Why Your Stepkids Hate You and What You Can Do About It
I hear the same story time and again; “The kids liked me until I married their father.” So why is it that marriage often serves as the trigger, transforming once charming children into sullen stepkids? Many parents mistakenly believe that because the children are happy about the courtship that they will be happy about the … Read more
It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way…
The picture of what your family is “supposed” to look like after divorce or remarriage is likely based on stereotypes. A few of these might be: * It isn’t normal to be friends with your ex and his/her new spouse * Stepparents should just leave the parenting up to the bio-parents * If parents couldn’t … Read more
Advice For Stepmoms-to-be
If you don’t already know the name, Hailey Glassman is the 22 year old fiance of Jon Gosselin. I’ll spare you my opinion on the whole Jon & Kate drama and focus on how the threesome can best help the children make it through this transition. Becoming a stepmom under the best of circumstances is … Read more
One Example of Making It Work…
This stepfamily truly gets it… http://ping.fm/f5GoE
Summertime With Your Stepkids
If you’ve heard me say it once, you’ve probably heard it a 1000 times: Stepfamilies are like snowflakes, no two are exactly the same. Since I am a custodial step-parent, my perspective is from that point of view. My stepkids live with me full time, but that isn’t the case for many step-mothers. Many of … Read more
