Stepchildren

What Kind of Impact Are You Making on Your Kids?

Kathy Kaehler | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Stepchildren, Raising Athletic Kids, Raising Teens, Grandchildren, Parenting, Nephews, Kids and Health, Parenting Advice, Nieces, Parents, Parents News

What we do now as parents is going to play out in our kids' lives later on. I witnessed this in something that just happened with my teens.

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Bubba and Me

Don McNay | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Adoptive Parents, Divorce, Washington DC, Don McNay, Adoption, Stepchildren, Marriage, Golf, Bubba Watson, Jim Bunning, National Structured Settlement Trade Association, Single Parents, Joe Prather, Ron Lewis, Son of a Son of a Gambler, David Atkinson, Golfing, Left-Handed Golfers, The Masters, Bubba Watson Wins Masters, The Masters 2012, Bubba Watson Masters, Masters, Bubba Watson Masters 2012, Golfers, Sports News

Bubba's wife and son couldn't make the Masters ceremony. Instead they get the rest of their lives to have Bubba in his role as an adoptive dad. It's not as exclusive as being a Masters winner but in making any impact on the world, it's more important.

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WATCH: How To Stay Connected To Your Stepkids Post-Divorce

Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Stepchildren, Stepkids, Video, Divorce, Divorce Tips, Stepkids Divorce, Divorce Video, Staying Close to Stepkids, Stepkids After Divorce, Divorce News

Video by Janie Lacy for YourTango Are you getting divorced? Do you love your stepchildren as if they were your own? Are you afraid that the end o...

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What it Means to be a 'Mature Mom'

Ann Blumenthal Jacobs | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Stepchildren, Stepparents, Second Marriage, Stepmother, Remarriage, Stepparenting, Love for Grown-Ups, Older Mom, Fifty News

Mom was in her late 30s when I was born. In the suburbs of the 50s, that could have gone down in Ripley's Believe it or Not, but, it was dealt with directly -- she lied about her age.

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How Much Money Should You Give Your Step Kids?

Suzanna de Baca | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Stepchildren, Stepkids, Divorce Finance, Divorce, Blended Families, Divorce News

Today, blended families are a dime a dozen, but the politics and etiquette of paying for stepchildren is still unique to each family. Which parent pays for what -- and for whom -- can be complicated.

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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

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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English Lacks Vocabulary for Safe Discussion of Stepchildren

Tony Phillips | Posted 09.25.2011

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English, in all its richness and intricacy, includes no safe vocabulary for talking about one's stepchildren, not, at any rate, if one is talking about one's stepchildren to their mother.

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Confessions Of A Wicked Step-Mother

Nina Lorez Collins | Posted 09.20.2011

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When I got married, at twenty-three, I became a stepmother to a seven-year-old-boy. I'd known Jonah since he was four, and his parents had divorced wh...

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When Guilty Father Syndrome Threatens Your Marriage

Donna Estes Antebi | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stepparents, Divorce, Stepchildren, Blended Families, Guilty Parent Syndrome, Parenting Stepkids, Parenting Steppchildren, Parenting, Guilty Parents, Guilty Father Syndrome, Guilty Fathers, Healthy Living News

The greatest challenge to a second marriage is not usually direct conflict with the stepchildren, but rather, conflict over the parenting of the stepchildren, especially if the new husband suffers from Guilty Father Syndrome.

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How To Deal With An Out-Of-Control Stepdaughter

Susan Stiffelman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dear AdviceMama, My stepdaughter recently moved in with her mom because she disrespected everyone here, especially her dad. She hits him, curses at h...

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The Holidays: How Stepfamilies Can Be Happier

Wednesday Martin | Posted 11.17.2011

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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10 Parenting Tips Every Stepmom Must Know

Rachelle Katz | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Parenting, Stepchildren, Marriage, Stepmothering, Stepmotherhood, Stepmother, Family, Healthy Living News

Being a stepmother can be one of the most challenging roles in society, and one that often receives little support, understanding, and appreciation from others.

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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

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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What Every Stepparent Needs To Know About Stepmonsters

Donna Estes Antebi | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Parenting, Children, Stepparents, Stepchildren, Divorce, Stepmonsters, Little Rascals, Parenting Tips Raising Children, Family, Healthy Living News

Most of these exasperated stepmothers don't understand that children who turn them into stepmonsters often do it as a coping mechanism because their little hearts have been ripped out by divorce.

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Stepfamilies To Uncle Sam: Learn To Count!

Wednesday Martin | Posted 11.17.2011

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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John McCain and Barack Obama -- America's First Campaign Where Divorce May Be a Good Experience for Leadership Skills

Jill Brooke | Posted 05.25.2011

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Being in a divorced household is like living in two countries, with two different sets of traditions, rules and expectations. Brokering peace becomes a necessity. And some do it better than others.

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