Everyday Life

Navigate the day-to-day realities of life in a stepfamily with practical, grounded advice. Explore solutions for household routines, mealtimes, shared spaces, and creating harmony in blended homes.

Being an Organised Step Family

It sounds so easy doesn’t it? Organise a family chore rota and get everyone involved in helping with all the little jobs that need to be done around the ho...

Building a Happy Stepfamily

Happy families come in all sorts of varieties, from traditional Mum, Dad, and children to any number of other combinations. With the increase in the divorce...

Combining Traditions in Stepfamilies

Every family develops their own traditions over time and when two families blend into one, the customs of each can sometimes be in conflict with one another....

Defining the Role of a Stepparent in the Household

Each family is different as has a unique vision of how they hope to live, but in order for their goals to be achievable, each member needs to be aware of wha...

Going on Holiday as a Step Family

Once you have got to know each other, and possibly before you all move in together and become an official step family, you may well decide to book a group fa...

Helping Kids to Adjust to Living in Two Households

It is not at all uncommon for kids to split their time between the homes of their parents, yet making the transition from living in one place all of the time...

Including Everyone

Stepfamilies can be wonderful blendings, but it may take a while for the individuals to mesh well. In the beginning, many members of stepfamilies feel as tho...

Spending Time Without the Kids

Many parents are so busy with work and family responsibilities that they have difficulty finding time to nurture themselves or their romantic relationships....

The Importance of Working as a Team

Families are like mini-societies, and it is in the early years that they spend with mostly family when children begin to form pictures of how the world works...

What is a Step Family?

By definition, stepfamilies are those in which one or both partners enter into a marriage, bringing along one of more children from a previous relationship t...