• : INTRODUCTION
• : PART ONE – Getting Together
• • : Early days and introductions
  • : Moving in and living together
  • : Practical issues
• : PART TWO – Coming Together
• • : From partner to stepparent
  • : Emotions
  • : Chores, rules, traditions and discipline
• : PART THREE – Working Together
• • : Sharing children with another family
  • : “You can’t tell me what to do, you’re not my Mum/Dad”
  • : Different parenting styles
  • : Schools – choices, contact.
  • : Fighting the myths
  • : Financial issues – finances and child support, names and responsibilities
  • : Grandparents and other family members
  • : Communication and negotiation
• : PART FOUR – Moving on
• • : New babies for both parents
  • : Building cooperation and avoiding conflict
  • : Finances
  • : Legal issues
  • : Names and Identity
  • : Looking after yourselves
• : APPENDIX
• • : Further Help – organisations providing help and recommended reading list.