Emotions

Below are our 8 articles in the emotions' category:

Accepting your Feelings as a Step Parent
Parenting can be tough. Tending to the needs of children can be a never-ending endeavour and while the rewards of parenting are plentiful, they...
Assuring Stepchildren that You're Not Replacing their Parent
When they first join their new spouse’s family, many stepparents find that their step-kids are hesitant to accept them. There can be a number...
Dealing With Change
When parents marry and form stepfamilies, they often find that their lives undergo many changes, some that were anticipated as well as others that...
Dealing with Feelings of Resentment as a Stepparent
All parents experience moments when they may resent parts of their lives – parenting can be a thankless job at times, but for stepparents, who may...
Having Realistic Expectations
Most people enter into their marriages with high hopes, which is a good thing, but there is a big difference between healthy optimism and...
Helping Step Children Cope with the Death of a Parent
The death of a parent is an extraordinarily stressful event for children, but with the love and support of those nearest to them, most can begin to...
Interview With a Counsellor: The Benefits of Family Counselling
One in three people in the UK today is likely to be involved in a step family in some way at some point in their life. In a new family, children...
What if you Decide to Have a Child Together?
In many stepfamilies, none of the children share both adults as their natural parents. But sometimes, parents and stepparents decide to add another...
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