There is value in regularly scheduled time with your family.
Blended Families
Suddenly, I was the single father of a 4-year-old Disney princess and a little boy who had just learned to walk.
Patience helped one man earn a place in his stepdaughter’s heart.
When it comes to showing affection, let your stepchild set the pace.
Sometimes you have to start by doing what’s right and good by your stepkids (even when you don’t initially like them).
You can encourage stepsiblings to bond through shared experiences.
Imagine you’re abruptly uprooted after being totally immersed in another culture. Could it be that this is similar to how our children feel when they live in two homes?
Intentional decisions you make to keep marriage a priority in your blended family.
While similar in many respects to stepparenting through divorce and remarriage, parenting a child whose biological parent has died carries its own distinctives.
What does a new stepdad do when kids need discipline?
Infidelity is not growing among marriages like one might be led to believe from the proliferation of such high-profile cases.
Remarriage should be considered carefully and only after a couple has sought premarital counseling.
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.
How to discover your place in your stepchild’s life.
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.
It wasn’t easy, but I did grow to accept the woman my dad remarried.