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Blended families require special care and attention, but are certainly well worth the effort. It isn't always a simple task to combine two families, but the real moms at Type-A Mom provide real life advice on blending families.
Blended Families editor: Teresa McCloskey
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Blended Families
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Written by Teresa McCloskey
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Thursday, 02 October 2008 |
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The question as to what kids should call their stepparent is as old as step-parenting itself. Each family's situation is as unique as the people in the family, keeping in mind that even the term “family” can often be stretched well beyond those to whom we are legally bound since many people include close friends, neighbors and even church members in their definition of family.
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Blended Families
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Written by April Jones
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Monday, 15 September 2008 |
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One of the biggest obstacles to effective co-parenting is
communication. You may find yourself in a situation where one parent
has a tendency to get angry or lose their temper at which point
communication is difficult and almost impossible. And if its
being done in front of the children, the other parent may avoid communicating in order to avoid such outbursts. Obviously
neither of those methods - yelling or not saying anything - are going
to be conducive to making this work. So other options will have to be
considered.
Tags: co-parenting communication divorce custody |
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Blended Families
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Written by April Jones
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Saturday, 13 September 2008 |
Divorce and custody situations are hard enough on everyone, especially the kids. But its important to keep your own feelings aside to yourself for the sake of your child. Badmouthing the other parent just makes a painful situation hurt even more.
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Blended Families
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Written by Teresa McCloskey
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Thursday, 28 August 2008 |
As a stepparent, you will probably go through many times of feeling resentment toward your stepchild's biological parent. Depending on your unique situation, you may feel used or may just feel angry when you watch your stepchild's disappointment at being let down yet again by their mom/dad. Such strong feelings really make it hard to contain the resentment. Step parenting is a hard job, but feeling used, undervalued and completely unappreciated makes it a thousand times harder! Living with resentment and keeping it away from the kids is NOT an easy task!
Tags: stepparenting step parenting stepchild step child biological parent non-custodial parent resentment feeling resentful resenting biological parent dealing with negative feelings |
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Blended Families
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Written by Kelli Raines
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Monday, 25 August 2008 |
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When you think your life is full of juggling think of me and feel relieved. I am blessed to have the family I have, but it is far from your average nuclear family or even blended family. My life is very hectic with four children. I have two children who go back and fourth to our home and their other parent's home 50% of the time. I have two other children who stay home 100% of the time. Now here's where the juggling really starts.
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