Yours Mine and Ours

By Anne C. Bernstein and Peter L. Bernstein

Book Overview

Based on the author's experience as a family therapist and stepmother, and on interviews with more than fifty families, this book explores the ramifications for all concerned--remarried parents, his children, her children, and their baby--of having a mutual child.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684187000
• ISBN13: 9780684187006
• Release Date: February 1989
• Publisher: Scribner
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A book to read and refer

Bernstein, the author, makes it very clear how she chose the families she uses in the book. Unlike some books in this field, she was very methodical in her selection, making sure she had a family from the multitude of family types. I find that I refer to the book quite often...not only to see how other families deal with a situation but also to remind myself that my family is not alone in these decisions. What I like about it is that the examples are specific enough (the author changed the names in order to make this happen) so that all the issues are talked about. The author illustrates the decisions that appear to have worked over the short- and long-term and the ones that didn't quite work out as the family intended.