Becoming An Adult Stepchild: Adjusting To A Parent's New Marriage

Becoming an Adult Stepchild: Adjusting to A Parent's New Marriage

Review...Prilik has added a dimension not often considered in the current, heady reshaping of American families -- Michigan Family ReviewBecoming an Adult Stepchild is comprehensive, warm in tone, and eminently practical. -- Jane Marks, Author of We Have a Problem: A Parent's SourcebookDr. Pearl Prilik has written a timely, well-conceived, informative book. Her style is clear, interesting, and extremely helpful -- Lorelle Saretsky, Ph.D., Director, Postdoctoral Psychotherapy Center, Garden City, New YorkFor many adult stepchildren, the marriage of a parent is a complicated situation fraught with emotional difficulties as the existing family structure is reshaped through the introduction of new members and the realignment of familial roles and relationships. A parent's marriage and the upheaval it generates can also mobilize long-buried feelings within adult stepchildren, including anger, betrayal, resentment, and a sense of deprivation.Until now, the millions of adult stepchildren have not had a resource to help them address the psychological issues they face in this situation. Written by an expert with substantial experience in stepfamily life, Becoming an Adult Stepchild: Adjusting to a Parent's New Marriage provides invaluable advice on how to examine the underlying issues and feelings engendered by a parent's marriage and use this knowledge to reduce the inherent tension in this situation. In a caring and supportive manner, Dr. Prilik also urges readers to take advantage of the golden opportunities hidden in their parent's marriage, including