5 Ways to Ruin Stepfamily Holidays
You may be wondering whether it’s possible to be any more stressed out with the upcoming holiday than you already are. It is. Here are 5 holiday killers and effective to beat them.
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Inconsistent Parenting in Remarriage
Many men find themselves spending much more time with their stepchildren than with their biological children, simply because of their custody agreements. Fathers see their biological children’s stay with them as visits, rather than “living with them,” so they treat them like VIP guests and set fewer limits and looser behavioral expectations.
These double standards drive a wedge between the couple, confuse the children, and foster resentment all around. Here’s how to handle them.
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Tips for Applying Your New Year’s Resolutions
Another year went by. You may feel the anguish of yet more missed opportunities to last year’s resolutions for a more peaceful and fun stepfamily experience. If you do, you are not alone. Many step-families share your pain. You can make a difference in this coming year. Implement these 6 easy tips and you’ll experience a difference in how you connect with your step-family.
7 Practical Tips for Stepmothers
“I am at my wits end. I didn’t know that being a stepmother is going to be so frustrating!” said a 39 year-old, successful, professional woman. “At work, everyone respects me and likes me, but at home I feel like an obstacle to my stepchildren in their relationship with their father.” If you can relate to this stepmother’s frustration, you may have asked yourself many times over why your stepchildren can’t just see you for who you really are: a nice, loving woman who wants peace and love in her home. You may also wonder what you need to do in order to get noticed and cherished by your husband. Perhaps you wonder if you can ever succeed in this unclear role.
The following tips will hopefully help you turn a corner with your stepchildren and your husband, so you walk the path to desired harmony in your home.
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Tips for Successfully Transitioning Into the New School Year
Children of divorced parents who go back and forth between two households experience a sense of loss and anxiety each
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Tips for Puzzled Stepmothers
How can it be that in the 21st century some people still view stepmothers as wicked, stepchildren as their victims,
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Tips for Meaningful Holidays
The Holidays present an unparalleled opportunity for biological and step families alike to strengthen, deepen, and solidify connections between family
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Tips for a Smooth Transition Into the Stepfamily
Stepmom wrote to Parenting Magazine,
The man I am marrying has two young children from a previous marriage. I will become “stepmom” soon. What suggestions do you have for a smooth transition? I want to nurture a healthy relationship with my soon-to-be husband’s children, but I also want to respect their relationship with their mother, too.
Many people are embarrassed to admit that they are clueless about how to make their step-families connect and work well. The following tips will help make that easier…
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Tips For Becoming a Proud Stepfamily
It is rare to be proud of being in a stepfamily. Many stepfamilies struggle with inequality between the adults regarding
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Tips for Successfully Transitioning Into the New School Year
Slowly transition from the unstructured recreation of summer back into the disciplined routine that the coming school year will demand of you and your children. Stepfamilies may find this adjustment especially challenging because of differing rules and expectations between the households.
The following tips will help you and your children prepare for the new school year.