Free Ultimate Stepfamily Summit Coming in September

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

The 5 Fantasies of Stepfamily Life

You’ve pictured it since you met your new partner: the marriage, the children, a cozy home together. You never thought of all the things that could disrupt this idyllic picture: the chance that your stepchildren won’t like you, the ex that will not seem to disappear, and the challenges of parenting a stepchild. Entering into

Why Can’t My New Partner Love My Child?

“I don’t understand how she cannot love Isabel (8). I know she’s acting out a lot of anger about the divorce, but she’s so loving and adorable!”It is said that nobody can truly love a child like a child’s own parents. We were the ones who saw how precious they were as infants, and who