Preparing to Blend: The Couple's Guide to Becoming a Smart Stepfamily Free Audiobook Download by Ron L. Deal

If you are considering a divorce and would like to teach your kids about a new way of life, listen to this audiobook. It offers advice for parents to make the transition from married family life to blended family life as smooth as possible.

The first step to becoming a smart stepfamily is acknowledging that you can't do it alone. It's hard, but it's worth the work. In "Preparing to Blend: The Couple's Guide to Becoming a Smart Stepfamily" by Ron L. Deal and Derek Shoales, they offer tips on how to make your relationship stronger in more areas so you can be ready for the challenges ahead.

Ron and Mary Deal are a couple who have been married for years. They have been together since they were fifteen years old when they first got married at the same time. Their marriage has weathered some storms, such as the divorce of Ron's parents, but they have built a stepfamily on strong foundations. In their book 'Preparing to Blend', they share their methods to create a stepfamily that is more stable and happier than ever before

One of the main concepts of this book is that stepfamilies aren't perfect. There is a lot work to be done in order for the family to step up into an improved position. The author writes about ways to prepare for the future and how there will be a lot of difficult decisions. They also talk about a variety of different topics such as communication and trust, decision-making, and family rituals.

'Derek Shoales' narrates the audiobook and does a fantastic job of bringing his characters to life. The most interesting part of this book is how it takes on a stepfamily's perspective, which is not very common in other books.

Preparing to Blend is a step by step guide to becoming a smart stepfamily. The book helps you plan how to communicate, how to get along with your partner's children and how to deal with the issues that are bound to come up even after all the planning.