According to statistics, one in three people in the UK today is likely to be involved in a step-family at some point in their life. In Step-Families, Suzie Hayman looks at the problems that may arise as a result of this life-change & offers strategies for coping with them.

It is common for a 'new' parent to suffer from feelings of isolation, guilt & anxiety while the established parent is concerned with balancing his or her needs with those of their partner, their children & possibly step-children. How do you also manage a sexual relationship if you are a single parent? Or accept the on-going role of the partner's 'ex' & the involvement of grandparents?

Suzie Hayman uses personal stories to suggest ways in which you can come to terms with feelings, resolve problems & anticipate trouble before it starts. She takes a candid look at family politics
- from an adult's point of view as well as a child's
- & also addresses the relationship issues which arise if you & your partner decide to have children of your own.





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Are you thinking about marriage, but afraid of ending up in the divorce statistics? Are you wondering if you're ready & able to make a public, lifelong commitment? Before You Say 'I Do' recognises that marriage takes courage, energy & self-knowledge, & leads you through a series of key questions about your relationship to help you discover if you have what it takes to make your marriage a lifelong success. These include:--What are your expectations of marriage?--What does commitment mean to you?--Can you be sexually compatible for a lifetime?--Do you both want children?--How will you cope with in-laws? Drawing on the expertise of Relate counsellors, & supported by checklists, questionnaires & case histories, this book will help you to examine your hopes & fears about marriage. It will lead you to a deeper understanding of how your relationship works & ultimately give you the insight to build the bedrock of a marriage with real staying power. ...

In this remarkable book, Jane Miller writes about the experience of being a daughter & a sister, about the intensities of family life & the illuminations that come from the last days & death of parents. Relations offers a portrait of a record-keeping, middle-class kinship, beginning with her parents' long marriage, its mysteries & incompatibilities. Here are the tensions of belonging & yet not belonging to an English middle-class at once hospitable to difference & internally divided. More than two hundred years of English history are present in these portraits, which show the gradual emancipation of women, the effects of empire on family life & the importance to it of religion, education & money. It is the story of an evolution, of a move out of trade towards public service & the professions, & towards the dramas & family romance of recent times. ...

In his bestselling book, Life Strategies, Phil Mc Graw gave powerful, straightforward advice on shaping ...

Do you feel stressed out?
Want to relax quickly & let go of unhelpful tension in your life?

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Saturday afternoon: you're with the kids in the garden when the phone rings.

It's your best friend from school. Someone

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December 1815

Adam Bolitho's orders are unequivocal. As captain of His Majesty's frigate Unrivalled of forty-six guns,

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