Stepparent Wellbeing: Who’s On Your Team?
Call it what you will – a team, peeps, clan, kinfolk, your tribe. Most everyone has one. The group of ‘A-lister’ individuals you surround yourself with and can turn to …
Top Tips For New Stepparents
Becoming a stepparent can be daunting. Figuring out your role as a stepparent — aside from the day-to-day responsibilities that come with it —may lead to confusion, uncertainty or even …
Undercut & Undermined – what to do if your stepchild resists contact because parental authority is being undermined
When your stepchild seeks to exclude you or worse still reject you, your spouse/their parent and their entire stepfamily , it can be difficult to know how to react or …
I am a Stepmother. I am a Lighthouse.
There is no guide on how to stepparent. No ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’ stepparent-style best seller. There’s no wise proverbs, ‘old wives tales’ or oral stories passed down …
Welcome to Stepfatherhood
Here in Australia and New Zealand the first Sunday in September is Father’s Day and a time to celebrate father’s in all shapes and sizes. So we thought it a …
“Lights, Camera, Action” – what step-parenting role will you create?
Hands down being a parent is bloody hard work. Being a stepparent can be even harder! If you are to weather the storm of assaults that both Ex-partners and stepchildren, …