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# The Smart Stepfamily: Seven Steps to a Healthy Family

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Review: Great for any stepfamily - This is a great book. Anyone who has a step family should read this. It’s not a hard read but has some good tips.
Review: SOOOOO wish I'd had this five years ago!! - This is the absolute BEST resource for anyone in a step family or who is GOING to be in a step family. I have been a step mom for four and a half years now. I took classes before my remarriage, I read books on step families, I've joined online support groups; but nothing has helped me like this book. Easy to read and understand, Ron Deal presents the different issues step families face and solutions in a manner that is both to the point and encouraging. He puts first priorities first (relationships with God and spouse), telling why such things are important, and he offers different scenarios he has encountered as his years as a counselor. This book gave me practical, easy-to-use advice and at the same time helped me feel hopeful for my own future. I may have done some things wrong to start, but this book showed me how to take what I have and where I am now and use it to GO FROM HERE. This book helped me see the reality of my own situation -- I'm not alone, our problems are NOT all my fault and ARE solvable, things may never be perfect but can at least be good -- and better, this book helped me be okay with where I and my family are and what we can do to make everything the best it can be for everyone involved (even the ex-spouses!). A must-have for any step family or anyone who helps step families!!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #40,817 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Step Parenting & Blended Families (Books) #103 in Conflict Management #188 in Christian Family & Relationships |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (773) |
| Dimensions  | 6 x 0.73 x 9 inches |
| Edition  | Revised and Expanded |
| ISBN-10  | 0764212060 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0764212062 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Part of series  | Smart Stepfamily |
| Print length  | 320 pages |
| Publication date  | May 20, 2014 |
| Publisher  | Bethany House Publishers |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for any stepfamily
*by A***R on January 25, 2026*

This is a great book. Anyone who has a step family should read this. It’s not a hard read but has some good tips.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ SOOOOO wish I'd had this five years ago!!
*by N***I on November 23, 2012*

This is the absolute BEST resource for anyone in a step family or who is GOING to be in a step family. I have been a step mom for four and a half years now. I took classes before my remarriage, I read books on step families, I've joined online support groups; but nothing has helped me like this book. Easy to read and understand, Ron Deal presents the different issues step families face and solutions in a manner that is both to the point and encouraging. He puts first priorities first (relationships with God and spouse), telling why such things are important, and he offers different scenarios he has encountered as his years as a counselor. This book gave me practical, easy-to-use advice and at the same time helped me feel hopeful for my own future. I may have done some things wrong to start, but this book showed me how to take what I have and where I am now and use it to GO FROM HERE. This book helped me see the reality of my own situation -- I'm not alone, our problems are NOT all my fault and ARE solvable, things may never be perfect but can at least be good -- and better, this book helped me be okay with where I and my family are and what we can do to make everything the best it can be for everyone involved (even the ex-spouses!). A must-have for any step family or anyone who helps step families!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Required reading for step-families!
*by C***L on February 1, 2014*

My husband and I felt called to lead a Life Group at our church regarding step-families. I searched for a book that would address this topic, and came across this one. Glancing through the pages, I could tell this book addressed many of the issues step-families face. So I made this our group's reading material. But it wasn't until I read the whole book prior to the class that I realized how perfect this book really is for step-families. Many of the issues my husband and I are battling in our own home were addressed in real world ways, and not sugar coated to be made unrealistically holy. Integrating a step-family can be messy work, and is not a quick process. There are too many variables to expect a nice, neat in-the-box solution. I love how this book nixed the idea of a "blended" family, and instead reintroduced step-families as "crock pot families" - a slow-cooking process to make two families into one, yet still consisting of separate, unique ingredients. Ron Deal offered multiple family styles and situations, and realistic solutions to be practiced over time. I feel like I understand our family dynamic so much better after reading this book, and I can't wait to lead our Life Group with these teachings as our guide. Even more exciting, I can really see this becoming a future ministry in our church to reach other families who may be struggling as we have (and still are). It's important for every step-family to realize they are not outside God's plan, and there is hope for peace within their home even if it seems hopeless.

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