Holiday Planning for Blended Families

End-of-the-year holidays can be stressful for anyone, but particularly so for blended families. With creativity, flexibility, and timely communication, families can have enjoyable holidays. These tips should help:

Be realistic and flexible. Allow the children to have adequate time [...]

Helping Your Children Adjust to Remarriage

When a parent decides to remarry, it can be a difficult transition for the children, especially if the newlywed is the custodial mom or dad. Children will often feel jealous and insecure in the new family arrangement. It’s important [...]

Dealing With Stepfamily Strife

The growing number of stepfamilies in the United States has brought with it new challenges for both parents and children. The merging families often have different histories, beliefs and traditions. Children are not only dealing with the separation of [...]

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