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When Stepparents Don't Get their Stepkids

"One major issue we have in our blended family is that stepdad and stepson have quite different personalities. How do I help stepdad understand that it's OK for his stepson to be a 'different' child than what he is used to? How can they both get along better, and how can I help stepdad stop saying things like, 'When I was a kid,' or, 'Back in my day,' when making a point about behaviors, etc?"

Blended families expert, Emily Bouchard, answers this question in January's StepMom Magazine. Subscribe today!

Emily Bouchard Quoted by USA Today

In the 2/7/11 edition of USA Today, our very own Emily Bouchard was quoted in an article entitled, "Financial planning for Brady Bunches -- Blended families make life more complicated." The article explores how blending families complicates financial issues and (gratefully) gives some valueable suggestions on how to deal with these challenges.

Listen to Emily Bouchard, Blended Families expert, interviewed on the Family Matters radio show.

Step-Parents at your Wedding?

When Martha Stewart Weddings interviewed me regarding the tricky issues related to having a stepmother of the bride, and asked about proper stepmother wedding etiquette, I was thrilled to learn that publications of this nature were taking this issue seriously.

Knowing that the Martha Stewart magazine article would be a short and sweet response to the complex set of challenges faced by more and more brides and grooms, we at Blended-Families.com wanted to provide a more in depth special report on this topic.

"Meaningful Weddings With Step-Parents In The Mix"

What we created was an ebook that has answers to a series of questions and scenarios related to planning a beautiful, meaningful wedding when stepparents (or new partners or lady friends) are in the mix. This includes having a stepmother of the bride and/or a stepfather of the bride.

- Emily Bouchard, MSSW

Immunize Your Kids From Divorce Poison

Dr. Warshak gives tips on overcoming parental alienation

Give your children the tools to greatly reduce the stress and manipulation of having a parent that engages in parental alienation syndrome behaviors.

Get this useful and enlightening audio recording and transcript of our interview on the subject with Dr. Richard Warshak.

It's packed with tips for shedding that horrible feeling your kids get from being stuck in the middle between you and your ex-spouse.

Overcome Step Wars

Blended-Families.com recently interviewed Dr. Grace Gabe and
Dr. Jean Lipman-Blumen, authors of ground-breaking book, StepWars: Overcoming the Perils and making Peace in Adult Stepfamilies. Callers were given the chance to ask their toughest questions to Drs. Gabe and Lipman-Blumen.

Get your audio recording and transcript of Overcoming
Step Wars.

Additional Family Resources

Conquering Conflict in Blended Families.
An e-book for blended families like yours.

Turn enemy into ally and bring more peace, harmony and love back into your blended family!
Interview on Voice America
Listen as Patricia Raskin of Voice America interviews Emily Bouchard, author of the e-book Conquering Conflict: Techniques and Strategies for Resolving Blended Family Conflict.

Blended Families Marriage Coaching
Has your frustration in your current blended family caused you to search for solutions?
Are you tired of persistent problems and ready to find answers?
Are you at the end of your rope and looking for advice?

Learn about marriage coaching.

Additional Resources

Blended family children's books

Career Step Moms

How to set powerful intentions

Second Weddings

Divorce Poison

Dr. Scott Haltzman

Alec Baldwin On Parental Alienation

Stepfamily Letter Project

Taming Gremlins and Your Kids' ADD

StepMom Magazine

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Respect or Relationship – Chicken or Egg?

Which does come first? If you ask an adult the answer will probably be… respect is the foundation of any good relationship - you can't have a relationship without respect. If you ask a child, although you probably wouldn't, their answer would depend on where they are at developmentally and their level of understanding of what respect means. Children aren't born knowing what respect means and look to adults to provide some role modelling. They do know however, how important people and relationships are to them; they are always on the look out for someone who sincerely wants to have a relationship with them.Read the complete article here!

DON'T BECOME ANOTHER DIVORCE STATISTIC!

Do you feel as though your marriage is going down the drain? Do you wish there was more you could do?

With one in three marriages breaking up every year and the resulting effect it has on you and your family, you should at least give yourself and your marriage every opportunity to succeed.
Listen to what Amy Waterman has to say about resolving conflicts and re igniting the passion in your marriage. Apply her techniques and give your marriage a second chance… Don't be a statistic, click the link to find out more.