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Seeking Step Moms
I am not a step parent, but I come from a "step" home. I lived with my mom and step-dad and visited my dad and step-mom. I know everyone says that a step ...
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- My step-son and I had some definate issues when he was about 6. One thing I learned with step and foster kids, if they don't respect you discipline won't do any good. ...
- Hi S. B You've got my empathy - I've been there. We had "his" and "hers" but no "ours" and it wasn't easy. Mine resented him and his resented me. My sons didn't ...
- S., a great resource is http://www.stepcoupling.com/ She's a wonderful woman, has a great book, and is creating additional resources on her site. Good luck! T.
Afraid 12 Year Old Step-daughter Is Sexually Active. What Can I Do?
STEP up and be a REAL parent. If you have to try and get custody, do what you have to do for ... It is a most delicate position, when you are a step parent. ...
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- Dear L., I would find a support group where your entire family can benefit. Church is a great place to find a godly positive influence for you and your family. Find...
- I am going to go with the old saying "Better safe than sorry". Even if she is not sexually active right now it is a VERY thin line between talking like you are and act...
- you might check out www.sexrespect.com and see if there is anything there that you think you or your step daughter could benefit from...and lift her up in prayer! Go...
Opinions Please
Do you feel that it is OK for a step-child to call their step-parent "mommy" or "daddy" even though they still have both biological parents active in their ...
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- Wow, thats hard. I guess as long as you are ok with her calling his new girlfriend and/or wife "mommy" Personally, I would not like it. It would upset me if my daug...
- I have a mixed family also. I have a stepson, two daughters of my own and a son that my husband and I share. My stepson because he was older calls my by my name (his c...
- Dear L., It is very painful for an "ex" to have his child call another man "Daddy" especially when the break-up was not amicable. My answer as a Mom: When we...
Advice on Being a Step-mom
Being a step parent has to be one of lifes most difficult challenges I am not one myself but am friends with many I have heard your story many times I would ...
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- the best thing to do is to talk with your fiance you have to agree to diagree and you must never talk in front of the kids do it in privit and after you come to an agr...
- R., i have come to realize being a step-parent is a lost battle from the start. i wasn't into it from the get go and have never actually tried to be the parenting forc...
- 2 parents will almost never have the same parenting style - one will be the 'stronger' disiplinarian and the other one will be the pushover. No matter how nice or ...
Helping Husband and Step-son Resect Each Other and Have a Healthy Relationship
Add that to the normal reaction of idolizing the bio-parent and not wanting to like the step-parent, and it's kind of hard even in the best of times. ...
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- J. - Please don't "side with" your husband against your son. Especially if he is wrong! This will surely leave your son out in the cold. I'm sure that no one is a vill...
- This is one of the toughest things for blended/step families. No matter how much love and support your son gets from his step-dad, he will always idolize his "real" d...
- Don't divorce him or get separated over it, you'll only make it worse for yourself and your other sons (custody battle, loss of respect for you on the part of ALL your...
How to Help the Step Dad
When you are in a step parent situation, especially with a child who is older, you cannot be the disciplinarian. Your fiance needs to back off, you both ...
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- Hi, I think you and your fiance' should read this book : How to talk so kids will listen & listen so kids will talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish Having a new bab...
- C., First off when u met your fiance, did you all talk about your viewpoints on children and if you did was you okay with his view points on discipline and parentin...
- Hi C., I hear you. I have had similar issues. I notice that there is a new baby in the family and that is going to take an adjustment. For everyone, especially y...
Step Parenting
You are by law a stepparent, but in your home you are parent to three. If necessary, get some stepparent couseling/guidance for perspective, before it gets ...
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- Hi C., Wow, I feel like I should know you! I not only deal with one ex-wife, I deal with two. Sometimes I feel bothered by the fact that I get the calls for advice, t...
- Not sure I understand what this statement means: "However things are seemingly going down hill and fast with both the kids and my husband." Are you fighting with yo...
- There is so much we do not know about your situation. If you are the go between because you are the boss of your house (I do not mean this in a bad way, I mean the per...
Being a Step Mom
Read all 15 responses: "im a step-mother of 3 kids. ... needs to learn her boundries...just keep being a good step parent and give her some time. ...
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- I'm a step-mom of a 16 yr old girl I met her at 11 what I did was I sat down with her and explained to her that I wasn't trying to take her moms place but I love her d...
- I know that it's hard but don't give up on trying to connect with her...and if you know that she's manipilating any situation try not to play into it because then you'...
- Hi J., I am a step child to a woman i do like now. as long as she's not in a mood. LOL all kidding aside. Dont worry she will warm up. I dont know if you have tried...
Advice - Non-stop Sports with 1 Parent (Divorced) That Wants a Break
Whether this is a blended family situation or not, that's a lot to take on as a parent OR step-parent, and I don't think it's unreasonable to sit down with ...
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- Hi C., Just a few thoughts: All four parents of this young girl (natural and step-parents) should be working together as a team (pardon the metaphor) to raise the 13...
- Celest, You married a man with a child and now you have a child of your own and are having a 2nd child soon. You want more of his time, which will require a break ...
- C., I am a parent of 4 children who at one time were all involved in sports. My husband was not much help with transporting them to where they needed to be all at th...
Step-son Out of Control! What to I Do? PLEASE NEED HELP!!!!!!
Being a step-parent is the hardest job in the world! My son is 14, his dad and I have been together since he was 2 1/2. The most important thing to do is ...
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- To be honest, you are awfully young to be married and disciplining anyone. In addition, your stepson's life has been torn apart due to his father's remarriage, and th...
- PLEASE don't leave the discipline up to his dad alone. Obviously, he's not going to take the initiative in that area and your step-son will suffer greatly for that. Yo...
- At age 13, he knows you are not his mother,,,,Leave discipline up to his dad! You and Dad need to agree and should discuss this in private. Son is controlling the bo...
