My Bonus Mom!: Taking the Step Out of Stepmom - Tapa dura

"This book beautifully captures the stepparent and how he/she can be a wonderful added gift to a family. It is a great way to dispel the 'evil stepmother' label that has been drilled into our society by old fairy tales. Happily ever after and Stepparents CAN go hand in hand." -- Bill Engvall "Comedian, Television Star of The Bill Engvall Show and the Blue Collar Comedy Tour"

"This is an excellent way to show children, through the eyes of the author, that they can have a great relationship with a new stepmother, without being disloyal to Mom, and that divorces are not the fault of the children." -- Tom Horne "Arizona State Attorney General"

"This book shows a combined family is not about making a choice of one or the other, rather it is an opportunity filled with endless positive possibilities. Tami successfully provides a road map with potential positive long-term effects for a child and family." -- Tim Mead "V.P. LA Angels of Anaheim"

Talking Divorce with Your Kids - Book Review: My Bonus Mom

By Autumn Reo on 10/02/12 02:50

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

A few pages into this book, I was already crying. Not because I m a child of divorce, but because as a mother now, I was instantly touched about how a child would feel reading this book and as a parent IF I had to discuss such a difficult issue with my child. While it is sad that divorce is so prevalent in our culture, it is fact that children will be affected when 50 percent of marriages do result in divorce.

Thankfully there is a book on a 3 8 year-old level that kids relate to and can help parents communicate and share their feelings about divorce in an easy-to-read format.

A child of a successful bonus mom relationship, author Tami Butcher penned My Bonus Mom! Take the Step out of Step Mom to plant a seed in children s minds that having a stepmother/stepfather can be a bonus with their hearts and minds accept the new relationship in a positive way. Through colorful graphics and rhyme, she s developed a must-have book for any family affected by divorce and remarriage.

Read more here: http: //www.star-telegram.com/2012/10/02/4303668/talking-divorce-with-your-kids.html#storylink=cpy--Autumn Reo "Talking Divorce with Your Kids - Book Review: My Bonus Mom ""

Talking Divorce with Your Kids - Book Review: My Bonus Mom

By Autumn Reo on 10/02/12 02:50

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

A few pages into this book, I was already crying. Not because I'm a child of divorce, but because as a mother now, I was instantly touched about how a child would feel reading this book and as a parent IF I had to discuss such a difficult issue with my child. While it is sad that divorce is so prevalent in our culture, it is fact that children will be affected when 50 percent of marriages do result in divorce.

Thankfully there is a book on a 3 - 8 year-old level that kids relate to and can help parents communicate and share their feelings about divorce in an easy-to-read format.

A child of a successful "bonus mom" relationship, author Tami Butcher penned My Bonus Mom! Take the Step out of Step Mom to plant a seed in children's minds that having a stepmother/stepfather can be a bonus with their hearts and minds accept the new relationship in a positive way. Through colorful graphics and rhyme, she's developed a must-have book for any family affected by divorce and remarriage.

Read more here: http: //www.star-telegram.com/2012/10/02/4303668/talking-divorce-with-your-kids.html#storylink=cpy

--Autumn Reo "Talking Divorce with Your Kids - Book Review: My Bonus Mom "

In rhythmic verse, My Bonus Mom!, shows children of divorced families that a positive attitude can lead to a happy outcome and springs open their hearts and minds to accept their own "bonus moms." It captures the mixed emotions that surge through young children as they deal with divorce and adjust to remarriage. The children work through their feelings of dismay, fear and anger, and grow to love dad's new wife, whom they come to think of as their "bonus mom." Twice the attention, twice the love, twice the fun and twice as many birthday presents! What's not to love?