Book : Blend The Secret To Co-parenting And Creating A...

-Titulo Original : Blend The Secret To Co-parenting And Creating A Balanced Family

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A wise and inspiring guide to creating a happy and healthy blended family by Mashonda Tifrere with contributions from her co-parents--Swizz Beatz and his wife, Grammy-Award winning singer and songwriter Alicia Keys.In January 2010, founder of ArtLeadHer Mashonda Tifrere andlegendary record producer Swizz Beatz finalized their divorce. When Swizz married award-winning singer/songwriter Alicia Keys, a new dynamic was born--three adults who loved and were deeply committed to raising Mashonda and Swizzs four-year old son Kasseem. In Blend, Tifrere draws on the insights they gained from their journey as well as advice from family therapists, parenting experts, and other blending families, to provide an invaluable resource for blended families.Statistics show that one in three Americans is now a step-parent, stepchild, step-sibling or other member of a blended family. The number of first time marriages or romantic relationships that end in divorce or breakups and the high percentage of remarriages and new relationships that involve children demand a unique, life-affirming approach to processing the end of one relationship and the rebirth of a new familial dynamic with the well-being of children at its center. In this book, Tifrere shares intimate details on how she and her co-parents used communication, patience and love to create an environment where they were able to work as a team and all the children involved could thrive.Blend will inspire a generation of families. Review Transformative! A paradigm-shifter for these families who are experiencing divorce or separation, this book shows parents how to reset their egos and enter their hearts. Blend reassures us: there is a way to reconfigure our families post-divorce in a way that is positive and life-affirming.-Dr. Shefali Tsabary, Ph.D., New York Times bestselling author of The Conscious Parent and The Awakened Family About the Author Mashonda Tifrere is an avid art collector, singer/songwriter, philanthropist and change agent committed to empowering and inspiring women across the globe. At the age of 18, she launched her music career with an impressive publishing deal at Warner Chappell Music, and released her first album in 2005. She has written and recorded hit singles with and for artists such as Jay Z, Eve, DMX, Snoop Dogg and LL Cool J. Born in Boston and raised in Harlem, Mashonda was captivated early in life by the mosaic of arts, music, photography and culture that surrounded her. She has represented artists at art fairs and interned for various galleries and graduated from the prestigious Christie’s Education in New York with a degree in Art Business. She launched ArtLeadHER in 2016, which is a platform designed to celebrate and draw awareness to female artists in a male-dominated art world. Mashonda currently resides in the New York City area, with her son, Kasseem Dean. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter 1 Look to the Light On December 22, 2006, I gave birth to a healthy five-pound, ten-ounce baby boy. Swizz and I decided to name our son Kasseem Daoud Dean, which is Swizzs given name. The path to the moment of his birth was an eight-year journey filled with moments of joy, pain, celebration, and challenge. An obstacle course that no young woman would ever envision for herself. The question I was pressed to answer was this: how do I begin to become the person I need to be for this soul I brought into the world? I thought I knew the answer, but life showed me an entirely different way. In the Very Beginning Every blended family begins with two people coming together and sharing the cosmic experience of becoming parents. The connection might stem from love, a single desire to have a child, or a casual intimate connection. Whatever it was at the beginning, for many people the connection eventually expires. But in that original experience lies the foundation of the feelings you will n