Talk about stuck in the middle. A step-parent seems to have equal responsibility and so very little rights. And, truthfully, that is probably accurate. The major role in any blended family is the biological parent. The step-parent must stand alongside the birth parent, participate in all aspects of the familyRead More →
Think back to those beloved fairy tales you enjoyed as a child and notice how the step parent is portrayed. Stories such as “Cinderella”, “Hansel and Gretel”, and “Snow White”, all had a wickedly evil step mother cast in the role of the villainess. Could this have been based onRead More →
People almost instinctively associate the word “stepmother” with the word “wicked”. The myth of the wicked stepmother is as old as Cinderella and as threatening as the tale of snow white. You may recall her stepmother tries to play out the fantasy by poisoning her husband’s daughter. A stepmother onceRead More →
With the high rate of divorce in this country, it is more important than ever to know what it takes to provide pro active step parenting that gives kids the atmosphere that they need to be healthy and secure. There are many aspects to step parenting that can affect allRead More →
When a person marries someone who has children, they become an instant parent. This role brings a lot of responsibility and challenges to the new step parent. And, there can be even extra challenges if the step parents spouse is currently involved in the child custody case. Fortunately, the stepRead More →
Step parenting involves dealing with a lot of child custody issues. These issues range from making sure one of the parents can pick up a child for visitation to preparing for custody court. For many step parents, learning how to deal positively with the custody issues cuts down on stressRead More →
If you are a step parent in a blended family, it can be tough and exciting at the same time, as you’re building a whole new family from the remnants of the old one and also taking on new responsibilities for children that aren’t your own. But tough doesn’t meanRead More →
Here’s an eye opener: while the divorce rate among couples married for the first time is slightly over fifty percent, it’s even higher among those with second marriages. And because nearly three-quarters of those who end their first marriages in divorce marry again within three to five years, there areRead More →
Step parents being elders in the family have more responsibility of developing a cohesive family that works together in hard times and share good times happily. However developing a cohesive family is not an easy job. You need to work with full efforts to have cohesive family. These are theRead More →
Life under the same roof can be very complex when step families are young,. Most families find during the work week they can manage fairly well due to having some type of routine in place. Parents go to work, kids to go school or to the sitter. The evenings areRead More →