Tag: Blended Articles

Even after we were divorced, my husband pursued me.

When Darryl Smith began calling his ex-wife Gwen, she just laughed. “You got me once. You won’t get me twice.”

Developing a good relationship with a spouse and a stepchild

Stepfamilies are especially vulnerable to parental favoritism

You cannot afford to be a vanishing father to your biological children.

Sharing experiences of Mother’s Day.

It’s common for stepfamily kids to spend weeks at a nonresidential parent’s home during the summer. Here are some tips for managing the challenges.

Issues for second-half stepfamilies to consider.

Making assumptions about your spouse’s thoughts, feelings, and motives is a risky endeavor.

The difference between premarried hope and stepfamily reality

When you and your ex-spouse fight, it’s your children who suffer.

How do you deal with a child who is sharing private information with an ex?

After a divorce, part-time parenting is challenging. Take the risk of acting like a parent and perhaps your children will respect you as one.

Children who have one parent not living a Christian life will need “spiritual inoculations” to help deal with an environment that’s hostile to their faith.

How stepfamilies can curb conflict and tension during the Christmas season.

The Couple Checkup offers couples a checkup on the health of their marriage.

With healthy expectations and a specific strategy to build a relationship, a satisfying bond can be nurtured.

Children in blended families are going to feel like they don’t belong, and they often take it out on the stepparent. But there is hope.