STEPMOM

The stepfamily is becoming the most prevalent type of family structure in our culture.  Although it’s hard to pin down the statistics for a number of reasons (the US Census does not count the stepfamily as such, and the stepfamily of one parent overlaps that of the other), many experts predict that by 2010, the [...]

The concept of stepcoupling is critical to the success of a stepfamily.  A unique fact of a stepfamily’s formation, compared to first families, is that the couple bond starts out less strong than the parent/child bonds that precede the marriage. This makes the stepcouple vulnerable, and the difficulties that result are the reason that the [...]

If you are in a remarriage with children, you face some particular difficulties. Of course, you love your children, and feel loyal and protective towards them, and yet you have a spouse to consider, who may see your children differently than you do. You may feel stuck in the middle, not knowing how to make [...]