While similar in many respects to stepparenting through divorce and remarriage, parenting a child whose biological parent has died carries its own distinctives.
Blended Family
When expectations are realistic, a difficult reality becomes a lot less difficult. Overcoming blended-family myths.
What does a new stepdad do when kids need discipline?
In the business of life, couples in blended families often stop connecting through shared leisure time. They simply spend their time on other things. But, wise remarried couples recognize the importance of leisure, and they maximize their fun-factor.
God intended sexuality to be a wonderful gift for married couples. Remarriage presents some unique barriers to sexual intimacy, but each of them can be overcome.
Teens with a stepmom or stepdad need help learning how to manage the emotions surrounding a new stepfamily and how to adjust to having a stepparent and stepsiblings.
How to discover your place in your stepchild’s life.
Don’t spend all your time trying to shelter your children from the other parent.
A look at different types of stepfamilies can highlight the unique challenges each stepfamily may encounter.
It wasn’t easy, but I did grow to accept the woman my dad remarried.
Traditions are a key part of family togetherness. A few simple rules will help you establish some with yours.
God can use any old pieces of cast-off cloth to make a beautiful patchwork family.
God can use any old pieces of cast-off cloth to make a beautiful patchwork family.