Parent Roles

Mama J on February 11th, 2009

OK, where were we on this topic of the role your spouse or partner plays in your stepfamily?  Last Wednesday, I described what, after lots of reading and experience, I believe is the most helpful (productive, healthy) role for the parent left in the home in which you, the stepparent, are also living.  We summarized […]

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Mama J on February 4th, 2009

We talk a lot about stepparenting on this blog.  However, successful stepparenting is integrally dependent upon the role the children’s parent (the partner you the stepparent live with) plays in the family.  As a family rebuilds itself and creates a new identity, the parent remains the key link between past, present, and future.  I’ve researched, […]

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