Navigating stepfamily life can be difficult for everybody involved – the stepparents, the stepchildren and the biological parents. Here, we attempt to answer some commonly asked questions about everybody’s role in a stepfamily. If there is a question you would like answered, please email us at leslie@stepfamilycenter.com.

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Just For Kids

Just For Teens

Just For Stepmoms

Just For Stepdads

Just For Biological Parents

Just For: Kids ages 7-10

Q: "Can I get rid of my bossy stepsister?"

Q: "Do I have to watch my baby stepbrother?"

Q: "Do I have to 'love' my new stepdad?"

Q: "Would leaving my mom to live with my dad make her sad?

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Just For: Teens ages 13+

Q: "Is it wrong to want my parents to get back together again?"

Q: "I’m attracted to my new stepsister! What do I do?"

Q: "I hate my stepmom! She tries to be my new 'friend' and I don’t want her to be!"

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Just For: Stepmoms

Q: "Am I wrong to have feelings of jealousy or envy?"

Q: "Am I bad because I don’t 'love' my stepchild?"

Q: "When will all the arguing and conflict end?"

Q: "How did my life get to be only about kids and not about us?"

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Just For: Stepdads

Q: "Isn’t it my job as the dad to discipline?"

Q: "How do I get to know my stepchildren?"

Q: "Am I an evil stepparent for not feeling the same way for my stepchildren as I do for my own children?"

Q: "How do I get used to being the outsider?"

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Just For: Biological Parents

Q: "Am I putting my daughter in the middle?"

Q: "Can I help my new wife love my son?"

Q: "Is it hard for my children to see my ex and I
in new relationships?"

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