Reviews
"Every so often you read a book and by the time you lay it down you feel that overwhelming feeling that what you just read is going to be something that will truly help every stepchild and every stepparent.
Hey, Who’s in my House? offers a bridge that supports and binds the bonds that can form between a stepchild and their stepparent…as well as real-life ups and downs. The honest view of what many stepfamilies go through. Life has a way of making us grow our whole life and this book gives you that sense of true honest growth…through the eyes of a child. As founder of National Stepfamily Day and Week, I highly recommend this book. Thank You Erin Mantz! It certainly needed to be written and it truly needs to be read by those living in a stepfamily."
Christy Tusing-Borgeld, Founder, National Stepfamily Day and Week
"We read many stories and books about what it's like to be a stepmom, a stepdad, a stepfamily, but we rarely hear what the stepkids think about being in a stepfamily. These stories share real life experiences from young and old stepkids, positive and thought provoking moments. If you are a stepparent or a stepchild, read this book and talk about what it meant to you. A great book to open the conversation about being in a stepfamily."
Claudette Chenevert, The Stepmom Coach
BUY NOW!
Hey, Who’s in my House? offers a bridge that supports and binds the bonds that can form between a stepchild and their stepparent…as well as real-life ups and downs. The honest view of what many stepfamilies go through. Life has a way of making us grow our whole life and this book gives you that sense of true honest growth…through the eyes of a child. As founder of National Stepfamily Day and Week, I highly recommend this book. Thank You Erin Mantz! It certainly needed to be written and it truly needs to be read by those living in a stepfamily."
Christy Tusing-Borgeld, Founder, National Stepfamily Day and Week
"We read many stories and books about what it's like to be a stepmom, a stepdad, a stepfamily, but we rarely hear what the stepkids think about being in a stepfamily. These stories share real life experiences from young and old stepkids, positive and thought provoking moments. If you are a stepparent or a stepchild, read this book and talk about what it meant to you. A great book to open the conversation about being in a stepfamily."
Claudette Chenevert, The Stepmom Coach
BUY NOW!
|
"Erin Mantz masterfully captures this in Hey, Who's In My House? Once I started reading it, I didn't put it down until I was finished. Erin gives stepkids a voice by sharing their intimate stories including her own story as a stepdaughter. The courageous stories demand your attention with its frankness as kids are in most cases unwilling and generally silent passengers on their parents' divorce and remarriage train. It's a great book for couples considering becoming a blended family - and for older kids who will be or who are already part of one."
Gerardo Campbell, Support for Stepdads "A must-read for anyone in a blended family situation. There is nothing like real life experience to tell the truth about what it's really like. The truth is -- it's actually quite different and quite the same. I think anyone reading this will immediately feel better about any situation they are in. To just know that you aren't alone is priceless." Marina Sbrochi, Author - Nasty Divorce - A Kid's Eye View "As a clinical psychologist and author working with families of divorce and blended families, I highly recommend this book as a valuable resource for divorced parents, older children, and therapists. A powerful message weaved in all the stories is how helpless, powerless, and shuffled the children felt, and sometimes continue to feel through their parents’ decisions of divorces, re-marriages, and blended families." Azmaira H. Maker, Ph.D., for The Littlest Bookshelf |
"Erin Mantz has edited a heartfelt series of essays exploring the full range of emotions and behaviors of step-children.
Hey,Who's In My House? expresses hope and optimism, but also describes sadness, emotional disconnection, loss of trust and pain. The stories of sharing parents, adapting to step-sibs, sexual abuse, loss of step-families to second divorces, rejections and rediscovered loves are told from the hearts of children of all ages. From the uneasiness of discovering "there were onions in the tomato sauce" of the new blended family to the hopes of, "In the end, the sacrifices are worth it", Hey, Who's In My House speaks clearly to all of us." Edward Farber PhD Clinical Psychologist, Reston Psychological Center Clinical Assistant Professor, George Washington University School of Medicine Author - Raising the Kid You Love With the Ex You Hate "As a stepmom and stepfamily coach, I understand the view of stepfamilies as a parent and stepparent. I enjoyed reading the perspective and feelings of stepchildren, some good and some not-so-good, as they navigated stepfamily life. Would be helpful for stepparents who want to better understand their stepchildren." Gayla Grace, Stepparenting With Grace Coach, Speaker, Author - Quiet Moments for the Stepmom Soul "It's the essays of the grown stepdaughters, now in their 40s and 50s, that are most compelling, as they invariably look back on their experiences." Baltimore's Child Magazine Book Review - "One Step at a Time" - January 2016 |