Posted on 16 September 2012. Tags: blended family, Conflict, Family, Marriage, step daugther, step son
There is no denying that managing a blended family is a very difficult task. At least 50% of American children are raised in a blended family, according to a report by the University of Houston’s Jennifer Garcia, and when taking common-law families into account, this figure is probably even higher. Of course, many children [...]
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Posted in Family, Friends & Family
Posted on 03 June 2012. Tags: Blended Families, blended family, fathers day, Marriage, Remarrying, second marriage, stepchild, stepdad, stepparenting
Father’s Day – A Reminder that the “step” part of “stepdad” doesn’t erase the “dad” part. Go ahead. Turn on the nightly news. There are a lot of headlines about fathers who do a lot of things other than love their stepchildren. The features do little to help out society’s view of the stepdad’s plight. [...]
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Posted in Family, Parenting