To advance your steps toward success as a stepfamily member, service or research professional, StepfamilySystems.com is committed to creating connections for our website visitors and guests.
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July - December, we are pleased to share this additional survey and support the work being done at The Bonded Family
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In America today there are over 20+ million blended family households. With a divorce factor above 60% for these homes our team at The Bonded Family is honored and blessed to work together with wonderful organizations across America like Tricia Powe at StepfamilySystems.com We are working together to understand the dynamics fully in order to serve 'Blended Family USA' even better. The Bonded Family is conducting a poll to learn the latest dynamics currently facing stepfamilies today. Please help us all serve families by taking the brief 7 question poll at :

http://www.thebondedfamily.com/research

~~~ Dan Snell, CEO, The Bonded Family
Step-families face challenges. Blended Family life can be unique. The Bonded Family is a faith-based organization to serve blended families.
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Parental Alienation Theater and Film Projects based on our exclusive "A Richter Blend, Stepfamily Chronicles" stories and those who want to share their PA story to share with us. First participate in the survey (optional) and then send an Email to share your story to TPowe@StepfamilySystems.com. You will receive a follow up Email with additional information. Direct Link:  http://www.stepfamilysystems.com/id76.html  Thank you for your participation. Together, professionals and families can make a difference for future generations. Take a healing journey.
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Family Art-therapy programs and Art Supplies for Teachers -  http://www.stepfamilysystems.com/id87.html - see cookbook recipe request below for one fun fund-raising strategy:
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Sizzling for Stepfamilies Cookbook - Recipes Wanted to create the publication: PURPOSE: to raise funds for a non-profit division specifically to provide stepfamily and shared-parenting insights with teachers and school administrators, and to establish family art-therapy programs to give children the best opportunity to enter their classrooms ready to learn. We will be working with Marian Houk of the National Heritage Foundation to establish the 501c3. 
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drphil.com - featured a show with the authors of "No One's the Bitch" - http://www.noonesthebitch.com/ 
A note of thanks here to Jennifer Newcomb Marine for a copy of their book donated to the Stepfamily and Shared Parenting Conference Aug. 14.
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From Dr. Warshak: http://www.warshak.com/alienation/pluto-dvd.html. We are hoping to feature Dr. Warshak and Emily Bouchard at next year's Shared Parenting Conference. This resource will be a nice addition to your resources library! ~Tricia, StepfamilySystems.com
Welcome Back, Pluto: Understanding, Preventing, and Overcoming Parental Alienation
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National Stepfamily Day Foundation project:

http://www.nationalstepfamilydayfoundation.org/NSFDF-Video-Presentation.html 

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"Use the pain of broken lives and dashed dreams to make you better not bitter, wiser not blinded by anger, kinder not sarcastic, more understanding, more compassionate, and more determined to make a difference for your children, stepchildren, your spouse and others and your life will have great purpose! Never stop believing, and always leave the lights on; they might be on their way home. Meanwhile, live your life in an manner you will be proud to be found living and which disproves all the stories that may have been spoken against you. Love your spouse. Let go of the trespasses. Forgive when it is asked of you. Love the lost. Choose to grow old together. Choose to love God above all that challenges you in the world. When the weight of the situation becomes heavy, find ways to laugh. 'A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.' -- Proverbs 17:22 AMP"  ~SepfamilySystems.com, Braided Families Division

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