The StepFamily Center Executive Director Susan Davis-Swanson, PhD, LCSW, will present “A Stepkid’s Perspective – What Makes a Family?” during the free Ultimate Stepfamily Summit September 14-16, 2022. She is one of more than 20 experts who will share their collective experience and knowledge in order to help stepfamilies thrive. Other presentations include “What Works
Category: Parenting
Here it is, July 4th weekend. A time for family, BBQs, and summer fun! It is often a weekend where parents share custody. Maybe this year the kids are at your house. If they are, it’s a time to think about building memories for your stepfamily. It takes time for kids to learn that new customs
Question from a reader: How do you deal with a stepfather and daughter who don’t respect each other and have said some horrible things to each other that obviously can’t be taken back and
Have you ever heard the term Parental Alienation Syndrome, sometimes referred to as PAS, and wondered what it meant? You’re not alone. Parental Alienation Syndrome is when one parent actively co-opts the children away from the other parent. PAS has developed directly from our divorce
Biological Kids, Parenting, Relationships, Remarriage, Stepkids, Stepmom, Stepparents, Therapy
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It is so common for parents of biological children to feel that the problem in the relationship between their kids and the stepparent belongs to the person in the step position. “If they were only
