Remarriage With Children

In Praise of Stepfamilies

Janice Van Dyck | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Stepchildren, Marriage, Good Parenting, Divorce, Parenting, Stepparents, Remarriage, Modern Family, Parenting Advice, Remarriage With Children, Parents, Family, Parents News
Janice Van Dyck

Stepparents have bad reputations. Just ask Cinderella and Snow White. But from my arguably unenviable position of stepmother, I'd like to talk about the better side of stepfamilies.

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Why Remarry?

Nina Lorez Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Divorce Rates, Remarriage, Remarrying, Remarriage With Children, Divorce News
Nina Lorez Collins

The other day a younger friend, a woman in her twenties, called to share news of her engagement. She's been dating a great-seeming guy for about a yea...

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The Holidays: How Stepfamilies Can Be Happier

Wednesday Martin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Tension in Stepfamilies, Wednesday Martin, Stepfamily Advice, Divorce, Tips for Stepfamilies, Thanksgiving, Stepmonster, Blended Family, Stepmother, Stepchildren, Holiday, Stepfamily, Stepfamily Dynamics, Step Children, Stepfamily Support, Remarriage, Step Mother, Stepfather, Step Father, Family, Remarriage With Children, Holiday News, Healthy Living News
Wednesday Martin

Stepfamilies often experience extraordinary stress as the holidays--with their pressure cooker of "family" expectations--get underway. So, let go of the Three Big Myths of Stepfamily life.

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Let's Stop Expecting Sandra Bullock to Be a Stepmartyr

Wednesday Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stepchildren, Infidelity, Wednesday Martin, Sunny James, Stepfamily, Divorce, Jesse James, Stepmartyr, Affair, Stepmonster, Stepmother, Remarriage, Step Mother, Remarriage With Children, Sandra Bulllock, Entertainment News
Wednesday Martin

Many women suffer from what I call Stepmartyr Syndrome--embracing the notion that they are going to make it all better for everyone, whatever the cost to them personally.

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Love Stories: Is Marriage Necessary?

Wednesday Martin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: History of Marriage, Mark Sanford, Divorce, The Politician, Andrew Young, Infidelity, Marriage, Monogamy, Elizabeth Edwards, Staying True, John Edwards, Jenny Sanford, Lori Gottlieb, Valentine's Day, Remarriage, Remarriage With Children, Marry Him, Healthy Living News
Wednesday Martin

While marital and couples therapists tell us how to save our marriages, sociology, anthropology, and human behavioral ecology suggest that it isn't so much married couples as Marriage itself that's in crisis.

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2010: Year of the New American Family

Wednesday Martin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stepfamily Public Education, Stepfamily Advice, Stepfamily, Divorce, New American Family, U.S. Census, Stepmother, Stepfamily Research, Remarriage, Remarriage With Children, Family, Healthy Living News
Wednesday Martin

Until there is better support, public education, and understanding, here are ten research-based resolutions stepfamilies can make to usher in a new decade of stepfamily satisfaction.

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When And Why You Shouldn't Put The Kids First

Wednesday Martin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Wednesday Martin, Patricia Papernow, Divorce, Stepmonster, Blended Family, Step Family, Stepmother, Stepchild, Marriage First, Advice for Stepparents, Advice for Stepmothers, Stepfamily, Linda Nielsen, Step Child, Remarriage, Step Mother, Stepfather, Remarriage With Children, Marriage, Healthy Living News
Wednesday Martin

Shunting the husband/wife relationship to the back burner whenever the stepchildren are around is, it turns out, a recipe for marital and step-family disaster.

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Stepfamilies To Uncle Sam: Learn To Count!

Wednesday Martin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Gay Stepfamily, Wednesday Martin, Stepfamily Advice, Divorce, Blended Family, Stepmonster, Cohabiting, Stepmother, Stepmothers, Stepchild, Latino Stepfamily, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, African American Stepfamily, U.S. Census, Stepfamily Support, Stepmothering, Step Mother, Step Father, Stepfather, Remarriage With Children, Family, Healthy Living News
Wednesday Martin

We're hearing a lot about the new U.S. Census these days and many might wonder what, precisely, is at stake. For stepfamilies, the answer is: quite a bit.

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