Dating and Single Parent

by Ron L. Deal

Publisher:

Bethany House

, 2012

Overview

Make the Best Dating Decisions Possible

When children are involved, dating gets complicated. Ron Deal gives single parents—as well as those who date them—expert advice on

How to determine if you and the kids are really ready for dating, deal with kids’ fears, and recognize red lights in a relationship.

What to expect when dating a single parent and when to start spending time with the kids.

Things to consider before getting engaged and how to prepare for life as a stepfamily.

Let Ron Deal guide you through the emotional ups and downs of dating with kids. Includes a free online relationship checkup and questions for individual or group study.

Key Features

• Shows how to determine if you and the kids are really ready for dating.
• Explains what to expect when dating a single parent.
• Guides you through the emotional ups and downs of dating with kids.

Praise for Dating and Single Parent

This book will help you see beyond the tingly feelings to determine if a dating partner will help you form a healthy family.

-- Dr. Dennis Rainey, president, FamilyLife

In Dating and the Single Parent, Ron Deal points out the common pitfalls and gives wise counsel in how to navigate the waters. I highly recommend it.

--Gary Chapman, PhD, author, The Five Love Languages

You can trust Ron Deal to shoot straight with you about kids, dating, and finding lasting love.

--Dr. Kevin Leman, New York Times bestselling author of Have a New Kid by Friday

Product Details

• Title: Dating and the Single Parent
• Author: Ron L. Deal
• Series: Smart Stepfamily Series
• Publisher: Bethany House
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 242
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Single parents › Social life and customs; Dating (Social customs) › Religious aspects--Christianity; Children of single parents › Psychology; Parent and child › Religious aspects--Christianity; Remarriage › Religious aspects--Christianity
• ISBNs: 9781441271013, 1441271015
• Resource ID: LLS:DTNGSNGLPRNT
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-12-21T22:34:25Z

About Ron L. Deal

Ron L. Deal, MMFT, is the founder of Successful Stepfamilies and an expert in remarriage and stepfamily education and therapy. He is author of The Smart Stepfamily and coauthor with Laura Petherbridge of The Smart Stepmom and with David H. Olson of The Remarriage Checkup. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed professional counselor who frequently appears in the national media. He is a popular conference speaker and his video series The Smart Stepfamily DVD is used in communities, churches, and homes throughout the world. Ron is a member of the Stepfamily Expert Council for the National Stepfamily Resource Center. Ron and his wife, Nan, and their sons live in Amarillo, Texas.