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	Family Problems? A Menu of ~90 Solutions Articles By Peter K. Gerlach, MSW Retired Board member Stepfamily Association of America

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        A major relationship hazard is the epidemic [wounds + unawareness] cycle. One antidote is education, which is the purpose of the ~90 articles below. They...

• describe common family role and relationship problems (unfilled needs), and they...

• propose practical solutions to them based on these premises.

Most ideas in these articles apply to any family. Each article stands alone, so there are redundancies. Most of these articles are integrated in a series of unique guidebooks for family adults and supporters.

        These articles and books are all based on these core premises. They stem from 28 years' profes-sional research, and over 17,000 hours' consulting with more than 1,000 typical Midwestern-U.S. divorcing and committed family adults and some of their kids.

      To get the most from these articles, please first read...

• This introduction to normal personality subselves - slides or text

• This introduction to the [wounds + ignorance] cycle stressing most U.S. families - slides or text. And take...

• These five quizzes on relationship and family basics - how much do you know?

• This overview of three stressors that underlie most relationship problems, and...

• This overview of how to use family-systems principals to reduce many family problems, and...

• scan these Q&A items on many aspects of relationships and families, and...

• these three steps to prevent family stress and divorce.

        If you're in a stepfamily - or may be - also read...

• These stepfamily basics (slides or text), implications, and this example of a real stepfamily

• This summary of three levels of common stepfamily problems; and...

• This summary of 12 protections against several widespread family hazards - slides or text.

        Reluctance to study these foundation articles may indicate you're dominated by a false self. See this for perspective.

        This menu is organized by who is conflicted, and (alphabetically) what their surface problems are about. Basics articles provide context for all articles below them. Some articles appear in several columns, and many are linked to related worksheets and other resources.

Pause, breathe, and reflect - why are you reading this - what do you need?

Other site resources

• guidebooks that integrate many of these Solutions and other articles and resources;

• three practical suggestions for helping to break the pervasive [wounds + unawareness] cycle in your family, community, region, and society.

• cross-reference links to stepfamily basics, re/marriage, and co-parenting articles

• key questions and answers for co-parents and supporters.

• Four basic-knowledge quizzes

• Definitions of key terms used in these articles

• a free, modular re/marriage-prep course

• resources: useful stepfamily books, games, periodicals, links, and organizations.

• summary: what's new  in the site

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Updated  April 20, 2008