It is that time of year, holiday season, and if you haven’t already determined how to share your children the time has come to make the decisions on how to split up the kids for the holiday. Sounds so harsh,...
As October nears I find myself facing a birthday situation. My oldest child is shared with my ex boyfriend and we have shared her for nearly seven years. This year my daughter has started questioning her birthday party situation. For...
Blended families are commonly referred to as stepfamilies. They are increasingly common among society today. If you were to create a poll for children in elementary school probably one third of them would respond they have a stepparent or that...
Being a stepparent must be a hard role, especially if the other parent is very involved. You may find yourself feeling like you are not able to discipline the step child because the other parent is very involved, however, as...
As we near the middle of the year 2009, it seems blended families are very common than ever before. There are many studies out there in the world stating that a child who lives in a home with a biological...
The question as to what kids should call their stepparent is as old as step-parenting itself. Each family’s situation is as unique as the people in the family, keeping in mind that even the term “family” can often be stretched...
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