STEPMOM

The “You Are Not My Mother” contest has concluded, and I’d like to congratulate the two winners: Sherie Touchatt Cooper and Dawn Thomason! If you didn’t win and you have little ones, you’ll want this book for yourself too!  It’s available from Amazon; just click here.  The book will help you to deal in a [...]

The stepmom’s husband (the dad in a stepfamily) experiences a unique set of emotions and challenges.  That’s why I wrote this article in Stepmom Magazine recently, entitled:  Open Letter to Dads I know it sometimes seems that no matter how hard you try, there’s no making everyone happy in your stepfamily – that whoever you [...]

Every stepmom has heard it, more than once: “You Are Not My Mother”. Dawn Yonally, PhD has written a delightful book, geared toward the 6-8 year old crowd, addressing this issue. She takes a humorous and disarming approach, and it is a valuable book to own and share with your young ones. It’s available from [...]

Approaches to Stepparenting that WORK Here are a some suggestions for new stepparents – and for those that are trying to correct a situation that might be going in the wrong direction! 1.  Focus first on forging a warm and friendly interaction style with the stepchildren.  Listen to them, get to know them, and focus [...]