Category Archives: Stepparenting

Not without good reason are second marriages called “the triumph of hope over experience.” While some 50 percent of first marriages crash about eight years after takeoff, the marriages happen during the child bearing years, which means that the second … Continue reading →

Writing about her “own personal experiences with a blended family,” Ronnie Tyler said that she and her new husband struggled to achieve a balance when it came to disciplining her two children from a previous relationship. “And at first, it … Continue reading →

According to Mary T. Kelly, a psychotherapist specializing in stepfamily/stepcouple issues, childless stepmoms climb a particularly steep road when they partner with a man who has children. Ms. Kelly says she’s received an avalanche of email from women who say … Continue reading →

Some 15 percent of all men are stepdads at one time or another, according to the Pew Research Center, but not much research has been done to establish the dynamics of successful stepparenting. Researchers at BYU in Provo have now … Continue reading →