| The In itial ShockSurviving the initial shock of the stepfamily can be one of the majorsteps toward a stepparent’S overall survival．A stepparent’S entry Into anew stepfamily unit may tum out to be one of life’S most terrifyingexperiences．Stepparents everywhere ask the same questions．”Willitever get any better?””Am I the only one going through this type ofconflict?”While there are no guarantees the situation will improveafter the initial shock has subsided。people usually do leam to adjustto their new circumstances． Statistics tell US that any adult who reads this iS a stepparent，ISconsidering the idea．or has a close friend or relative who iS a steppar—ent．If you are not already”one of the above，”the odds are you will besometime during your lifetime．YOU ARE NOT ALONERecent data from the National Center for Health Statistics show a mar-riage rate of 9．7 per l，000 and a divorce rate of 4．8 per 1，000；i．e．，叩eof two marriages fails． Stepfamilies，also referred to as blended families，bi—nuclear fami—lies．and reconstituted families，are formed whenever parents remarry．This iS a worldwide phenomenon，but it iS most common in the UnitedStates．Each year approximately 1．5 million people in the United Statesremarry．Most bring children to the new marriage．90％of divorcedwomen with children remarry，and studies reveal that more divorcedmen remarry than divorced women． Almost 40％of all children born in America today will end up in astepfamily before they reach the age of 1 8．There are more than 3 5 mil—lion stepparents in the United States．According to Ann Landers，when a second marriage breaks up it usually iS caused by the children． |
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