Jann Blackstone
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2024-10-15
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1538179091

"This diplomatic guide offers advice on how parents can navigate caring for a blended family.... Blackstone packs this encyclopedic manual full of insight.” -Publishers Weekly "This definitive practical guide addresses nearly every situation that bonus families might experience.” - Library Journal An essential resource for today’s integrated families Imagine you’re in a heated argument. Your kids have decided that they don’t want to go back to your ex’s home, and your ex isn’t having it. Meanwhile, your new partner is squirming uncomfortably in the other room. What do you do? How do you stop the madness and come together to find the best solution for everyone? The Bonus Family Handbook introduces readers to a completely new approach to co-parenting and blending families. Until now, parents have been told that once there’s been a break-up, they become autonomous, single parents, and can make decisions for their children on their own. But that’s not true. That’s not real life. That “old school” break-up attitude offers no direction for co-parenting. The Bonus Family Handbook changes all that. It helps even the most contentious parents learn how to work together in the name of their children, teaching them how to apply practical co-parenting techniques so that they will be able to form a supportive, loving family. The Bonus Family Handbook also recognizes the importance of incorporating new partners into the mix—of bringing in Bonus Moms and Bonus Dads—and empowering them to make decisions for the safety and well-being of the children. With its emphasis on positive, collaborative co-parenting, this book is an essential resource for today’s integrated families.

Stepcoupling

Stepcoupling
Author: Susan Wisdom
Publisher: Harmony
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2007-12-18
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0307421686

Love may be sweeter the second time around, but once the bliss of a newfound relationship wears off a little, the reality of being part of a stepfamily sets in. If you are one of the millions of remarried Americans facing the challenge of blending two existing families into one cohesive whole, you are part of a stepcouple—and you know all too well how hard it can be to make your marriage work in sometimes tough terrain. Different parenting styles, finances, relationships with ex-spouses, legal matters, and even seemingly simple issues such as the kinds of chores assigned to children can chisel away at your union if you don’t always make your marriage a priority. Stepcoupling offers advice for stepcouples on how to do just that—all the while strengthening their blended family with a healthy marriage. Susan Wisdom and Jennifer Green provide tips and strategies on dealing with the issues remarried couples face, with a wealth of advice from real-life stepcouples, such as: * Learning to tailor your expectations of your spouse or children and remembering that no family is perfect * Knowing where your boundaries are, whether involving a hostile ex-spouse or a stepchild who demands too much attention * Realizing that traits like flexibility, tolerance, forgiveness, and openness are especially essential in a stepfamily situation * Making “us” time for talking, problem-solving, weekends away, and enjoying your marriage to constantly renew and strengthen your bond as a couple Let this invaluable remarriage manual help you make your stepcouple the foundation of a strong, happy, and successful stepfamily.

Handbook of Marriage and the Family

Handbook of Marriage and the Family
Author: Marvin B. Sussman
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 823
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1475753675

In a thoroughgoing revision of the first edition of this classic text and reference, published by Plenum in 1987, the editors have assembled a distinguished group of contributors to address such topics as past, present, and future perspectives on family diversity; theory and methods of the family; changing family patterns and roles; the family and other institutions; and family dynamics and processes.

Handbook Of Family Therapy

Handbook Of Family Therapy
Author: Alan S. Gurman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1451
Release: 2014-07-22
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317773055

First published in 1981. This volume is unique as to date no previous book, and no collection of papers one could assemble from the literature, addresses or achieves for the field of family therapy what is accomplished in this handbook. It responds to a pressing need for a comprehensive source that will enable students, practitioners and researchers to compare and assess critically for themselves an array of major current clinical concepts in family therapy.

The SAGE Handbook of Family Communication

The SAGE Handbook of Family Communication
Author: Lynn H. Turner
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2014-02-18
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1483324028

A thorough exploration of the critical topics and issues facing family communication researchers today The Sage Handbook of Family Communication provides a comprehensive examination of family communication theory and research. Chapters by leading scholars in family communication expand the definition of family, address recent shifts in culture, and cover important new topics, including families in crisis, families and governmental policies, social media, and extended families. The combination of groundbreaking theories, research methods, and reviews of foundational and emerging research in family communication make this an invaluable resource that explores the critical topics and issues facing family communication researchers today.

The Complete Family Office Handbook

The Complete Family Office Handbook
Author: Kirby Rosplock
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2020-11-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119694094

Discover new insights on how to setup, manage, and advise wealthy families and their family offices The Complete Family Office: A Guide for Affluent Families and the Advisors Who Serve Them, 2nd Edition represents the newest update to an essential series. This book prepares the members of wealthy families to collectively manage, sustain, and grow their wealth across multiple generations. It also assists professionals who advise families to better serve their needs. This book teaches those who advise family offices and wealthy families on: · How to setup, structure, and advise a family office · Current compliance, fiduciary and risk management practices for a family office · Forward-thinking investment management, estate planning, and private trust company considerations · Fresh insights on philanthropy, legacy, and impact investing · Best practices to managing family wealth education and preparing next generation owners · New insights on family governance, strategic planning, and succession · Methods to create a family constitution, mission, and vision for families and their family offices. The Complete Family Office Handbook provides the most comprehensive, current research, practical guidance, and approaches from leading family offices from around the globe and illustrates, by way of practical case studies and examples, how families can effectively manage their wealth for the long term.

The Family Handbook

The Family Handbook
Author: Herbert Anderson
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 374
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664256906

This encyclopedic volume brings clarity and focus to a multitude of family issues. The expert contributors deal with practical and important questions, thereby providing information of significant usefulness to social workers, therapists, lawyers, ministers, and health-care professionals. Those who work with families will learn new techniques and see their efforts in a larger context. An extensive directory of family resources provides the reader with helpful and practical information. The Family, Culture, and Religion series offers informed and responsible analyses of the state of the American family from a religious perspective and provides practical assistance for the family's revitalization.

A Handbook for Ministers' Wives

A Handbook for Ministers' Wives
Author: Dorothy Kelley Patterson
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2002
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0805420630

Advice for women who are in the challenging role of being married to men who serve in ministry positions.