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Teen Stepdaughters….in the December issue of Elle
Charna Rose wrote an unusually honest, raw and beautiful piece about her relationship with her teenage stepdaughters in the December issue of ElleCharna Rose on life with teen stepdaughters in December...
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From Horridays to Holidays–Tips for Step”families”
It’s holiday time. And when we think holidays, we think family. Of course today, “family” is increasingly likely to refer to stepfamilies, the fastest growing domestic arrangement in the US and Great...
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Can you help this reader? “What if the adult step kids won’t speak to their...
Have you been in her shoes? A reader of my psychology today.com stepmonster blog posted a question about the situation in her household with her husband’s adult children. The link is here Subscribe to...
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Piling the pressure on women in stepfamilies this holiday season….
Don't let ridiculous expectations tangle you up this holiday season I have heard from a number of you about Judith Graham’s story in the Dec 24th issue of the New York Times health section. This is the...
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Resolutions for Stepmothers….on psychologytoday.com
Resolve to give the Big Lies about stepfamily life the heave-ho in 2013! Did you make any resolutions earlier this month? I hope you will have a look at my latest post for psychology today … and leave...
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“Blended is Bollocks!”
Blended? No. Modern? Veddy veddy! I am now contributing to the Daily Telegraph’s Mother Tongue column, writing on step”family” issues. For starters, can we please stop using a term that not only...
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Happily Ever After…
Today and everyday. Especially if there are step/kids! Maybe. On Valentine’s Day, remember one key to a successful repartnership with children: prioritizing and nurturing the couple bond. Remarriages...
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Interview on Stepfamily Central
Talking through stepfamily dynamics with Rachelle Katz... Dr. Rachelle Katz has a new radio show on Stepfamily Central and I was lucky to be her first guest. We talked about the word “blended” and the...
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Having/being an adult stepchild….What do you think?
Hope you will have a look at my latest piece for the Daily Telegraph on having/being an adult step”child.” Even the language is confusing! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on...
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Truths and Lies about Stepmothers…..
Ever feel you can do no right? Ever feel like you’re trapped in a stereotype? I talked to Alexis LLoyd of Junior magazine about it and she wrote a really smart article–props to her! Subscribe to the...
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