Get away for a day or make it a weekend - August 14, 2010

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webassets/Ethan.jpg     It is important to realize not all post-divorce and shared parenting challenges last forever. Our minds get fixed on our present problems and it feels like they will never end. 

What if you could flip a switch like the tv remote and find the peace you have been craving? What if you did not have to anticipate another verbal brawl with the children's other household or your new spouse over the children's other parent or the children? That's right, we are going to give you some important keys to succeed as parents raising kids who have mom, dad and possibly stepparents in two places.

From the pool of conference attendees, StepfamilySystems.com will award a not-for-profit presentation of ACES: Stepfamily Focal Points to ten schools from Ventura to San Diego counties during the 2010 - 2011 school year.

     To the degree you can adjust well to shared-parenting within your particular situation, you will feel more satisfied with your stepfamily and shared-parenting lifestyle. Your ability to manage the quality of relationships after spending the day with us can skyrocket!  Research shows the better your post-divorce adjustment as parents [especially after remarriage has occurred], the better the adjustment and well-being of your children, too.

      In 1990, our Director of Stepfamily and Shared-Parenting Management Planning began sowing for the harvest of "Ah-ha!" moments that have been running through Twitter and Facebook this year about the secret to her 25 year marriage-in-step and the restored relationships of her original family. Give all the children in and between divorced and remarried households the greatest opportunity to enter their classrooms ready to learn and to enjoy being young, and enjoy remarried life with children more by attending this reduced-tuition, pilot conference. Register today! http://stepfamilysystems.com/id47.html

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One day, one event you don't want to miss:

  • Starting (or Re-Starting) your Stepfamily Engine! 
  • How your Genogram can "trigger" your success
  • Parent-child relationships & Stepparent-child relationships - managing people, places and things better.
  • Creating your Stepfamily Assimilation and Management (SAM) Plan to reduce stress associated with co-parenting
  • Reducing distractions: academic perspectives on children and their education as it relates to distressed co-parenting 
  • Break-out Groups biological parents, stepparents, couples, child/teen experience, Braided-Families
  • Understanding the benefits/drawbacks to the various types of stepfamily support options: online groups, radio shows, E-chats, coaching, live groups, therapy, legal system
  • Special Survey project update for the Stepfamily Satisfaction and Parental Alienation Experience Survey ProjectAlienating parents might hinder blending and bonding success in the target-parent's new family, but your marriage and family can still succeed without abandoning the first children. We can help you create balance and peace of mind.
  • Several authors have donated copies of their books as give-aways to a few lucky attendees.
  • The amazing group of Co-presenters scheduled:

Yaffa Balsam, MFT (25307): (714) 527-7811

 http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/name/Yaffa_Balsam_MA,LMFT_Los+Alamitos_California_36742

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Richard Abbey, MFT (31754): (825) 644-2771

http://www.empowermyfamily.com/Richard_E.html

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Emily Bouchard will not be able to attend this year. She will be missed. She is the founder of:

http://www.blended-families.com/founderbio.html - http://stepchldren.wordpress.com/ 

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We hope Emily Bouchard and Dr. Richard Warshak will be able to accept our invitations for next year's kick-off event for the multi-state tour now in planning.

Tricia Powe

Mediator and Director of SAM Planning and Shared Parenting Management

President, Stepfamily Systems.com

Creative Director, "A Richter Blend, Stepfamily Chronicles"

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Family Focal Points Subscribers at StepfamilySystems.com save 25% ($52.50 is the subscriber rate/$70 non-subscribers) on tuition for the Costa Mesa/Newport event . Also, this great location is minutes from the coast. If you are staying overnight at the Ayers Hotel, when you make your reservations let them know you are interested in the StepfamilySystems.com rooms and provide them group discount code #4414 to see if rooms are still available at the discounted rate of $85/night which includes breakfast. 
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Secure your space/s today by mailing your payment to:  StepfamilySystems.com, 1101 California Ave., Ste. 100, Corona, CA 92881. Conference tuition: $70 non-subscribers/$52.50 subscribers. Tuitions post-marked or paid in full by July 31 will include Parent/Child Family Selections Communication Menu (great for teachers, too!). For those registering after July 31, Family Selection Communication Menus can be ordered at the conference.  http://www.stepfamilysystems.com/catalog/c31_p1.html - If you choose not to mail your deposits or payments-in-full, the deposit link open for convenience but third party processing fees applyEmail the date you registered and how many are attending to CustomerCare@StepfamilySystems.com for a special drawing.
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Tuition balances are due the day of the event. If this is not possible for your budget, a one-time, $25 post-event, post-event billing charge will apply on all balances paid after the event because our costs must be paid in full the day of the event. We have made it easy for you to attend with advance planning and post-event payment options! 
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picturegallery753639518193723382.tmp/Ethan.Standing.jpg  Looking for a way to promote your business, service or product? Become a Sponsor-Partner and to contribute to our non-profit division's status, establish the family art-threapy programs, provide teachers with art-supplies and operating costs (EIN not assigned, but working with Marian Houk at the National Heritage Foundation on the 501c3 status. Certification in Philanthropy already completed): Contact TPowe@StepfamilySystems.com or visit our Service Shop.
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With a thank you for their support, please take note of our present list of in-kind donors. The business of helping others is made possible by family-minded businesses and service providers like these:
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Joel Schwartzberg
Award-winning essayist and author, "The 40-Year-Old Version"
http://www.bookfordad.com/
joelscorp@gmail.com
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Stacy Kaiser
Author of How To Be A Grown Up and psychotherapist
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Jennifer Newcomb Marine
Author, No One's the Bitch: Ten Steps for the Mother and Stepmother Relationship
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Paula Bisacre, Publisher ReMarriage Magazine/ReMarriage Works
will be providing a copy of a special edition
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look for updates!
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Artist RD Atkins: hand made, Indian choker - www.wyoming-outpost.com
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Creative Memories Ind. Consultant, Yoland Oglesby, Corona, CA - gift bag
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Music sensations, SafetySuit: http://www.myspace.com/safetysuit - Zipped hoodie, CD and neck chain and t-shirt
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Mtg. Experts, Inc. Will Herring, President (951) 653-4884 is recycling cans for our stepfamily and shared parenting programs.
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The amount of participant give-aways and this fall's program benefits will depend on total sponsor contributions.
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