The Step-Tween Survival Guide: How to Deal with Life in a Stepfamily

By Debbie Glasser and Lisa Cohn

Book Overview

Life as a preteen (a.k.a. "tween") can be challenging. Life as a stepkid can be equally tough. Put them together, and it can be like climbing Mount Everest...daily. Step-tweens are not only caught... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575422972
• ISBN13: 9781575422978
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.3" x 5.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Step-parent review of "The Step-Tween Survival Guide"

Lisa Cohn has a brilliant way of identifying, addressing and offering useful solutions to the issues that individuals face in stepfamilies. As a member of a stepfamily, I found her first book tremendously helpful and was pleased to see that she has another which focuses primarily on teens in stepfamilies. Her insight and experience will serve as a practical guide to the thousands who navigate their way through this challenging set of family relationships.

Lively, Informative, Helpful

The authors really know what they're talking about. The illustrations and graphics are perfect for 'tweens and work really well with the testimonials. The advice is thoughtful, and well-researched. A great book to have lying around in plain sight if you're a blended family with 'tweens. They're bound to be drawn in by the friendly illustrations and testimonials from real kids.

Wish I Had This Book As a Step Tween

Im a 19 year old step kid who wishes I had this book when i was younger and dealing with these issues. The book adresses a lot of the situations we delt with in our step family. Fairness, differnt rules in differnt houses, step parents who try to run the show, different personalities with step siblings aswell as step parents, and different parenting styles. This book gives great examples and great tips on how to deal with and handle these issues. It also showes how to learn from and make the most of hard situations one can be faced with in a step family. This book is helpful to not only tweens but to all kids in step families. -Wedy

Hopeful, Helpful, and humorous

This book is full of quotes and anecdotes from stepkids who provide a realistic view of stepfamily life - both the positives and negatives. The authors also provide engaging quizzes tips and tools that help kids in stepfamilies identify their feelings and learn how to communicate them to family members. The book includes fascinating stories from stepkids who learn how to turn negative situations into positives. The Step-Tween Survival Guide is full of hope, help, and humor. A great read not only for tweens, but for all stepkids.

Suvival Guide helpful and entertaining

The Step-Tween Survival Guide is an excellent book for anyone in a stepfamily. It incorporates very honest, real life stories with great practical advice. There are even entertaining and helpful quizzes and survival tips. Lisa Cohn and Dr. Deb Glasser clearly know what they are talking about from personal and professional experience. I recommend this book to anyone who wants real, practical advice for the challenges we face in stepfamily situations.