Stepfamilies

Natasha Burton

Why Stepmoms Get Shafted On Mother's Day

HuffingtonPost.com | Natasha Burton | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Video, Stepfamily, Divorce, Mother's Day 2012, Mother's Day, Stepfamilies, Stepmom, Stepmother, Slideexpand, Mothers, Mothers and Daughters, Divorce News

To stepmother Judy Osborne, Mother’s Day is “the hardest day of the year.” Osborne, a Brookline, Mass.-based marriage and family therapist, ...

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The Divorce Terms No Kid Should Hear

Judy Osborne | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Ex Wife, Ex Husband, Stepfamilies, Divorce, Children, Blended Families, Kids Divorce, Children Divorce, Divorce News
Judy Osborne

Our language about separation and divorce isn't helpful to kids. The word "ex" and another common term, "broken family," implies a final break.

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Why Facebook Can Be Stressful For Step-Parents

Barbara Goldberg | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Stepkids, Stepfamilies, Stepparents, Facebook, Blended Families, Divorce News
Barbara Goldberg

Did you know that there is no delineation for a stepparent on Facebook?

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Multiple Marriages: Badge of Shame or Life Well Lived?

Deborah Gaines | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Stepfamilies, Marriage, Baby Boomers, Relationships, Divorce, Love, Remarriage, Love Post50, Fifty News
Deborah Gaines

What makes a life well lived? Taking chances. Making mistakes. Loving others. And maybe even marrying the wrong person.

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5 Mistakes Stepfamilies Make

Deborah Gaines | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Step-Parenting, Stepfamily, Parenting Tips, Parenting Advice, Raising Stepchildren, Stepfamilies, Tips for Stepfamilies, Fifty News
Deborah Gaines

There's something hilarious about the phrase "blended family." As though you can throw two sets of hostile people in the blender and serve them poolside with fruit kebabs and little paper umbrellas.

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The Secret Lives Of Divorced Moms

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Edward R. Anderson, Repartnering, Shannon M. Greene, Children, Dating, Stepfamilies, Parenting, Journal of Family Psychology, Remarriage, University of Texas at Austin, Mothers, Divorce News
Robert Hughes, Jr.

Mothers have two potentially competing needs: the mother's desire for adult companionship and the child's desire for parental attention and affection.

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What Steve Jobs Taught Me About Stepfamilies

Barbara Goldberg | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Stepfamilies, Divorce, Steve Jobs, Blended Families, Divorce News
Barbara Goldberg

Great business leaders can teach us much about how to manage our families, especially our stepfamilies.

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Who Gets Custody Of The Photos And Home Movies In A Split?

John Seed | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Photography, Stepfamilies, Home Videos, Families, Divorce, Photo Albums, Home Movies, Divorce News
John Seed

When I married my first wife in 1992 she brought 3 children to the marriage. I brought a 35 mm Canon SLR and a Sony camcorder. When our marriage ended...

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Not So Brady: 4 Rules For Staying Together When You Remarry With Kids

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stepfamilies, Marriage, Step Brothers, Divorce, Relationships, Kids, Step Sisters, Step Sister, Remarry, Step Brother, Step Mother, Remarriage, Step Father, Healthy Living News
Therese Borchard

It's worth investigating what makes a real Brady family tick because approximately half of all marriages in the US each year are remarriages for one or both partners and 65 percent of them involve children from a previous relationships.

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The New Shape of Family

Holly Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Gosselins, Divorce, Children, Jon and Kate Gosselin Divorce, The Council on Contemporary Families, Blended Families, Separation, Marriage, Stepfamily, Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin, The Stepfamily Foundation, Stepfamilies, Children of Divorce, Arianna Huffington, Remarriage, Jon and Kate Plus 8, Family, Healthy Living News
Holly Robinson

Divorce can be dignified. Our children deserve the best of us even when the marriage bonds we once thought permanent fray and break.

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