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Ask Our Experts
Communication with Both Sets of Parents: How to Improve?, How Can I Create a Bond with My Young Stepdaughter?
2 articles
Partners & Ex-Partners
Partners & Ex-Partners
Handling Your Spouse's Hostile or Jealous Ex, Involving Stepchildren in Wedding Plans, Staying Out of Your Spouse's Relationship with Their Ex, Supporting Your Spouse in Their Role as Stepparent
6 articles
Case Studies
Case Studies
Being a Step Grandparent: A Case Study, Case Study: Teenager Coping with a Step Parent, Life in a Blended or Step Family: Case Study, Spending Time Alone as a Couple: A Case Study
8 articles
Other Family Members
Other Family Members
Becoming a Step GrandParent, Forming Bonds with In-Laws as a Second Spouse, Getting Support from Family and Friends, Helping Stepkids Stay Close to an Absent Parent's Family
5 articles
Everyday Life
Everyday Life
Being an Organised Step Family, Building a Happy Stepfamily, Combining Traditions in Stepfamilies, Defining the Role of a Stepparent in the Household
10 articles
Finance Issues
Finance Issues
Allowing for Your Partners CSA Payments, Budgeting for a Bigger Family, Budgeting for School Trips and Activities, Including Stepchildren in a Will
7 articles
Teenagers
Teenagers
Dealing with Rebellion and Confrontation, Dealing with Teenage Stepchildren, Finding Common Ground and Shared Interests, Helping Teens Adjust to a New Step Family
8 articles
Children
Children
Balancing Discipline and Friendship as a Stepparent, Dealing with Children When You Have None of Your Own, Dealing with Disrespectful Stepchildren, Don't Take Things to Heart
12 articles
Parenting
Parenting
Allowing Your Partner to Discipline Your Child, Challenges of Being a Step Child, Maintaining a Relationship with Your Child's School, Sharing the Parental Responsibility
6 articles
Step Dads
Step Dads
Activities to Do with Your Step Child, Fitting in with the Children, Forming a Bond with Your Step Daughter, Forming a Bond with Your Step Son
7 articles
Step Mums
Step Mums
Encourage Your Step Child's Relationship with Their Mother, Knowing When to Say Something and When Not to, Mum vs. Stepmum, Overcoming the "Evil Stepmother" Stereotype
8 articles
Emotions
Emotions
Accepting Your Feelings as a Step Parent, Assuring Stepchildren That You're Not Replacing Their Parent, Dealing with Change, Dealing with Feelings of Resentment as a Stepparent
8 articles