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Something Good to Eat
Many blended family moms I’ve met say that one of the most challenging issues with their stepchildren is food. Heather Hetchler, in her post for The Stepmom Toolbox, elaborates. When her now-husband...
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Blended Families on Chemistry.com
Divorced parents with kids are actively involved on dating sites like Chemistry.com, where they hope to find a partner that’s a fit for their family. To support these parents, the site has a Single...
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Books For Blended Family Kids
When my son turned three, he was introduced to his soon-to-be step mom. On the eve of an impending custody battle that would last almost two years, it was painfully obvious to me that my son would have...
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Teaching Your Blended Family
We try hard not to live our lives in a bubble, to share the world with our children so they aren’t shocked or surprised about reality when they go to college. Our feeling is that the more prepared they...
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Co-Parenting: Let’s Do This!
For those who have tried and failed at co-parenting, maybe it is time to look at co-parenting differently. Do not think of it as something you are “trying” temporarily. Look at it as the form of...
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5 Ways To Help Your Child Adjust To Co-Parenting
This guest post was written by Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW Moving from one house to another can be stressful for a child after their parents’ divorce. At times, a child may balk at the prospect of...
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Best of Back to School
With the school year coming up fast, we’ve been trying some new products that will fold into our repertoire come later this month. Having sifted through lots of items, here are the items make the cut....
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The Stepmom’s Secret
Have you ever wondered what’s in it for stepmoms? Why do they do what they do? It turns out they have a secret. This one goes out to the stepmoms who have grappled with fear over losing their...
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5 Lessons Blended Families Can Learn From
Having a blended family is a blessing. There are many lessons a blended family can learn from when they find themselves in this unique situation. Not everything is clear cut in how to make their new...
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The Top Step Parenting Forums You Should Know About
Being a step-parent is an extremely difficult job, and a position where the roles aren’t clearly defined. It can be tough figuring out what you should and shouldn’t do. Do they call you “Mom” or just...
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Explaining Interracial Couples to Your Kids
In today’s society, love has never been freer or accepted as it is today. It’s not unusual to see more and more interracial couples why out in public. However, sometimes kids may start to ask...
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Family Counseling for Blended Families
Trying to merge two families into one is a daunting task. No matter the means through which all of you have come together, some or all members have suffered a life-changing event, such as parental...
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Blended Families With Children
In this day and age people aren’t feeling pressured to stay in bad marriages just because there are children involved. Instead, they opt to find new healthy relationships that end up in having...
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5 Reasons Why Becoming a Stepdad is Challenging
Blended, non-traditional families are more common than ever. Unlike the famous 1970s sitcom, where a single mom with three daughters meets a single dad with three sons and they form a family with very...
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6 Great Bonding Activities for Blended Families
If you are trying to blend a family, whether that’s by merging two households or by fostering or adopting a new child, then you’re going to need to put some time and effort into creating a bond between...
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Most Common Blended Family Problems
Blended families, opposed to nuclear families, face many different challenges due to the stress of remarriage and integration of new family members. Children may have been raised differently, grown up...
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Common Co-Parenting Issues
Co-parenting can be one of the most difficult things you may ever do. It is fraught with pitfalls and land mines. Confusing the issue of co-parenting is animosity between parents and the tendency to...
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Make Sure you Home is Ready for your New Family Members
Blended families are becoming an ever-increasing reality in the 21st century. Blended homes, as anyone will testify too, come with many challenges, but one specific challenge is the issue of the actual...
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