Stepfamily Foundation Blog featuring Articles and News from Dr. Jeannette Lofas

How to be a stepparent

10/16/2015

How to be a stepparent audiobook is available for listening

In addition to her most recommended book, "Stepparenting", Dr. Lofas also worked on an audiobook, "How to be a Stepparent" which was digitally remastered recently and made available for download through the Amazon store. The audiobook is perfect for children and adults.

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Dr. Jeanette Lofas on He's Ok She's OK book with Larry Bilotta

4/29/2015

Dr. Jeannette Lofas interview with Larry Bilotta on her book, He's OK, She's OK: Understanding The Differences Between Men and Women

This past week, Dr. Jeannette Lofas was featured interviewed by Larry Bilotta of Relationship Revelation Radio, where she discussed about her book : He's OK, She's OK - Understanding the Differences Between Men and Women.

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Why Your First Family Will Not Be Like Your Stepfamily

4/28/2015

Why your first family will not be like your stepfamily ? Learn more by listening to the latest podcast from Dr. Jeannette Lofas, Founder and President of the Stepfamily Foundation and Larry Bilotta of Relationship Revelation radio.

Relationship Revelation - Biological Family Vs. The Stepfamily

9/1/2014

Dr. Jeannette Lofas was interviewed by Larry Bilotta of Relationship Revelation radio. The interview was about the differences between the biological family and the stepfamily.

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10 Steps For The New School Year

7/30/2014

Just what is the American family today?

According to the U.S. Census:
• Less than 25% of families are traditional nuclear families.
• 50% are some form of stepfamily one, or both, biological parents has a new partner
• 2 out of 3 break up
Some tips to make it work.

10 Steps for the New School Year as a Stepfamily:
A Time To Reorganize

Set specific routines for the AM and PM. Prepare for the next day the night before by laying out clothes, homework, and book bags.
Rules, forms and norms must be decided by the both of you and written as the House Rules.
Decide on your roles as Male and Female Head of House.
Go over your House Rules as a couple. Present them for this year together in a family meeting.
Create structure with expected manners, chores, responsibilities and positive and negative consequences.
Be Predicable. If you say it! Do it! Make a rule and enforce that rule.
As a couple remind and support each other in keeping order and forms and norms.
Remember being organized with clear, agreed upon discipline, guidance, love and encouragement is the most important job of the heads of the family.
Take your place as leader in your stepfamily. The children win at life when you have the courage do what you need to do to make a happy family. Enjoy the benefits and seeing the kids thrive in the new order.
Guard your sense of humor.

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Jeannette Lofas, Ph.D, LCSW

President and Founder of Stepfamily Foundation, Inc., Dr. Lofas has been managing stepfamilies for thirty years. In 1995 Lofas received a presidential award for her work. Research reports that she has an 84% success rate. A stepchild and stepmother herself, she is considered to be the leading authority on stepfamilies. Dr. Lofas has written five books: Living In Step, McGraw-Hill, Stepparenting, Citadel, How to Be a Stepparent, Nightingale Connant; He's OK, She's OK: Honoring the Differences Between Men & Women, and Tzedakah, Family Rules, Kensington Books.