Helpful Help for Stepparents
Resources that capture the complexity of stepfamilies and of stepparenting. Being a stepparent can at times be stressful, daunting and lonely. There are a variety of challenges and obstacles to …
Stepfamily Beginnings – Helping Kids Cope
Changes and challenges are completely unavoidable when stepfamily forms. Here are some things you can do to support your child’s emotional health and wellbeing and help them adjust to their stepfamily reality.
Can a stepparent love a stepchild as much as a biological child?
Can a stepparent share the unconditional love that exists between a parent and a biological child? If we asked that question to a room full of stepparents from around the …
Adult stepchildren and ‘late-in-life’ relationships
Stepfamily life doesn’t always end when the kids turn 18. sometimes it’s just beginning. Stepfamily life doesn’t always end when the kids turn 18. Sometimes it’s just beginning. Click To …
Want to know how to feel closer to your stepkids? Let’s hear what the kids have to say
Generally when we talk about stepparent-stepchildren relationships it’s from the adult perspective – not the kids. The research into stepfamilies over the years has also tended to follow the trend …
When love doesn’t come to town – What to do when you don’t love your stepchildren.
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 …
The Relationship Difference
Whilst likeability and attraction can be instant, relationships however do not just appear. Meaningful and long-lasting relationships and secure attachments between us and others are built, established and maintained over …
Sibling Bonds: 10 Ways To Encourage & Promote Them in Stepfamilies
Rising divorce rates combined with advances in fertility treatment mean that families, made up of a jumble of ‘full’, ‘half’ and ‘step’ siblings are becoming more the norm than the …