Let’s face it. Stepfamilies are an absolute breeding ground for resentment. Where else do you find so many opportunities for miscommunication and misunderstandings, for feelings of disappointment and hurt. …
Mother’s Day is annually observed in Australia and New Zealand on the second Sunday of May. It is an opportunity for everyone to pay tribute to their mothers and to …
Research tells us that stepfamilies are at greater risk for divorce and separation than ‘first’ families due to the unavoidable stresses that accompany stepfamily life. The first two years in particular …
Whoever you are and whatever your circumstances, love is complex. Within stepfamilies however, love can be very complex. Especially when it comes to stepparents and stepchildren. This is thanks, in …
Love the second time around is lovelier, but it’s also more complicated. Supporting your relationship to navigate the extra complexities that come with forming a stepfamily is a big job. …
Feel like an outsider in your own home? Let me guess, you’re a stepparent, right? Stepfamilies are different from first-time families. Despite that seeming like such common-sense, many adults in …
Summer holidays are just about over. Can you hear that school bell ringing in the not-so-distant future? No matter how many times you’ve done it before, crossing the school gates …
When I look back at my stepparent journey I can’t believe how much time I wasted on things that I either couldn’t control or at the end of the day …
It’s that time of the year when it’s easy for coparents, stepparents and children to get caught up in the calendars, traditions, and negotiations for time together and time apart …
I have been in my stepson’s life for a number of years now. He was a toddler when I first met his father. He is now fully-fledged teenage man-boy. I …
