STEP FAMILIES

Mother's Day is also for our step mothers.

Gives my view on how to handle situations with children in a step-family environment.

For families that include step parents, there is often a complication involving the development of the Cinderella complex, especially among step-mothers and step-daughters.

Many families are no longer the traditional two-parent, mom and dad variety. Given today's high divorce and remarriage rates, families may now include step-parents and step-siblings. How can you blend your two families together?

How does your stepchild address their stepparent? How does the stepparent address their stepchild? Here you'll find personal experiences of how blended families address one another.

Are you having a difficult time parenting your step teen? If you answered, "yes" you are not alone. Many parents do come across many challenges when parenting their step teen because they are not the biological parent.

All blended families have a bit of dysfunctionality within them, but they don't have to necessarily "be" dysfunctional.

To help understand common mistakes step parents make when entering into a new family and what a step parent can do to be liked by the new family, I have interviewed therapist Cliff Crain, MFT.

A snapshot of how families and communities have changed over the past half-century and how parenting coaches are filling the void.

I have been a step mom for many years and I have been a step child as well. But there are so many people that seem to think that they know it all and are all to willing to judge any step mom who is not finding bliss in step parenting!

Being part of a blended family or a step-family can have many different outcomes and many different variables that can affect it. Keeping in mind the obstacles and side-effects of being part of a step-family can help you maintain clarity in your daily life.

Becoming a step parent can be a new challenge.

This article is about coming together as a blended family. It also describes the ups and downs a family will go through and how to include the ex-wife.

In appreciation of the blended family

If you are the parent of step-children, you may find your step-daughter is less judgmental and territorial when compared to step-sons.

Past research has confirmed that divorce can affect a child's academic progress and test results. The question is: What kind of effect and how significant are the results of the studies done?

More and more often grandparents are being asked to raise their grandchildren and even great grandchildren as the economy tears families apart or mental health problems render parents unreliable. It's an anxious but joyful journey.

I have been a step-parent for 10 years. This is what I have learned about being a good step-parent to Emily, my husband's daughter.

Step-motherhood is a courageous, and many times, thankless job. But if you follow these five tips to help you stay grounded and sane, the experience can be whatever you make it to be, which is, hopefully, a little bit easier!

No need to feel isolated, online support group for Catholic Blended Families will help.

How our system looks at step families.

Offering guidance and recommendations to improve relationships in blended families between step-parent and stepchildren.

The 12 step programs are designed so a person is healed one small step at a time

Drifting apart is a part of life. Many friends regularly drift apart from each other; however, there are a number of small ways to prevent the same from happening to families.