--Margaret Sagarese, parenting expert and coauthor of the award-winning The Roller-Coaster Years, and Keep Cliques and Bullies from Invading Your School.

"Kids ages 9-12 living in a stepfamily often find themselves caught between childhood and adolescence—and between two parents, two homes, two families. Written for tweens (parents are encouraged to read with their child), the authors of this book compassionately weave together advice from other tweens with tips for getting along with new family members and suggestions for what to do when nothing seems to be working.
We appreciated their emphasis on teaching practical skills and managing emotions so kids can better cope with their family. While the book is not written from a Christian faith perspective, it is consistent with a Judeo-Christian ethic."

--Ron Deal, an author, therapist, stepfamily education specialist and the founder of "Successful Stepfamilies."

"Finally an accessible, thoughtful book that acknowledges the realities of stepfamily life and offers kids workable solutions that are not dumbed down or patronizing. This should be required reading for all kids with a parent who is remarrying."

--Brette Sember, J.D., author of How to Parent with Your Ex


“What is remarkable about "The Step-Tween Survival Guide" is that the authors run through a wide range of situations and really provide youngsters with a tremendous amount of resources that they can use.
There are techniques and skills that will strengthen any kid's abilities to thrive in family situations of all types. Empowering children to take control of what they can control is one of the greatest gifts of this guide. Every educator at every level would benefit from reading this well-written, well-designed portable tool. Every kid can benefit from reading this book."

--George Rubenstein, guidance counselor at Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough, North Carolina

"Lisa Cohn and Debbie Glasser, Ph.D have written a wonderful book 'The Step-Tween Survival Guide' for kids who live in stepfamilies. The book gives these people sound advice how to cope with the situation. They also give 'Survival Tools' to these kids if situations become unbearable. In my opinion both the writers delicately handled this sensitive topic."

--theblogcritic.org

"“The Step-Tween Survival Guide” perfectly describes the feelings and
experiences that children handle as a result of blended families. The authors capture that unique balance between acceptance and frustration, happiness and sadness, and a host of other emotions that fluctuate hourly for tween-agers, in even the best of circumstances. This serious topic is approached with hands-on exercises, heartfelt wisdom, and much needed humor. It's a must-have for every stepfamily wanting to create a sense of warmth, open communication and love for their children."

--Roni Leiderman, Ph.D.
Dean, Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies
Nova Southeastern University
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

"A much-needed book for young teens who are living through family upheaval. Whether due to divorce or death, many teenagers are dealing with stepparents, new stepsiblings, invasion of privacy and changes in the household rules. Drawn from interviews with real stepkids, the authors help young readers identify and deal with their feelings and learn strategies for coping while keeping a positive outlook that this, too, can be not only dealt with -- but maybe even have some positive outcomes."

--Harriet Heath, Ph.D. Director, The Parent Center, Child Study Institute and Thorne School, Bryn Mawr College, author of Using Your Values to Raise Your Child to be an Adult You Admire.

"A must read for anyone with tweens in their stepfamily! Finally, someone has addressed these important members of the stepfamily."

--Jeannette Lofas, president, The Stepfamily Foundation

Amazon Reviews:

"Im a 19 year old step kid who wishes I had this book when i was younger and dealing with these issues. The book adresses a lot of the situations we delt with in our step family. Fairness, differnt rules in differnt houses, step parents who try to run the show, different personalities with step siblings aswell as step parents, and different parenting styles. This book gives great examples and great tips on how to deal with and handle these issues. It also showes how to learn from and make the most of hard situations one can be faced with in a step family. This book is helpful to not only tweens but to all kids in step families."

--Wendy

"This book is full of quotes and anecdotes from stepkids who provide a realistic view of stepfamily life - both the positives and negatives. The authors also provide engaging quizzes tips and tools that help kids in stepfamilies identify their feelings and learn how to communicate them to family members. The book includes fascinating stories from stepkids who learn how to turn negative situations into positives. The Step-Tween Survival Guide is full of hope, help, and humor. A great read not only for tweens, but for all stepkids."

--C.L.

"The Step-Tween Survival Guide is an excellent book for anyone in a stepfamily. It incorporates very honest, real life stories with great practical advice. There are even entertaining and helpful quizzes and survival tips. Lisa Cohn and Dr. Deb Glasser clearly know what they are talking about from personal and professional experience. I recommend this book to anyone who wants real, practical advice for the challenges we face in stepfamily situations."

--R. Smith

"The authors really know what they're talking about. The illustrations and graphics are perfect for 'tweens and work really well with the testimonials. The advice is thoughtful, and well-researched. A great book to have lying around in plain sight if you're a blended family with 'tweens. They're bound to be drawn in by the friendly illustrations and testimonials from real kids."

--M. Gunther

"Lisa Cohn has a brilliant way of identifying, addressing and offering useful solutions to the issues that individuals face in stepfamilies. As a member of a stepfamily, I found her first book tremendously helpful and was pleased to see that she has another which focuses primarily on teens in stepfamilies. Her insight and experience will serve as a practical guide to the thousands who navigate their way through this challenging set of family relationships."

--Joe Hertzberg