Posts tagged ‘stepparents’
There are many opportunities for joyful interactions …
There are many opportunities for joyful interactions. “Most stepparents genuinely grow to feel affection for the kids in their care, and the kids usually learn to accept and return the affection,” says therapist Judy Osborne, director of the Stepfamily Association in Brookline, Massachusetts. “And because you have to work hard in a stepfamily to build [...]
A challenge called stepfamily: Safe Harbors in Step Families – Stepfamily
No, I did not find the answers every stepfamily member is looking for. No, I haven’t found the miracle formula. In fact, as of now, a few years on the road, I’m considering accepting like a proven fact that there…
Stepparents good news you do not have to love your stepchildren.
I can hear quite a few stepparents breath a sigh of relief. The guilt has been lifted. Sometimes stepparents simply cannot make such love happen. When this happens, we want to at least focus on treating our stepchildren with understanding, empathy, consideration and respect, even when they don’t treat us that way. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120309/entlife/703099756/ Even though [...]
Do You Recognize Your Value and Calling as a Stepparent? – Stepfamily
Do You Recognize Your Value and Calling as a Stepparent? Posted: March 20th, 2012, 1:52pm UTC by Step Parenting with Grace Tags: stepparent Excerpt from Kisses from Katie: "What would cause an eighteen-year-old senior class president and homecoming queen from…
Five Ways to Create Stronger Stepfamily Relationships – Stepfamily
Five Ways to Create Stronger Stepfamily RelationshipsPosted: April 18th, 2012, 1:30pm UTC by Step Parenting with GraceI was married to a physician turned alcoholic in my first marriage, and toward the end of that 11-year-union, I learned to apply the slogans of Alcoholics…