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Publisher's summary
A men's guide to leading a blended family and raising step-children
The Step-Dad Playbook is a motivational and practical guide for step-dads woven together with an analogy men will understand: sports. From bonding with your partner's kids to combining your finances (or not), you'll learn everything you need to know to establish yourself as a strong, dependable head of household.
How do you win the respect of your step-child? What do you do about ex-husbands? Communications expert Taylor Fisher answers these questions—and many others—in this easy to follow reference book that will eliminate your stress about co-parenting step-children and building a happy home.
This short book on step-parenting will guide you through:
- What makes a blended family: Understand how blended families work, common issues, and the often overlooked advantages.
- Transitioning into your role: Find out how to set expectations, find patience, relate to your step-children and more.
- The locker room speech: Get the inspiring pick-up speech you need to remind yourself the value a great step-parent brings to the home
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- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 452
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 371
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What the award-winning, best-selling Boundaries has done for adult relationships, Boundaries with Kids will do for you and your children. Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend provide the help and guidance you need for raising your kids to take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions. With wisdom and empathy, they take you through the ins and outs of instilling the kind of character in your children that will help them lead balanced, productive, and fulfilling adult lives.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not what I would recommend as a therapist who works primarily with children
- By Amanda on 02-12-21
By: Henry Cloud, and others
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Mindful Co-Parenting
- A Child-Friendly Path through Divorce
- By: Jeremy S. Gaies Psy.D., James B. Morris Jr. Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Jeremy S. Gaies, James B. Morris Jr.
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 50
Being good parents is hard even when you're happily married, but for separated or divorced couples, parenting can be particularly daunting. There is hope. Mindful Co-Parenting provides divorced parents a practical way through the process that protects their children. In this compact, step-by-step guide, written in a supportive yet direct style, clinical psychologists Jeremy S. Gaies, Psy.D., and James B. Morris Jr., Ph.D., identify what matters most to kids and describe the importance of parents being mindful of their children's needs and wants.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great for handling hard situations.
- By Mirmade on 06-07-17
By: Jeremy S. Gaies Psy.D., and others
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Loving People
- How to Love and Be Loved
- By: John Townsend
- Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story5 out of 5 stars 61
Best-selling author Dr. John Townsend teaches you that love can actually be learned and gives you the steps and tools to become skilled in love. Using his trademark stories to flesh out the important principles, Dr. Townsend covers receiving love, connecting love, healing love, confronting love, romantic love, and surrendering love. Through his teaching, listeners will discover - and start enjoying - the words, actions, and experiences of authentic love.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very insightful
- By Amazon Customer on 05-17-19
By: John Townsend
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Positive Parenting
- An Essential Guide
- By: Rebecca Eanes
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 273
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 212
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Story5 out of 5 stars 209
Popular parenting blogger Rebecca Eanes shares her hard-won wisdom for overcoming limiting thought patterns and recognizing emotional triggers, as well as advice for connecting with kids at each stage, from infancy to adolescence. This heartfelt, insightful advice comes not from an "expert," but from a learning, evolving parent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It saved my life
- By Samantha khalil on 05-22-17
By: Rebecca Eanes
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The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption
- Helping Your Child Grow up Whole
- By: Lori Holden, Crystal Hass
- Narrated by: Meredith Mitchell
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 59
Open adoption isn't just something parents do when they exchange photos, send emails, share a visit. It's a lifestyle that may feel intrusive at times, be difficult or inconvenient at other times. Tensions can arise even in the best of circumstances. But knowing how to handle these situations and how to continue to make arrangements work for the child involved is paramount. This book offers listeners the tools and the insight to do just that.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Who is talking?
- By Robert on 06-26-18
By: Lori Holden, and others
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How to Be a Best Friend Forever
- Making and Keeping Lifetime Relationships
- By: Dr. John Townsend
- Narrated by: Dr. John Townsend
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Story4 out of 5 stars 83
Our world has diluted the meaning of friendship, but the reality is, there’s nothing like the sustaining strength of true-blue, forever friends. Still, many people are convinced that they’ll never find such lifelong connections—or that they don’t need them. In this encouraging audio book, best-selling author and psychologist John Townsend delivers hope and help for making these relationships a reality—and for making them even better if you’ve already got a “bestie.”
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2 out of 5 stars
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This is a Christian based book.
- By lisak227 on 11-17-14
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The Breakup Bible
- The Smart Woman's Guide to Healing from a Breakup or Divorce
- By: Rachel Sussman
- Narrated by: Susan Boyce
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 85
Psychotherapist and breakup expert Rachel A. Sussman, LCSW, reveals the secrets every woman needs to get her life back on track. Drawing on hundreds of counseling sessions she's conducted with women at all stages of recovery, Sussman developed a proven three-phase process for healing from a breakup.
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5 out of 5 stars
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lifesaver!
- By Dawson on 11-30-17
By: Rachel Sussman
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Joint Custody with a Jerk
- Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex
- By: Judy Corcoran, Julie A. Ross, MA
- Narrated by: Randye Kaye
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Story4 out of 5 stars 76
It's a fact that parenting is hard enough in a family where two parents love and respect each other. After divorce, when the respect has diminished and the love has often turned to intense dislike, co-parenting can be nearly impossible, driving one or both parents to the brink of insanity. Joint Custody with a Jerk offers many proven communication techniques that help you deal with your difficult ex-husband or ex-wife.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Victim blaming
- By Michelle Johann on 08-31-18
By: Judy Corcoran, and others
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When Your Mother Has Borderline Personality Disorder
- A Guide for Adult Children
- By: Daniel S. Lobel PhD
- Narrated by: Daniel S. Lobel PhD
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
Growing up with a mom who has Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is difficult - but it’s still possible to have a functioning adult relationship with her. When Your Mother Has Borderline Personality Disorder provides you with crucial information for understanding the patterns behind her Borderline Personality Disorder, as well as the tools you need to start your own recovery process.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Deeply healing & life changing
- By Anonymous User on 11-19-22
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Relationship Breakthrough
- How to Create Outstanding Relationships in Every Area of Your Life
- By: Cloe Madanes, Anthony Robbins
- Narrated by: Aimee Jolson
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 399
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 339
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 340
Everyone faces the challenges of making relationships work. Whether with spouses, family members, friends, lovers, or colleagues, relationships have the power to make one feel happy, frustrated, or miserable. In Relationship Breakthrough, Cloe Madanes - an expert in creating healing, empowering relationships - gives listeners vital tools to transform their relationships and their lives. Madanes's cutting-edge methods produce real results and create rewarding, sustainable relationships.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- By Dee on 01-10-16
By: Cloe Madanes, and others
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- SaltPlace
- 03-20-23
Wish I had read it years ago
This was really helpful for me. I’m not really a sports guy so I was skeptical of the way it’s framed but the sports references are minimal and it’s really the author who is the coach.
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- KRO
- 02-03-23
Insightful quick read
I like the narrator and that this was only an hour long listen. It is packed with a lot of good info, and in general a nice pep talk for step dads. I also appreciated different scenarios it explored, and the overall confidence boost emitted.
You can tell the guy is not a great writer by any means, but definitely gets his points across quick and efficiently.
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