Blending Families: The Honeymoon Comes Later - 2nd Edition

By Max Price

It has been estimated that 33 percent of all US children will likely live in a stepfamily before age eighteen. 

“I write to you, stepmom, stepdad, stepchild, adult stepchild, and step-grandparent, with the hope that I can share advice and stories of real families that will provide helpful guidelines for your blending family jour

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stratton Press
• Release date: Sep 12, 2019
• ISBN: 9781643457550

Max Price

MAX PRICE received his PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Oklahoma. Specializing in child psychology, he has been in private practice, counseling step-families and children of divorce since 1977. He is the author of three books, including A Guide to Child Therapy, and more than twenty articles. He has conducted workshops, seminars, and training nationally. He and his wife, Geri, have two children, Tracey and Todd, and six grandchildren.

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