A blended family is foundationally different from a first family. When unrelated people initially come together, they may not want to be part of one another. The Alsdorfs take the reader through some of the most common difficulties that arise during this initial attempt to build cohesion within the new family structure. Some issues include:
• The realization that you need to return to God for strength and real-life direction
• The bond between parent and child that is like super-glue and will defy anyone or anything that tries to rip it apart
• Children’s need for adult help to fit into the new family
• Examination of holidays, visitations, ex-spouses, and other new details of a second family
• Sensitive areas of a second family: discipline, relationships, and ways to build a plan for success
• A look at traps that women can fall into and the top ten mistakes often made as a wife/mother of a blended family
• Examination of a new kind of dad: his role in the child’s life and the financial and spiritual responsibility of fathers
Beyond the Brady Bunch looks through the eyes of both the parents and children involved and emphasizes the need to surrender every aspect of their situation to God alone. The Alsdorf’s four children (now all adults) also contributed by answering questions as children of divorce, and wrote the chapter “From the Other Side.”
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(Source: Christian Newswire)